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Introduction
• Sarah Osorio (Wood)• Future archivist• First semester SILS, first
semester in North Carolina!
Educational Background
• Graduated from UVA December 2009• Double majored in
Government and History, minor in Astronomy
• History paper wrote on libraries at UVA in 1960s and 1970s
Libraries Where I Have Worked
• Education Library at UVA for 3 years
• (plus internship in high school)
Libraries Where I Have Worked
• Special Collections Library at UVA for 8 months
• (plus internship in high school)
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Why the Advanced Degree?• Education is important!
Why the Advanced Degree?• To get away from the farm
Why a Degree in LS?• I can’t get enough of books
Why a Degree in LS?• I love organization
Why a Degree in LS?• I love organization
Why a Degree in LS?• Libraries are beautiful
My Area of Interest• Archives/ Special Collections
My Area of Interest
• Why an Archivist?• They do cool stuff• Work behind-the-scenes• Always something to do• Work with historical artifacts and
documents of the past
My Area of Interest• U.S. History: books,
Manuscripts, documents, miscellaneous paraphernalia
• Also other historical periods
My Area of Interest
• Also thinking about museums and historical societies (volunteered Summer 2009)
Picture taken from http://www.virginia.org/ uploaded_images/17521.jpg
Challenges and Solutions
• Challenge: So much information to handle
• Solution: Content management and databases ???
Challenges and Solutions• Challenge: Lack of public
engagement with the resources available
• Solution: Raising public awareness through presentations, creating user-friendly websites to access documents of interest
Challenges and Solutions• Challenge: Many records accessible
only through ledgers; not in on-line catalog
• Solution: Content management and databases?, and lots of time
Books!
Order
Questions???