SI ASB 2009Post Reflective Session

3 Cities94 Students

55 SitesA Great Year!

The Mission of SI-ASBThe Alternative Spring Break is to place interested and

motivated graduate students, during the week of Spring Break, in professional work environments in the public sector where they can...

• provide a service to an organization, institution, or community

• gain practical job experience • develop leadership skills as information professionals • learn new skills • create professional partnerships • pursue their fields of interest

Students receive no course credit for this experience, but the School of Information, along with alumni and corporate donors, supports their travel and lodging costs.

20 Students / 13 Orgsin New York

New York SitesABC No Rio

ARChive of Contemporary MusicBrooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn Public Library

Citizens Union/ Citizens Union Foundation

Gotham GazetteGreen Map System

Lower East Side Ecology CenterNew York Public Library

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art / The

Cloisters LibraryThe Paley Center for MediaTribal Link Foundation, Inc.

MSI StudentsNan Chen

Noah LiebmanIan McKilligan

Ann McWilliams-PirainoBarbara PezetMadison Stuart

Chih-Ming YiBeilei Zhang

David JacksonKe Sun

Carrie AshendelJenica Baty

Jeremy CanfieldMegan Esseltine

Jennifer HendersonWen-Hui Kao

Adrienne KlumAnita Shankar

Ning WangEmma Wolman

51 Students in Washington D.C.MSI Students

Janani Bhuvaneswari Sundar

Rachel DoepkerDaniel Fehrenbach

Marc LevittLi Li

Zhe LiuKumar MayankMichael Nagara

Meredith RaymondJonathan Shiffner

Chutimon SindhupramaColleen Theisen

Nathan TomlanovichSally Vermaaten

Zhuo (Tony) ZhangLori Donovan

Andy HicknerJessica Jones

Urmila KashyapSharon KnieperRyan LanktonRachel Lwin

Katie McCurdyDavid Quick

Angelique RichardsonCheney Schopieray

Maurini StrubAlison TrulockJennifer TrustyBrian WilsonEllen WilsonCaroline Yee

Greg Grossmeier

Elaine EngstromChristiane Evaskis

Annie FangSarah Gurnick

Emiko HastingsAshwin Kailasam

Malisa LewisChrysta Meadowbrooke

Anne-Louise MittalBeth Noyes

Michael PerrySarah RaezlerAudrey Riojas

Amy StilgenbauerRui Wang

Lauren WendelEmily SanfordDawn Barton

23 Organizations in D.C.American Library Association (ALA)

American UniversityAssociation of American Medical Colleges

Community IT Innovators (CITI)Georgetown Law Library

Institute of Museum and Library ServicesLibrary of Congress

National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Headquarters

National Library of MedicineNational Public Radio

National Science Foundation, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs

Open The GovernmentPopulation Action International

Smithsonian Institution: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

National Museum of African ArtNational Museum of American History

National Museum of the American Indian Archives

National Museum of Natural HistoryU.S. Dept of State Bunche Library

U.S. Dept of Transportation National Transportation Library

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Library

U.S. Naval ObservatoryWalter Reed Army Institute of Research

23 Students/9 Orgsin Chicago

Chicago SitesAdler Planetarium & Astronomy

MuseumAmerican Library Association

(ALA) HeadquartersArchdiocese of Chicago Archives

& Records CenterCabrini Connections

Chicago Public LibraryChicago Park District

Columbia College Chicago Library

Roosevelt UniversityUniversity of Chicago Special

Collections Research Center

MSI StudentsGarima GargMalhar GuptaZhenan HongGeorge Ishii

Taeho KoZhe Pu

Eunice ShinWentao Wang

Sui YanAyoung YoonMark Goetz

Kristina WeinsEvan Anderson

Heather BackmanLiz Blankenship

Mohammad HadhrawiMichael HarmalaRahan Khozein

Debra LauterbachJohn LevandowskiAnneMarie Lock

Matt StrandShannon Wait

Adler Planetarium Usability and Visitor Experience

Zhenan Hong 1st year HCI

•Conducted user survey and interview to make redesign recommendations for website and audio tour.

•Ran protocol as well as implementing usability test for input devices of the World Wide Telescope in visualization lab.

