Forgive me for my delay in posting. My computer has incurred some technical difficulties. It insists that it is unable to locate the hard disk drive, however I am quite secure in my belief that it is indeed there. I have found some battle tactics to take on the issue so hopefully it will be resolved soon...and at little to no cost. In the meantime, if anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Also, should my posting be intermittent for the next week or so, you now know why.
Much has happened since my last journal entry. In the library, I am mainly been copy cataloging the backlog of books that need to be added. I also asked my supervisor if I could learn to do original cataloging as well and she said that she would show me how later this week. And because I have been doing a lot of cataloging, I suggested to my supervisor that I complete the free online MARC training through OCLC. The class was called TMQ MARC21 in Your Library Part 1: MARC & Bibliographic Info Fundamentals and the last couple of modules were helpful but most of it was really basic review. I was also able to try my hand at some archiving. There was a major grant-funded project that I was recruited to help with in order to complete the project on time. Primarily, I was numbering folders and confirming their place on the finding aids, but this also let to a decent amount to finding aid editing. In addition, my supervisor and I have been working on weeding the collection of duplicate items as well as consolidating records to clean up the catalog a bit.
I have also been busy with museum and non-library internship events. There have been a number of museum culture seminars since my last entry including trips to exhibition spaces, public art programs, and an in-depth explanation of the Guggenheim’s current exhibition. Speaking of which, I attended the Members' Opening Party and Private Viewing: Lee Ufan a couple of weeks ago and while I wasn’t particularly taken with the exhibition itself, the event was certainly something I was glad to have experienced. There was also a program put on by Sotheby’s Institute of Art featuring the director of the Andy Warhol Museum which a number of us interns attended. Finally, I went to the recent all-staff meeting for the museum.
As for extracurricular New York City activities, I have been visiting a lot of museums. I have been taking advantage of my free pass to all of the museums in the city – otherwise I would be spending a fortune on admission. I have gotten in the habit of visiting a different museum almost every day that I am not at work. I am still blogging daily and more details of my adventures and daily happenings can be found on my blog (here). I am greatly enjoying my internship but I think I have determined that New York City in general is not for me.
I have also been busy with museum and non-library internship events. There have been a number of museum culture seminars since my last entry including trips to exhibition spaces, public art programs, and an in-depth explanation of the Guggenheim’s current exhibition. Speaking of which, I attended the Members' Opening Party and Private Viewing: Lee Ufan a couple of weeks ago and while I wasn’t particularly taken with the exhibition itself, the event was certainly something I was glad to have experienced. There was also a program put on by Sotheby’s Institute of Art featuring the director of the Andy Warhol Museum which a number of us interns attended. Finally, I went to the recent all-staff meeting for the museum.
As for extracurricular New York City activities, I have been visiting a lot of museums. I have been taking advantage of my free pass to all of the museums in the city – otherwise I would be spending a fortune on admission. I have gotten in the habit of visiting a different museum almost every day that I am not at work. I am still blogging daily and more details of my adventures and daily happenings can be found on my blog (here). I am greatly enjoying my internship but I think I have determined that New York City in general is not for me.
Wednesday's mileage: 3.03 mi
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