MIN SO

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MIN SO

• PowerPoint Presentation
• LIBR 500 Foundations of Information Technology
• binky.star_at_gmail.com

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Education

• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
• University of British Columbia (UBC), 2001
• Post Baccalaureate Diploma (Humanities)
• Simon Fraser University (SFU), 2004
• Master of Library and Information Studies
• UBC, in progress

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Why Master of Library Information Studies?

• I love childrens books.
• I love working with children.
• So I want to be a
• CHILDRENS
• LIBRARIAN!

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Experiences with Childrens Literature

• I studied childrens literature in 3 upper-level
  courses at both UBC and SFU.
• At SFU, I did an Education directed study course.
  
• My focus was Korean-American identity in
  childrens books.

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Experiences with Childrens Literature contd

• I have read over 100 childrens books since 2002.
• From where do I get them? Why, from the library,
  
• of course!

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Some Titles of Favorite Books

• CHAPTER BOOKS
• Color of My Words
• Ella Enchanted
• Esperanza Rising
• F is for Fabuloso
• Millicent Min, Girl Genius
• the Harry Potter books!

• PICTURE BOOKS
• The Gold Coin
• How Pizza Came to Our Town
• The Name Jar
• The Tiger and the Dried Persimmon
• Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds

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Working with Children

• In Korea, I worked as an English teacher for one
  year. I taught listening, reading, speaking, and
  writing to over 70 children from kindergarten to
  Grade 9.
• At SFU, I was a supplementary childcare worker
  for four months. I worked with both toddlers and
  school-age kids.

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The Top 5 Reasons Why I Loveto Work with Children

• 5. Theyre brutally honest.
• 4. They love to learn.
• 3. I learn a lot more from them.
• 2. We get to play, be silly, and have fun
  together.
• 1. When they laugh with abandon, nothing else
  really matters.

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My Special Interests

• I am interested in evaluating and publicizing
  childrens books with Korean or
  Korean-Canadian/American characters. My interest
  also lies in how children respond to these books.
• I would like to help set up childrens libraries
  in developing countries.

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Last Words My Motto

• Keep reading and
• keep reaching for the
• STARS