Final Paper—Designing Libraries for Undergraduate Learning and Collaboration: I looked at the historical evolution of the academic library building and its provisions for students and examined why and how libraries today are designing spaces to cater to undergraduates.
Developed and presented a cake-themed storytime program and handout
Evaluated the newly created graphic novels collection at UCLA's College Library and created a collection assessment and a collection development plan.
Evaluated and selected ten children's picture books about penguins for a bibliography.
Created a Virtual Reference Desk with links to online versions of traditional reference resources
Developed a set of recommendations for content presentation on the UCLA YouTube channel for the UCLA Office of Integrated Communication. Recommendations were based on comparative analysis of other schools' sites and prospective user testing.
Created an instruction program for 10th graders to learn web research skills.
Wrote papers evaluating the effectiveness of Google Book Search and the UCLA Library Catalog.
Used ContentDM to create a visual inventory of the UCLA Botanical Garden.
Evaluated the possibility of implementing a social library catalog for an imagined mid-sized public library including in depth looks at their architecture, design, and availability. Final report.
Wrote a paper about the use of popular music references in contemporary young adult literature