After my last update, I dove headfirst into my new position as archives assistant. Transitioning to a full-time position from a 19.5 hr/week student worker job has really shaped my future outlook in unexpected ways.
Some of the things I have been working on in these last six months:
Copy cataloging
Limited original cataloging (theses)
DACS
Digital preservation standards
Metadata standards for digital content
Institutional Repositories
Exhibit making
Records management
Processing university records
My undergraduate studies are winding down. Before I took this full time position, I was set to graduate by May 2012. Now, I'm limited to 6-9 hours per semester. With the course rotation at my relatively small state school, that means I won't graduate until December 2012. On the plus side, this gives me plenty of time to scope out graduate programs.
I had previously found myself on the "public history" side of archives, but now I am leaning towards records management. I am hoping to set up a few informational interviews in the near future to get some more insight on this.
That's all for now.
