| Welcome
to the website of Amy (Proni) Ranger. This site was designed
as a record of my journey from reader and bibliophile, to book-seller,
reviewer, special format cataloger, library graduate
student, and finally, Librarian. |
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| Capstone Project An explanation of what all of this signifies... |
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| Lifelong Learning My business blog includes posts on librarianship, life as a entrepreneur, business resources, and observations on living in Michigan. |
My
résumé is here.
I am an Information Entrepreneur, with my own business doing research-for-hire, cataloging and indexing on a contract and freelance basis. My business website is here: Research Rangers, LLC. |
| Coursework
: Southern Connecticut State University, Department of
Library &
Information Science |
Assignments,
emphasis, and/or projects undertaken |
| ILS
501 : Introduction to
Information Science & Technology taught by Dr. H. J. Kim |
Special
project : Web search for sites on Hand-made wool felt Creation of a personal web site |
| ILS
503 : Foundations of
Librarianship taught by Prof. J. C. Williams |
People
important to the field Mentorship : Bibliographic instruction Special project : Using Novell GroupWise v6 in an academic library setting. [Download the PowerPoint Presentation file here] |
| ILS
504 : Reference and
Information Resources & Services taught by Dr. Y. Q. Liu |
Analysis of queries prior to a
reference interview Examination of tools Special project : Reference books for a specific population (a commune in Upper Michigan) |
| ILS
506 : Information Analysis
& Organization taught by Dr. C. Kim |
Special
project : Shelflist for Connecticut State Library System of the
works by or about Antoine De Saint-Exupéry [shelflist
spreadsheet found here] Cataloging exercise Analysis of 3 Online Public Access Catalogs |
| ILS
565 : Library Management taught by Dr. J. M. Kusack |
Management
styles : The in-basket exercise Service exercise : TQM for libraries Book review : When generations collide |
| ILS
575 : Instructional Design
Principles taught by Dr. H. J. Kim |
Special
project : How to use a
microfilm reader Documentation : Designing instruction for the microfilm reader |
| ILS
519 : Acquisitions &
Development of Library and Information Resources taught by Dr. A. Bielefield |
Interview
: An academic library Acquisitions
Librarian Special project : Collection analysis of books related to Typography in the Western Michigan University Libraries |
| ILS
531 :
Indexing &
Abstracting taught by Dr. Y. Q. Liu |
Abstract analysis Thesauri reviews Special project : Creation of an index for the online journal Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide |
| ILS
538 :
Computer-Mediated
Communications taught by Dr. E. Sierpe |
Term paper : An investigation of the
confluence of technology,
computer-mediated communication, and distance learning. Applications and implementations paper : Library weblogs: marketing for a new age. |
| ILS 680 :
Research & Evaluation taught by Dr. M. E. Brown |
Research
paper
: Attitudes toward marketing in the liberal arts academic library : An
examination of the Oberlin Group. [Download the .doc file here] |
| ILS 655 :
Fall, 2005 : Digital Libraries taught by Dr. Y. Q. Liu |
Proni
Digital Library |
| ILS 564 :
Fall, 2005 : Special Libraries & Document Centers taught by Prof. P. Ubzyski |
Definition of a Special Library BiblioFairy Information Services |
Last updated 2008-12-17. ALR.