Ballad in Plain E

I’ve been thinking all day about who I might write about for Ada Lovelace Day, the day that celebrates women and technology. I realised that it would only be fitting to write about two women who taught me during my two years doing the Library & Information Technology Program at SAIT. Without the program, I’m not sure where I’d be today!

Marg Anderson and Darlene Taylor are two women who instilled in me a sense of pride in library work, passion for technology, and confidence in my abilities. They helped me to develop a sense of curiosity and perseverance. They taught our about technology that wasn’t even really on people’s radar yet. They prepared us well to work with any type of ILS, and reinforced that technology is about the waterware as much as it is about the hardware and software.

They told us that library work was like getting on a treadmill, and that just when you think you’ve caught up, it starts going faster. I’ve always remembered that, and take it to heart when I start slacking on my own current awareness.

They made me proud that I choose library work as my career and were fierce advocates of the technician program. They were our biggest supporters as we went out into the world and started looking for work. I feel very lucky that I was able to study under these two excellent instructors!

Read Shaunna and Connie’s Ada Lovelace Day posts; and learn about the day at the Ada Lovelace website.

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