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Friday, June 16, 2006

Introductions

Hi folks, to get some practice navigating the blog, and to get some formalities out of the way, please introduce yourself to the rest of the class by adding a "comment" to this post (click on the "comments" link below). Make sure to tell us why you decided to take this odd GIS/mapping and information agencies class. Cheers, GREG

posted by Greg Downey @ 11:30 AM   6 comments

6 Comments:

At 4:38 PM, Blogger Leah said...

Hello, I'm Leah. I just finished my first year in SLIS and I'm employed as the image archive assistant at the Primate Center Library. I decided to take this course because it seems like it will be a useful skill in future librarianing gigs... or potentially something that I could study further in the event that I can't get a decent librarianing gig and need to find gainful employment in some other way. In any case, it looks like interesting material!

 
At 10:57 AM, Blogger meridith said...

Hi all. I’m Meridith, and I just finished my first year in SLIS as well. I am planning to take as many technology focused courses as I can, as I find it interesting and hope it will help me in the job market.

 
At 8:19 PM, Blogger SPBarga said...

Hello. I'm Paula. Sorry Greg if there's any confusion since I go by my middle name instead of my first. I'm taking this class because I like maps and a now graduated comrade promoted the course. That's about it.

 
At 8:54 PM, Blogger richard said...

Hello again. I'm Richard. As I mentioned in class I'm a new grad student in geography, which deals quite a bit with mapping and GIS. Greg promised I can use GIS to transport myself through time and space, but we'll see. I’m also hoping that GIS will prove useful for my current PA position for WiscAMP … a program seeking to increase the representation of minority students in science fields.

I also think maps are cool.

 
At 6:53 PM, Blogger Lia said...

Hi folks, I'm the other Lia, as stated in class. As I also stated, I'm done with my first year of my masters in library science. I said some reasons in class about why I'm here and another reason is because I'm interested in geography and is/was considering getting a second masters in urban and regional planning. But after this first year, I don't know if I can give away anymore of my life to degrees.

 
At 2:14 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hello, I'm Annie and I am half way through my time at SLIS. I have always enjoyed looking at maps and am fascinated with the information that they can convey. I also have an interest in the funding of libraries and would love to be able to map that type of information, if I can ever learn the software.

 

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