My Portfolio Just Got a Lot Bigger
So here I was, all excited about being able to cover an event for the Harvard Gazette tonight so I could get my second byline in that publication. I went to the archives to see what I wrote about the event last year and discovered that I have yet another byline I didn’t remember. I was given credit for a lot of research and work I did on the year in review article that was in our Commecement issue–one of our most popular and highest circulating editions. I don’t think I noticed that byline before. That’s especially nice because not only did I help gather things worthy of that list from all over campus (it’s especially difficult because Harvard is incredibly decentralized), but I built a database to contain all of that information so we can easily store, retrieve, and reuse it for any number of purposes throughout the year. Those stealth credit-givers at the Gazette.
So what’s the big deal, right? Give credit where credit is due? Don’t all organizations do that? You’d be surprised at how many organizations will not credit news researchers for their work. And all the same, many organizations do and some news librarians contribute regularly to their media organization’s product. I’m sure other librarians in other organizations have similar credit woes.
