Winter in South Carolina has been a pleasant surprise. Often when moving for work you don't get to vet a place for its year-round charm. You get acquainted with the city typically in one particular season. However, Clemson is proving to have a all season appeal. A couple of things that are unmistakable about Clemson, SC is that there is Clemson pride everywhere. Folks ooze orange and purple. As a UTK alumni I can appreciate the pride of your school. Clemson is definitely the star of the upstate. I sense the campus winding down as I continue my rotation through the Collections & Discovery Department. My work in Adobe is kicking up and I finally feel good about my application for the Emerging Technologies Librarian & Director of the Adobe Studio and Makerspace. We'll see what happens with that. Let's go ahead and get into it. A highlight of this month was attending the Inclusive and Ethical AI for Academic Libraries. The conversations surrounding AI in academic library spaces for researchers are really growing my own research and interest in how AI is affecting the library world. Collection & Discovery Rotation This month I've been able to learn more about Digitization Services and the Metadata Team. Digitization was fascinating I really enjoyed learning about the organization and workflow of that particular department. I thought the enthusiasm of the Metadata Team was really something to see. The sheer enjoyment that the department has for what they do is infectious. Adobe Update This month in Adobe has been a lot of fun. There are a lot of students using the space to create gifts for friends and family. I sat with a few students as they used the embroidery machine and also learned how one intern uses the laser machine over in Watt to make personalized gifts for his entire family. On the other side of this I've been able to bring more professors into the space to give them tours of the audio and video room and letting them know how their students can also use the space for assignments. Since they were newer faculty that I met at the Faculty Orientation I was also to connect them to their liaison librarian. The last thing I was able to do was give a tour to the Clemson African American Museum team as they prepare to work on a oral histories project. Other Projects Not only am I going through my rotations through the four divisions and working in Adobe, I have also been working on other projects and research outside of Adobe. One of those projects has been a Affrilachia project with three colleagues as well as beginning to work on a Reparative Archives project. Not to mention the deadline is steadily approaching for my article submissions for my Theatre Journal article. On Another Note
As we get ready for our holiday break, I can say Clemson Libraries knows how to throw a shindig. We feasted, laughed, and watched Home Alone. After three long years I finally get to go home to TN. Happy Holidays!
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Library SisHey Ya'llI'm Sahara (Sista SOLS) a information professional that has working in public & academic library spaces. Currently, I am a library resident at Clemson University. Here you'll find my residency experience, thoughts on articles, research findings, and story files from what I hope is a fresh perspective. Archives
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