[nabs-l] Grad School Essay

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Tue Jul 17 15:05:46 UTC 2012 

I just figured that out!
Thanks, Joshua

On 7/17/12, Deb Mendelsohn <deb.mendelsohn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Joshua
> SAAVI,(Southern AZ Association for the Visually Impaired).
> http://www.saavi.us/
> Thank you for pointing this out!
> Deb
>
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Joshua Lester <
> jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> Also, on SAAVI, I'd put parinthesis, and what SAAVI stands for,
>> (because I have never heard of it.)
>> Thanks, Joshua
>>
>> On 7/16/12, Deb Mendelsohn <deb.mendelsohn at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > HI Brandon,
>> > Thank you for reading and critiquing.
>> > I am going to make the changes you suggested.
>> > Deb
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs <
>> > brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello, my quick review:
>> >> This is confusing and doesn't flow very well:
>> >>
>> >> Furthermore, contemporary organizations have intellectual property,
>> which
>> >> the user must be able to choose which available format serve their
>> needs.
>> >>
>> >> It sounds funny by saying organizations and which.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> In addition to these duties, I managed the daily activities of the
>> >> library,
>> >> including ordering materials, was responsible a yearly budget of
>> $25,000,
>> >> labeling, shelving, routing materials to attorneys, as well as other
>> >> projects as assigned.
>> >>
>> >> That's kind of a long sentence and the first line is missing a word or
>> 2.
>> >> I would have put a description before material's. Projects as
>> >> assigned?
>> >> or
>> >> assigned projects?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Latin term meaning, “friend of the court”
>> >> If it was me, I'd put an A before the quote.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Presently, I am interning at SAAVI
>> >> If there was no word limit, I'd put an intern.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> By organizing, the collection by
>> >> genre and alphabetically by the author will make the collection user
>> >> friendly to everyone.
>> >>
>> >> This needs to be rewritten and some commas taken out.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I find my work at SAAVI to be an fascinating project because blind and
>> >> low-vision users are part of a community, which has unique needs.
>> >>
>> >> An fascinating? Also, I'd change that which to something less common.
>> >>
>> >> Heh, the last paragraph... I'll put an asterisk where the English
>> >> needs
>> >> another look.
>> >>
>> >> I find my work at SAAVI to be *an fascinating project because blind
>> >> and
>> >>
>> >> low-vision users are part of a community, which has unique needs.
>> >> Information needs to be accessible, in not only braille and large
>> >> print,
>> >> but also in electronic format. Interestingly, many visually challenged
>> >> persons utilize screen readers to access this material. Screen readers
>> >> pose
>> >> specific challenges for conveying information to the blind and low
>> vision
>> >> user, one of which is interpreting the images on the audio book cover.
>> >> Most
>> >> screen readers do not read pictures, graphs or charts. Blind users
>> *often
>> >>
>> >> denied access to these data.  As a librarian with my MLS degree, I
>> >> would
>> >> like to work in the academic world, organizing information to ensure
>> >> accessibility to special-interest groups, such as the blind. In view
>> >> of
>> >> the
>> >> many limitations of technology, it is crucial that we make *these data
>> >>
>> >> available in additional formats.   Without awareness to these special
>> >> needs, *we neglecting to communicate critical information to many
>> >> unique
>> >> needs
>> >> groups.
>> >>
>> >> Lets see some more enthusiasm in this sentence, it's the most
>> >> important
>> >> sentence in the paper:
>> >>
>> >> As a librarian with my MLS degree, I would
>> >> like to work in the academic world,
>> >>
>> >> What?
>> >>
>> >> Without awareness to these special
>> >> needs, *we neglecting to communicate critical information to many
>> >> unique
>> >> needs
>> >> groups.
>> >>
>> >> many people with unique needs? Or can it be more interesting?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> >> -----Original Message----- From: Deb Mendelsohn
>> >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 7:24 PM
>> >> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> >> Subject: [nabs-l] Grad School Essay
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hi all,
>> >> Stephanie suggested I have others read it.
>> >> So here it is:
>> >> 750-1000 words why I want MLs degree from University of AZ and what I
>> >> think
>> >> is the future of Librarianship.
>> >> Thank you!
>> >> Deb
>> >>
>> >> In today's fast-paced world, access to information and technology is
>> >> critical. To apply and understand our current complex array of
>> >> information,
>> >> it must be organized, accessible, and presented in an intelligent
>> manner.
>> >> Furthermore, contemporary organizations have intellectual property,
>> which
>> >> the user must be able to choose which available format serve their
>> needs.
>> >> My previous work and educational experience have crystallized my
>> >> desire
>> >> to
>> >> become a library scientist.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> My initial experience in the field of library science began in junior
