Today was the first official day of my practicum at the new (and not yet open to the public) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library and Archives, though I volunteered here this summer. After a grueling one hour and forty-five minute commute (thanks, I-77 construction!), I sat down with library director Andy Leach (check out his Rock Hall blog posts here) to discuss opportunities for my practicum experience.
As I mentioned earlier, I volunteered at the library this summer. During that time, I got some collection development experience while compiling a basic list of DVDs that should be a part of the library's collection. Andy and I decided that it would be a good experience to continue this work, but to now focus on biographies and other books related to and about the inductees of all years past.
We also talked about my practicum having a second focus: Policy and procedure. Andy has asked me to come up with information to help them decide what their patron experience will look like; we discussed things like membership, borrowing, and organization, just to name a few.
For my day today, I spent my time compiling lists of biographies for the inductees, starting with inductees from the first ceremony in 1986. I began by looking in the bibliographies of two books, and expanded my search with Wikipedia and other informational websites. For some artists, it is difficult to weed through the massive amounts of biographies--books about Elvis are surely in the hundreds--so I tried to narrow my search with recommendations from the authors of the bibliographies and ratings on Amazon. If I determine any other ways to limit those searches, I will surely list them here.
Coming up next: After today, I am really excited to begin research on policy and procedure. That is how I will spend my day here next time I am in, which is Thursday.
Thanks for reading, and have a good one!
Laura
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