Blog Post #2

I believe that Librarians do much more than what people think they do. Not only do librarians put books on the shelves and maintain silence in the library but they also computer skilled and educate visitors to the library of the library’s tools. I see this everyday with librarians at my school who not only check on the books but are there to help us on research projects with the databases there and help us with issues with the computers. Without their knowledge of such things the library would be a far less useful place than it is now. I think it would be really cool if librarians began to go past the old traditional library with online catalogs and offer text digitally. I feel like as technology advances so does everything in our society, including libraries, no matter how much people fight the changes the new technology is put into our everyday lives. So, the library of the future will not only contain a vast array of computers but also will not have actual books in it. By the time I’m an adult I believe that libraries will become completely digital with nothing in paper form. Books will become will become digitalized and the “Kindles” or “iPads” of the future will replace them and allow people to have entire libraries at their disposal. However, the library will still be there though for those not able to access such information. The library will not “die” but it will actually just change how it provides its services to the public. 

Blog Post #1

When I get to college I hope to study either Biology or Chemistry but what I have been hearing from college students is that the major that they choose frequently changes. By hearing that I feel like my major will change also but only time will tell. Also, I am considering minoring in psychology because the way people act in situation and why they do that just fascinates me. I chose those majors and minor because I feel like choosing those minors will help me get ready for my ultimate goal of becoming a surgeon. The main reason why I have always wanted to be a surgeon is that I have always enjoyed helping others and I have thought of no bigger way to help others then with their health. The Pre-Colligate program is helping me accomplish this goal by already putting me in college orientated classes. Without this experience I would be entering college unprepared for the reality that would hit me. In a way I feel like I stand out against the countless numbers of people who are thinking the same way. Having experience in college like writing an essay assigned to me and due the next day. Also, besides just already expecting the work I’m hearing of the college experience from the T.A’s which is extremely useful. Besides the education piece the experience of college is what makes it memorable and I want it to be memorable. However, I cannot answer all the questions because college is a changing experience for many and who knows what will happen to me. I do know that Pre-Colligate has put me on the right course for college and has prepared me for my future.