Week 1: Intro

Hello everyone!

Well, this is my first real foray into the great wide world of blogging!  I've never really had an excuse to create a blog before, though I've always wanted to try it.  I hope everyone's having as much fun playing around with this as I am!

So a little bit about myself (most of this is already in the Angel introduction, but here goes)...I was born and raised in Corona, CA, about an hour southeast of Los Angeles.  I did my undergrad at the University of California, Riverside and got my BA in English.  But after 23 years of living in the same place, I decided it was time to move on and get another perspective on life.  So I relocated to Arcata in Humboldt County, CA, which is in the far north of California surrounded by redwoods, rivers, and a good number of hippies. :)  It's been quite a change, since Corona has a larger population than all of Humboldt County.  But I've enjoyed living here while doing my graduate work.  Unfortunately, the job opportunities are slim, and I'll probably be moving back to a more populous area as soon as I finish up the MLIS program.

Humboldt coastline

I'm pretty excited about this class, since I've come to enjoy the more technological aspects of library and information science.  I've been a part of various social networking sites since the Myspace boom, and I admit that I've always thought of it as more of an interesting pastime, rather than a professional tool.  But as more and more local businesses show up on my facebook "likes" list, I'm beginning to see how social networks can be used for marketing and outreach.  In this class, I hope to learn about new tools, and how to use the tools I already know about to extend and promote library services.