Since it is Thanksgiving week I thought I would talk about the things I am thankful for as a CLIR CCEPS Fellow.
1. Tanya, the Special Collections CLIR Digital Project Manager: Tanya is the driving force of the CLIR Water Project. She uses her knowledge and expertise to guide the CLIR CCEPS fellows. Without her, the project would not be possible. I am thankful for her because she has taught me an immense amount about archives, libraries, and special collections.
2. The Other CLIR CCEPS Fellows: I could not tackle the task of digitizing and uploading this collection by myself. The other CLIR CCEPS Fellows are similarly dedicated to making this collection of water documents accessible on the Claremont Colleges Digital Library. I am thankful for them because of their hard work as we work together to complete this project.
3. The Special Collections and Claremont Colleges Library Staff: The staff here is always friendly and ready to help me with any issue I may have. I am thankful for them because as a student and as a worker they are always able to share knowledge and insight.
4. Podcasts: Whenever I am working on the more monotonous tasks, like scanning a large document, I like to listen to podcasts. They keep my brain busy while I do less exciting tasks so I never get bored at work. I am thankful for podcasts because they keep me entertained.
5. Technology: I’ve already talked about technology in a previous blog post, but it is so vital to what we do here. I am thankful for technology because it makes my life easier.
6. The People of the Past: Where would we be without the people of the past? We could not do research about water resources in Southern California if the people in this area had not written letters, drawn maps, created documents, completed reports, or recorded any of the material that we now possess. I am thankful for the people of the past for documenting their lives and activities so that we could learn about them today.
Happy Thanksgiving!