My job shadowing experience was actually rather fun and dynamic. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the fact that I was on my feet all day, but that isn't generally typical for the occupation, and even if it were, I would get used to it.
I job shadowed the lovely folks at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library. I got to meet with the registrar, tour the newspaper microfilm rooms, see the basement archives, and go up to the conservation lab. My favorite parts were when I got to clean part of an old map of an Illinois town that never came into existence, go through the newspapers of a town nearby where I live, and see all the old books in the basement that are closed off to the public.
This experience has definitely made me think more seriously about careers involving history, preservation, and the library arts. It was a very exciting experience to get to see where people with those jobs work and what their day-to-day lives consist of. It has definitely helped me in choosing a career.
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