August 29th Class

We had our first class of Virtual Reference Environments on August 29th. As a class we discussed some of the projects and activities that we will be completing this semester. During this semester we will be running the Internet Public Library. Throughout the summer semester I answered reference questions for the IPL as part of Introduction to Information Services. I am excited to have the opportunity this semester to continue working with the IPL in a different capacity. In class we broke in to small groups based on the different roles necessary to run IPL. I chose to be part of the community outreach team. I hope to work with this team as a writer and researcher, getting the word out about the IPL.

For my project I would like to focus on promotion and outreach that would help teachers and students in K-12 schools learn about, and learn how to use, the IPL, and specifically the IPL Kidpace. I haven't decided how this would look yet or what online resources would be the best for promotion/outreach to teachers/students, so if anyone has ideas, I'd love to hear them.