>> >> high
>> >> school. I checked out books to both students and staff. I was amazed
>> >> at
>> >> the
>> >> sheer number of books, yet they were all organized and easy to find.
>> >> As
>> a
>> >> student at Northeastern Illinois University, I worked as a student aid
>> >> and
>> >> assisted in the library reserve, interlibrary loan, and circulation
>> >> services. Specifically, I searched the shelves for the material
>> >> requisitioned by the requesting library and packed the books for
>> >> Inter-library loan delivery. I also checked in returned material
>> >> shipped
>> >> via interlibrary loan. While working at the circulation desk, I
>> >> realized
>> >> that circulation desk clerks are on the front lines of library
>> >> customer
>> >> service, servicing the patrons, checking in materials, and collecting
>> >> fines. Fortifying Patron relationships at the circulation desk, where
>> >> a
>> >> happy patron is a returning patron. Through my work experience in
>> >> college,
>> >> I realized that I wanted to become a librarian because I was so
>> attracted
>> >> to the challenge of organizing information to make it accessible to
>> >> the
>> >> end
>> >> user.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> After graduating from Northeastern Illinois University with my B.A. in
>> >> Liberal Arts, I began my five-year career with the American Medical
>> >> Association (AMA) as a project assistant in the Office of the General
>> >> Counsel’s Information Center. As a project assistant, I created a
>> >> filing
>> >> system, or file bank, from a controlled vocabulary using the AMA news
>> >> publication. After analyzing the printed articles, reports, and other
>> >> materials to determine their subject matter, I added subject headings
>> >> as
>> >> necessary. Each attorney had his or her own specialty, which required
>> >> a
>> >> separate file bank. Attorneys from the Health Law and Corporate Law
>> >> Divisions utilized the materials that I assisted in compiling.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The Vice President of the Health-Law Division promoted me to Research
>> >> Assistant in 1997 within the department. My responsibilities included
>> >> reference and research requests from member physicians and association
>> >> staff. Document delivery services were also available to staff and
>> >> members.
>> >> In addition to these duties, I managed the daily activities of the
>> >> library,
>> >> including ordering materials, was responsible a yearly budget of
>> $25,000,
>> >> labeling, shelving, routing materials to attorneys, as well as other
>> >> projects as assigned. One of my other projects was scanning amici
>> briefs,
>> >> Latin term meaning, “friend of the court” making them website
>> accessible.
>> >> These briefs were only available to AMA staff. Since  the association
>> >> served member physicians, this was not a particularly user-friendly
>> >> system.
>> >> This led me to realize that information is useless unless made
>> >> available
>> >> to
>> >> the people who need it in a comprehensible format. Print format is
>> >> only
>> a
>> >> small part of presenting information. Podcast, websites, and audio
>> >> files
>> >> are a few examples of the modalities that require professional
>> >> organization.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Presently, I am interning at SAAVI (Southern Arizona Association for
>> >> the
>> >> Visually Impaired). I am involved in organizing the SAAVI’s audio
>> >> books,
>> >> which number over 1,500, into a system that is accessible to blind and
>> >> low-vision users. This project consists of sorting the audio books
>> >> into
>> >> different media formats, such as compact disc (CD) or cassette,
>> >> braille,
>> >> and large-print labels. Then, I catalog them in braille, large print,
>> and
>> >> electronic format. An Access Database will serve as the catalog
>> available
>> >> to both clients and staff. The library at Saavi, will house the audio
>> >> books
>> >> with both braille and large-print signage. By organizing, the
>> >> collection
>> >> by
>> >> genre and alphabetically by the author will make the collection user
>> >> friendly to everyone.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I find my work at SAAVI to be an fascinating project because blind and
>> >> low-vision users are part of a community, which has unique needs.
>> >> Information needs to be accessible, in not only braille and large
>> >> print,
>> >> but also in electronic format. Interestingly, many visually challenged
>> >> persons utilize screen readers to access this material. Screen readers
>> >> pose
>> >> specific challenges for conveying information to the blind and low
>> vision
>> >> user, one of which is interpreting the images on the audio book cover.
>> >> Most
>> >> screen readers do not read pictures, graphs or charts. Blind users
>> >> often
>> >> denied access to these data.  As a librarian with my MLS degree, I
>> >> would
>> >> like to work in the academic world, organizing information to ensure
>> >> accessibility to special-interest groups, such as the blind. In view
>> >> of
>> >> the
>> >> many limitations of technology, it is crucial that we make these data
>> >> available in additional formats.   Without awareness to these special
>> >> needs, we neglecting to communicate critical information to many
>> >> unique
>> >> needs
>> >> groups.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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