October 23, 2006
I am moving along in completing my assignments for Chris. Whew! I got back a couple of them last Friday, and my grade is better and better as I move along. I am starting to really understand "The Bluebook". I am more confident about doing the work of Law Librarianship, and the student's responses to my assistance has been invaluable. They are very studious and focused, amd it is very rewarding. LexisNexis and Westlaw databases are my new pals...(LOL!)......

I had lunch with Chris today and we talked about our other universities and colleges we both had previous library experiences from and the discussions were insightful. He shared with me some insightful reflections about our profession and how we make a difference to the academic community. We got on the subject of where I will be a year from now in the profession, and I honestly told him that I didn't know; I know that I am going to be an Academic Librarian. He asked that if I had to leave Notre Dame, would this be a difficult move for me, and my honest answer is yes. If I were single and "fancy-free", it wouldn't be a problem. The thing I know for sure is that I do want to stay on at the University of Notre Dame as a Librarian once my contract ends on August 1, 2007.

This is a tremendous experience I am having here at ND, and I am going to focus all of my energies on gaining as much experiences with various projects and possible publications.