From a young age, I could be found huddled in the aisles of the library, scouring through books, renting out movies, listening to the audio CD's, and really just involving myself in every facet of the public library. While I still retain those qualities, things have changed a bit. You can still find me reading, but maybe it is an eBook. I am always listening to music, but it is probably on an iPod. And who even has a VHS player anymore?
To me, the library is all about progressive education. How can we provide content for users, whether they be students, researchers, or just the average user, that is reliable and easy to access? The Library of Congress lists as part of its mission statement that their goal is to "further the progress of knowledge and creativity for the benefit of the American people." Truly, that should be the goal of any library or media center. When it comes to content, it becomes about what that content is, how did you find it, where did you find it, and how are you going to use it. The library can help you do all of those things, you just need to expand your mind from the old stuffy conception of the Dewey decimal system and card catalogs, to the modern library.
I am Emily Witkowski. I am currently an undergraduate student at The College of New Jersey pursuing a degree in English with a minor in Interactive Multimedia. My goal is to pursue a career in the Library and Information Science profession and become involved in the education of our population. Currently, besides being a full-time student, I am volunteering at the Ewing High School library, familiarizing myself with their school media center, as well as working on TCNJ's campus in Instructional Technology, working with different media types as well as our school's online syllabus program. Hopefully all of these experiences will help contribute to an ever-expanding knowledge and interest in learning, which I will post about here in my blogging library!
