Personal reflection
When I began this semester, I had just recently started working for Weber State University within their archives about three months prior. So, starting this course, I had a few months’ experience with actual archival work. I thought I understood the basics of how archives work. However, through this course, I have had my eyes opened to many more aspects of archives that I didn’t realize existed. I had a general knowledge of each of the topics that we covered in the class, with more experience and knowledge of few of the topics. But as the course went on, and we studied each area more in-depth, I realized that my few months of experience had only scratched the surface of archival work. Now, as I sit at the end of the semester, I feel confident in my knowledge and understanding of archival work. I wake up each work day knowing that the work I have been doing is how it should be done, and that I don’t need to constantly ask questions any more to ensure I am making the right choic...