Today I will complete the final step of my internship: presenting on the topic and turning in this blog, along with abstracts of the chapters of the book I read. The ending of this internship is a tad bittersweet, as I am still reeling from all I have learned and absorbed over the past few months on this topic.
I am going to use this last post to impress upon my readership how glad I am that an internship is part of my Music Librarianship curriculum. While I am employed by the Archives of Traditional Music, getting to work in another campus music library has given me a greater range of experience that I feel will really translate to my future profession (provided I can find a job, which is my next great venture). Also, getting to work so closely with a professional in my field has been valuable, as he has been able to answer a lot of my burning questions about what happens after school, and how to best market myself and my newfound skillsets.
So thank you SLIS, and thank you Music Librarianship specialization for forcing my credit choosing decision in this fashion. I look forward to my next internship at Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp, where I'll be working in the Fennell Music Library as their Music Reference Intern during the Summer II session.
