Introduction

First things first, here’s a little background. For the last couple of years I've been calling myself a librarian in training as I worked on my library science degree. ‘Librarian-in-training’ has a nice ring to it and is true in more than just being a student. It’s been almost two and a half years since I started my degree. What I think about libraries and librarians has gradually shifted to include all of the information I’ve taken in. Now that I'm at the tail end, I feel like I can truly start claiming the title of librarian but the training is going to continue even after I get my diploma.

Currently, I’m working in the interlibrary loan department of an academic library. Speaking of the continuous learning experience, my main goal for this year has been to become comfortable with working in Illiad 8. We plan on switching to being hosted by OCLC some time this summer which means we’ll have to use the latest version of Illiad instead of lagging behind until all the inevitable bugs are fixed. This won’t mean anything to you if you have nothing to do with ILL but those who do, you understand my pain.