This week was my last week with APS, but perhaps I’ll return in the future. I’ve been structuring these blogs by writing about what I did every day, but every day would essentially be the same report. This week was dedicated to finishing the Shreve and Related Families collection. I spent 19 hours there this …
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Week 8 With APS:
My time with APS is nearing a close, next week will be my last week there. I’ve enjoyed my time, and I’m thankful for the experience. I worked 19 hours this week, bringing me to 120 hours. I’ve been gathering my notes and thoughts to write a summary of my experience, which will come in …
Literature Review:
My time with APS is almost at a close. I’ve learned so much, but a mountain of training and knowledge remains in front of me. The two articles I’ll be discussing today I’ve read a few times over the week in preparation to collect my thoughts for this blog post. The abstracts they use at …
APS Week 7:
I worked 20.5 hours this week at APS, which brings me to a total of 102 hours. I’m nearing the end of my time, but I’m feeling great about my work. I have two more weeks left with APS. Next week I will be working on my brown bag Monday, and presenting it on Tuesday. …
Week 6 at APS:
I worked 14.5 hours last week at APS. This week I plan to work 20 hours, which means my hours would be complete in 3 weeks. Thankfully, my projects have been moving forward well, and I feel confident that my major work will be wrapped up before I finish. On Monday I worked on a …
Week 5 at APS:
I finished my fifth week with APS, and I’m about halfway finished my hours and time there. I currently have worked 67 of my 139 hours. This upcoming week I plan to work about 18-20 hours. My time with APS continues to be enlightening and fascinating. Every day I’ve been learning something new, honing skills, …
Literature Review
I discussed Digital Community Engagement: Partnering Communities with the Academy during my first-week blog post with the American Philosophical Society. Some themes I took from this book that I wanted to explore through my internship are representation in the archive or lack thereof, community and community building, and accessibility. There are a few articles I’ll …
Week Four at APS
This week at APS I worked for 12 hours, putting me to a total of 47 hours. Next week I’m working 19-20 hours, to make up for missing a day a few weeks ago. That being said, the original plan was to work 14 hours a week, for ten weeks. This is something I still …
Week 3 with APS
This week was a productive and fun week with APS. I worked 14 hours and should be working 12-14 hours this week as well. This week we are planning to start surveying a collection and starting the organizational process. I plan to ask about the way APS process their collections, and how they differ from …
Week Two With APS
For my second week at APS I worked 7 hours, which puts me behind on hours to make up, but I have my schedule planned for what days I need to work to finish my hours there. I started my day by reading the manuscript handling document to prepare for my task of formulating metadata. …