Let's start at the very beginning . . .

This post should really have come before the one I have already done - but here goes anyway. Last week my course material for Information Issues arrived and I discovered that I need to keep a journal starting on day 1 of my course. Yesterday I went to the online campus and listened to what is required from a learning journal. The course doesn't officially start till next week but I thought I might as well start now.
I have only been working in the library for a little over a year having started my studies prior to getting a job. I guess I am still "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed", I am certainly eager to learn as much about this job and this industry as I can. I have enjoyed all my papers so far and I expect this one will be no different although, as it is my first at the 300 level I am a little apprehensive about what will be expected.
As part of the course we are expected to subscribe to "at least 1 international and 1 NZ electronic mailing list, weblog or similar discussion group". This won't be a problem. I have been subscribed to the NZ-Libs listserv for at least 18 months and visit a number of blogs on a regular basis. I checked out the suggestions on the Online Campus page and was pleased to see that most of my favourites were listed. I added The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog and signed up for the aliaNEWGRAD listserv. All the blogs I am following are on the blogroll on the right.