• Jennifer Henderson• Office of the Senior Vice President,

Secretary, and General Counsel -- Archives

• Began compiling a database of past exhibitions from 1870 to the present taken from authoritative sources (Museum Bulletin, Exhibition Files, and Annual Reports)

• Translated documents from German to English

Rachel Doepker went to the Library of Congress and wrote brief guides for the online exhibit, “This Month in Business History” for Business Reference Services.

Rachel Doepker went to the Library of Congress and wrote brief guides for the online exhibit, “This Month in Business History” for Business Reference Services.

Rachel (l) with mentor, Ellen Terrell (r)

She also attended a staff meeting and observed reference in the Science, Technology and Business Reading Room.She also attended a staff meeting and observed reference in the Science, Technology and Business Reading Room.

Source: http://www.cnn.com

She composed two short guides; the first on the patenting of the board game, Monopoly, and the second on the launch of CNN.

She composed two short guides; the first on the patenting of the board game, Monopoly, and the second on the launch of CNN.

Source: http://www.hasbro.com

Heather BackmanChicago Public Library – Humboldt Park Branch

Me, my supervisor, and my book display

- Updated informational binder containing articles, demographic information, etc. related to the Humboldt Park neighborhood

- Created book display for library lobby

- Observed meeting of reference librarians from north third of Chicago

- Unpacked and did preliminary processing on newly arrived books

- Attended storytime!

- @ NYPL

• This science and business library is needed in NY now more than ever. Think of it as a career center with research librarians; it’s a very effective combination.

• I saw a ~500 year-old book, and it was a piece of art.• I wrote a 30+ report of my findings, and because my

manager, the gracious Erminio D'Onofrio, said to hold nothing back, it included a one-page disclaimer/apology.

Ian McKilligan

Library of CongressGeography and Maps Division

Emily Sanford1st year LIS/ARM

Project:

• Work with a cartographic materials cataloger to copy catalog a collection of electronic cartographic materials.

•Create a bibliography of creators the G&M division receives materials from.

•Create a finding aid for CD-ROM materials.

Taeho Ko | HCICabrini Connections

Created a simple application that shows Tutor/Mentor program locations and other data on the map visually. The goal of TM/C Program Locator is to let more people become aware of Tutor/Mentor Connection program, and give them motivation to be involved.

US Naval Observatory LibraryASB Washington, DC 2009

The Library: As the largest astronomy library in the US, the USNO supports scientific research for the Navy and elsewhere.

The Project: Processing a donated collection and preparing selected items to be moved to the Library of Congress.

Bonus: The Rare Book room filled with Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, et al; a beautiful building; and a visit from VP Biden.

From…SI Student Jessica Jones

Janani Bhuvaneswari Sundar

Smithsonian Museum of African Art

African “master-piece” behind usWith our coordinator and Mr.

Obama

• Docent Website for NMFAA

• Webpage is fully functional with features like docent can view readings, videos, tours, sample exhibits, directory list, about the museum, etc…

• We also integrated a discussion forum (which is wikispaces)

•We visited other museums during lunch break. It was a good experience and we completed the work within 5 days.

Janani Bhuvaneswari Sundar & Kumar Mayank

The World of The World of MapMap

Cataloging, organizing, scanning, and uploading images of maps of Southeast Asia area where I come from

Taking a tour in Botany and Anthropology departments

Chutimon Sindhuprama

The world of maps project. Working with

Rusty Russell and Jim Harle. Department of Botany

Chutimon Sindhuprama

Brian Wilson @ US Department of Transportation RITA NTL, Washington D.C.

Project:● Created archival and record information retrieval guide intended for NTL patrons and staff

● Lists DOT record groups and record schedules● Outlines use of NARA online search tools● Provides DOT, NARA and FRC contact information● Describes RM at DOT and common ARM terms

Also:● Interviewed DOT Records Officers, NTL staff and DOT Historian● Toured NARA facility in College Park with archivist assigned to DOT records

State Department Ralph J. Bunche Library

Sharon Knieper

•Assessed, edited and organized part of an internal reference wiki (edited about 60 pages)

•Attended meeting with International Information Programs Bureau on developing internal wikis and various web 2.0 State Department efforts

•Informational interviews with Chief Librarian, two branch chiefs, and head cataloger

•Presented to library staff members future suggested improvements for internal wiki and what SI is like

