Over the past couple years, this blog has sort of limped along. It's served as a very scant update of my academic and pre-professional career. Now, as my undergraduate studies (FINALLY) draw to a close, I would like to turn it into something a bit more - a place for me to discuss, dissect, and disseminate some of my ideas about this professional life. I want to shore up my online presence and have an established portfolio of digital work that I can be proud of.
One of the things that helped me get into this mindset in a meaningful way was this post from Jason Heppler on what he's learned as an academic blogger.
Another motivator came to me via Kate Theimer at www.archivesnext.com. It's called
23 Things for Archivists, and its a collaborative challenge from archives professionals to archives professionals to embrace the myriad tools of Web 2.0. I think it will be a great platform for exploring new resources and services, which will hopefully give me a head start for grad school.
The first "Thing" is blogging, so consider this step 1!
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