I can't help feeling like the last quiz was a bit of a fiasco. I studied, did well on the practice quiz for LoC subject headings and DDC, and felt ready to take the real quiz. Then I got stuck on one question, which set me back, and I found myself rushing to finish the rest of the quiz. As I finished my last question, I noticed one unsaved question, so I pushed 'save' and just as I went to hit 'submit quiz' the computer announced that the time limit was up, so my quiz says it was late. I also was unable to answer one question.
This experience has definitely taught me that I will need to keep studying this material long after this class ends. Though I have gained a great deal of knowledge, I am by no means an expert on cataloging and classifying and still have much to learn. I suppose that is the way of professions, though; they require a lot of ongoing studying. I must simply do my best to become proficient in these areas and work hard to stay abreast of new developments in the field.
I wish that I could say that everything in this class had gone off without a hitch, that everything went just the way I'd planned. But few things happen exactly the way we want. Though I've hit a few bumps, I feel like the road is stretched out in front of me and I am one step closer to becoming a school librarian.
Jen, correct, you will be studying cataloging because different types of odd materials crop up in the library. It doesn't help when the rules change!We cataloged all of our overheads, cameras, carts, etc. because we'd let a teacher take them and then forget who we let take them. Checking them out with the barcode was so easy.
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