To a future iLibrary student,
Your responsibilities will include checking books in and out of the library, as well as shelving the books and keeping the library organized. A majority of the assignments that I had to do involved reading and all of them involved writing. Whether it was a book, article or magazine, reading is a huge part of this class. I would not recommend iLibrary to someone who struggles in English class, because they will have a tough time for sure and chances are that they would not enjoy the class.
My strengths in the class were probably the assignments. I believe that I did quite well on most of them. However, something that I struggled with was pacing myself with the assignments. I am prone to procrastination and when there are no due dates, it can be a little bit difficult to stay on track. Sometimes when I should have been researching for an assignment, I spent the block reading a good book instead.
The thing that I enjoyed most about the course was the reading. I went almost a year without finishing a novel, because I could not find any that I was interested in and I also just could not find the time for reading. However throughout this semester, I read several more books than the required amount. I really liked that although the reading was assigned, I was given the freedom to choose whatever books I wanted as long as they fit the criteria, (such as a non-fiction book, or a popular teen novel). It really regained my love of reading that I temporarily lost and I was happy to do all of the reading assignments.
In my opinion, the library could be improved by getting more stations for people to plug in their phones and laptops, because as the years pass us by, students will need to use technology more than ever before to do their projects and homework. Another thing that I can think of would be advertising online tools, like World Book or sites that show how to make a proper bibliography. Even though many students are taught about these resources in the younger grades, when it comes time that they would be helpful, many people might have forgotten about them. I know that I did. Perhaps there could be a poster listing all of these important online resources and it could be hung above the computers or somewhere else that's visible.
The assignment that I found the most difficult would be assignment #1, the history of libraries vocabulary and research assignment. I found it interesting at first, but as I moved down the list, it began to get difficult to find information and soon, I got bored of it. It took me several weeks to actually getting around to finishing it. Though it was my least favorite assignment, I would not say that I wish I did not have to do it, because I learned new things.
My knowledge on libraries grew significantly throughout this course. Before I only knew the basics, like the Dewey Decimal System and that the books are assorted alphabetically. Now I know a lot about everything from how books are prepped for a school library and to how books are desensitized so that the alarm will not be set off when students borrow them.
I have also learned more about censorship and other interesting topics. For example, the poverty of abundance, copyright laws and the importance of literacy within our communities. Those were some of the subjects I did not even expect to cover in iLibrary,
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