July 2022 – April 2023
Subject Area: Libraries and Archives
Format: Blog Posts
Length: 6 Hours
Audience: Library and Archive students, and Information Professionals
Organisers: Hack Library School
https://hacklibschool.wordpress.com
As part of researching professional development activities for one of my elective courses, I came across a blog that was created by students studying their Library and Information degrees across the world. Based in the United States, ‘Hack Library School’ gives students a forum where they can share their programs, what is happening in their LIS/MIS journey’s, explore what is happening at their workplaces, and be able to write about subjects within the information society that interest them. Students apply for the position, presenting the site administrator with a copy of their writing, where they are currently enrolled, and a couple of current library or information society topics they would like to cover. I used a couple of the blog posts I wrote for INF206 for my writing examples, and looked at how our degree differed from those offered in the United States and Canada. I joined the writing team from July 2022 until April 2023.
The experience offered me the opportunity to collaborate with other library students from other countries in different stages of their degrees, to understand the similarities and the differences between our degrees, as well as the experience of working on projects with deadlines outside of assessment pieces. Even though I had used Thinkspace a little during my degree, I wasn’t the most confident in how it all worked behind the scenes, however, through becoming a contributing writer I was able to confidently create, reorder, and publish my posts, which has helped with being able to publish my PD reflections for INF305. The posts I wrote helped me reflect on what I was learning and how my knowledge was increasing the further through my degree I progressed. Additionally, it helped to put into context how what I was learning would help with my future career and gave me the opportunity to connect with other students who offered their thoughts and advice on the information sector where they resided. It was also interesting researching topics which affect industry professionals at the moment and how these may affect my career as I moved into the information sector.
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