MLC Practicum

I have learned a lot during the time that I have been at the Mississippi Library Commission. I created a numbering system for the photographs that corresponds with a finding aid.  I learned how to create a finding aid, using metadata to describe each picture.  I also had to identify objects in some pictures (I had no idea what at TWX machine was!). After scanning each picture, I placed them in file folders labeled with the county name on it.
The numbering system will be beneficial when a researcher searches for a photograph on the finding aid. The researcher will be able to find the correct photo by the county name and the photograph number.
I learned how the libraries changed over time.  Most have been remodeled at some point.  Some of the pictures that I was working with dates back to the 1940's. Some photographs even showed libraries when they were segregated. 

TWX Machine

Sample of finding aid

The Mississippi Library Commission posted a blog concerning my internship.  The blog can be seen here: Mississippi Library Commission