7th floor of State Department (Hillary’s office is on the right, I

wasn’t allowed to take a picture of that)

Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History

•Processed 35 cubic feet of material for 2 collections:

•Alexander Binder Company (records from manufacturer of binders for company records)

•Railroad Trade Literature (instruction manuals and marketing pamphlets for major railroad companies during the 1850s-1950s)

•Explored the SINMAH “vault”

•Guided tours of the Star-Spangled Banner “flagquarium” and Scurlock photograph exhibit

Lauren Wendel, Amy Stilgenbauer, Audrey Riojas, Sarah Gurnick and Nathan Tomlanovich

Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History

Supervisor: Jamie WhitacreProject: Cyberinfrastructure

Development of DNA BarcodingDetails:

Collected and organized the labeling, recording materials and data according to taxonomic hierarchies and data protocols. Designed the VBA program to improve the data comparison efficiency of plant DNA barcode.

Bonus:• Free IMAX Movie in Museum-This week

special: “Dark Knight”.• Museum Tour: Special view each day.• All Gifts - 25% off for employees.

(From Left) Tony, Jamie, Mon, Jim

Katie McCurdy - Georgetown Law Library

I did usability testing of the Law Library’shomepage using TechSmith Morae.

DC, baby!

Lori Donovan @ Library of Congress

• I participated in the digitization workflow in

the Geography and Maps Division

•I also touched Sean Connery

NARADonated Gifts, Textual Records

Ellen WilsonProcessed, including rehousing and the creation of finding aids, the collected papers of Thomas Hubbard and John C. Reed – two individuals deeply involved with polar explorationSelected artifacts for the 75th Anniversary Coffee Table BookSelected artifacts and records for the Public Vaults display on Polar Exploration

Brooklyn Public Library-Young Adult ServicesProduced YA pathfinder for humorous books– Used Novelist, YALSA lists, and other

selection aids to find recent, humorous books in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel and Series collections

– Used BPL catalog to determine item status in the Central Branch, made list of books to be ordered

Observed Youth and Young Adult programming– Assisted in setup and implementation of

“Teen Time” (gaming), “Toddler Time” (stories and songs), and “‘Tween Art”

Provided directional and reference assistance on Youth and YA desks

Megan Esseltine

Sarah Raezler and Malisa Lewis

National Archives and Records Administration

Center for Legislative Archives

Very awesome elevator doors

• Toured a lot of cool places and met some awesome people• Evaluated and made recommendations to improve researcher access through website

Library of Congress, NDIIPP (National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation

Program)

Mission: “to develop a national strategy to collect, archive and preserve the burgeoning amounts of digital content, especially materials that are created only in digital formats, for current and future generations.”

Primary projects completed:

1. Outreach web page – created guide to making “how-to” videos on digital preservation for NDIIPP

2. Accessibility checkDawn Barton & Sally Vermaaten

Maurini StrubAmerican University Instruction/Information Literacy Project

Developed & delivered instructional contentGraduate teacher education course

Uses of Technology in Education

Met with library directors Learned how they facilitate research teaching via:

Instruction Reference Collection development work.

Maurini Strub with Alex Hodges (Instruction Team Leader)

Bender Library

New York Public Library Picture Collection(Mid-Manhattan Branch)

Emma Wolman

I helped inventory and process boxes of the Picture Collection’s oversize materials (posters, prints, illustrations, etc). There were really interesting items, and some fairly heavy-handed war messages that I got to unearth.

It was a great project, albeit one that necessitated wearing layers and a scarf every day.

LIBRARY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESSCONGRESSHUMANITIES AND HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISIONDIVISION•I spent the week working on a variety of projects and observations•I spent time with a number of different reference libraries doing both behind the scenes work (collection development, e-reference) and public reference (reference desk rotations)•I looked at the on-line guide to the microform collection and offered suggestions for improvement•I also looked at the catalog records and physical items for the Journal Citation Indexes for Science and Social Sciences and suggested possibilities for the future of the collection Jennifer Trusty

Smithsonian Institute:National Museum of American History

At the museum’s Archives Center…

Processed and rehoused materials from Alexander Binder Company collection

Learned how to make custom boxes for oversize items

Helped with foldering of 30 cubic feet of railroad trade literature

Audrey Riojas