Cataloging Made Easy

Cataloging Made Easy by Sandra Williams is a very helpful article that clarifies many of the terms I have been learning this semester in LM 514.  I am finding that cataloging is like a new language.  As the semester progresses I become more familiar with the terms and I begin to slowly understand the process of cataloging.  Sandra Williams' article is one that I will definitely print and keep to refer to in the future.  I like that it contains brief, yet very specific information regarding all of the most important cataloging terms.  Much of what she mentioned about subject heading consistency confirms what we have been learning this semester.  I also liked the list of online sources of cataloging records.  I look forward to becoming even more familiar with the content in the article as this semester continues!

5/6/12

Wow!  This past week was filled with learning.  Sunday through Wednesday I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the International Reading Association Convention in Chicago.  Beginning with Dr. Perry's opening keynote address to my last session about Dinah Zike's foldables for Literature Circles the convention filled me with so many ideas to implement in my classes.  And of course, I got to meet many authors and I filled my suitcase (that was overweight when I flew home!) with many new books.


Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending EdCamp Birmingham at Trace Crossings School in Hoover, AL.  What an amazing professional development experience!  I am definitely making plans to attend next year.  Thanks to EdCamp sessions, I know have a Twitter account along with a long list of technological tools to utilize in my classes.  

Going to conferences and professional experiences such as these reminds me that teaching is truly a passion for me.  It revitalizes my enthusiasm for teaching when I am around others who also feel this way.  

2/10/12      One of my favorite poems...

A Story Is a Doorway 

A story is a doorway 

That opens on a wider place. 

A story is a mirror 

To reflect the reader's face. 

A story is a question 

You hadn't thought to ponder; 

A story is a pathway, 

Inviting you to wander. 

A story is a window, 

A story is a key, 

A story is a lighthouse, 

Beaming out to sea.  

A story's a beginning, 

A story is an end, 

And in the story's middle, 

You just might find a friend. 

- Richard Peck