Students understand the systems and technologies that facilitate the management and use of information resources to serve the diverse needs of users.

  • a. Students identify and analyze diverse information needs of individuals and communities.

  • b. Students evaluate and select print and digital information resources and systems to meet needs of users.

  • c. Students understand and use appropriate information technology for information services.

LIS 6603

For this exercise, I was tasked with a series of reference questions. I then determined the needs of the “patrons” and located information and resources to assist.

LIS 6603 Reference Quest

LIS 5937 - GIS for Info Professionals

In this project, I created a storymap on ArcGIS called Iconic Real Housewives Vacations: Agents of Chaos. The storymap included GIFs, points of interest, maps, clipped images, and the actual map itself plotting different vacations — all with an academic throughline of gendered performance.

LIS 5937 Storymap Project

LIS 5268

I used my real-life experience as a Student Library Worker at USF-St. Petersburg and documented real-life technology we use every day. In this presentation, I used each technology as a case study in how the technology my coworkers and I learn on the job relates to real-world jobs and the actual workforce, preparing student workers to be more adaptable to new technologies.

LIS 5268 Paper or Plastic