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MADELEINE BALL'S PRACTICUM BLOG
Practicum Summation Reflection
My practicum experience with the Dee J. Kelly Law Library far exceeded even my lofty expectations. I knew I would tremendously enjoy...
Madeleine Ball
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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Drafting a Summer Blog Post and Final Day: 4/5 9am-3pm
As my final assignment, I drafted a blog post for the library's blog. Specifically, I wrote about PLI Plus, which is a legal database...
Madeleine Ball
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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LGBTQ+ Research Guide Finishing Touches and Media: 4/4 9am-5pm
As the penultimate day of my practicum, I knew I wanted to fully complete my last big assignment. That was, of course, the LGBTQ+ legal...
Madeleine Ball
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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Building a Research Guide in Springshare: 3/29 9am-5pm
Today was a crash course in building pages in Springshare, an invaluable tool used by libraries across the country. After my site...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 30, 20242 min read
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Amassing Resources for the LGBTQ+ Research Guide: 3/28 9am-5pm
Considering this is my second to last week of my practicum, I was ready to really start wrapping up my LGBTQ+ research guide. While this...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 30, 20242 min read
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Completing the Women's History Month Display: 3/15 9am-5pm
Today, I continued my work on our forthcoming Women's History Month display. Now that we had finalized our featured books, I began...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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Beginning to Build a Women's History Month Display: 3/14 9am-5pm
Today, I was expecting to put a sizeable dent in my LGBTQ+ research guide project. However, my site supervisor, Lisa Goodman, had another...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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An Interview with Lisa Goodman, Director of the Dee J. Kelly Law Library: 3/14/24
For my practicum, I am working in an academic law library. An academic law library is typically associated with a law school. As a...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 14, 20245 min read
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Blogging for the Library: 3/8 9am-5pm
As per usual, I manned the reference desk again today. For the first time in a while, a student came by looking for a resource, as well...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Pulling Resources for Faculty Course Design: 3/7 9am-5pm
As is now usual, I spent most of the day working the reference desk. As spring break is right around the corner, the reference desk is...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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Addressing Reference Inquiries and Reading About Library Finances: 2/29 9am-5pm
Today was another full day of working the reference desk. I was somewhat nervous because this was Thursday, and previously I had worked...
Madeleine Ball
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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Schedule of Hours
For reference, below please find my practicum schedule of hours. This post will be updated as needed. General Schedule: Thursdays and...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 25, 20241 min read
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First Day Working the Reference Desk: 2/23 9am-5pm
Today was a very interesting day, as I worked the reference desk for the first time. Initially, I had planned to shadow the desk with...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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Completing the Faculty Scholarship Display Pull: 2/16 9am-5pm
Today was another very productive day wherein I managed to largely complete one of my initial practicum projects. Yesterday, I had begun...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 16, 20242 min read
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Completion of Grant Research Project and Starting the Next Assignment: 2/15 9am-5pm
After a week away from the Dee J. Kelly Law Library, I was ready to get back into the swing of my practicum. Today was a very productive...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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Commencing Work on a LGBTQ+ Research Guide and Grant Opportunity Shortlist: 2/2 9am-5pm
Today was a relatively slow day in the library, wherein I mostly worked on my projects. For most of the day, I explored Pivot, which is a...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Project Assignments and Lecture Shadowing: 2/1 9am-5pm
Today, I began discussing projects for this practicum with my site supervisor, Lisa Goodman. The projects I will be tackling during my...
Madeleine Ball
Feb 2, 20242 min read
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Crash Course in Reference Desk Work: 1/26 10am-5pm
Today was my second day with the Dee J. Kelly Law Library, wherein I continued to learn more about the role of reference librarian. With...
Madeleine Ball
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Orientation and Meet & Greet: 1/25, 10am-1:30pm
Today was my first day with the Dee J. Kelly Law Library, which went wonderfully. I mostly spent the day getting oriented and meeting the...
Madeleine Ball
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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Greetings!
Hello! My name is Madeleine Ball and I am currently pursuing a Master's in Library Science from the University of North Texas. This...
Madeleine Ball
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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