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/>\u003C/p>","2023-10-05T14:13:00-07:00",[222],{"id":223,"image":224},"2493855",[225],{"id":226,"src":227,"height":228,"width":229,"srcset":230,"alt":231,"focalPoint":232},"2493845","https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_fullscreen/COM_Hero-Image.png",1124,2560,"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_375xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/COM_Hero-Image.png 375w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_960xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/COM_Hero-Image.png 960w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1280xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/COM_Hero-Image.png 1280w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_1920xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/COM_Hero-Image.png 1920w, https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/_2560xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/COM_Hero-Image.png 2560w","Customers outside at a taco catering truck in Los Angeles, 1987. From the Los Angeles Times photographic archive, circa 1918-1990.",[233,233],0.5,[235],{"id":236,"title":237,"uri":238},"1959411","Point of View","article-categories/point-of-view",[240,242],{"byline":50,"staffMember":241},[],{"byline":243,"title":244},"Written by","Library Staff",[246],{"id":247,"title":248,"to":249,"uri":249,"email":250},"11602","UCLA Library Special Collections","visit/locations/library-special-collections","AskLSC@library.ucla.edu",[252],{"id":253,"email":254,"phone":255,"jobTitle":256,"nameFirst":257,"nameLast":258,"to":259,"consultation":50,"departments":260,"locations":264,"image":267},"12413","ramirezlr@library.ucla.edu","(310) 206-5275","Librarian/Archivist for Los Angeles Communities and Cultures | Bibliotecaria/Archivista para Comunidades y Culturas de Los Ángeles","Lizeth","Ramirez","lizeth-ramirez",[261],{"id":262,"title":263},"6371","Library Special Collections",[265],{"id":247,"title":248,"to":266,"uri":249},"library-special-collections",[],[269,273,280,284,288,292,296,300,304,308,312],{"id":270,"typeHandle":271,"richText":272,"sectionTitle":50},"2493315","richText","\u003Cfigure class=\"image--right image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/LizethRamirez.jpg?1697045864115\" alt=\"\" />\u003C/figure>\u003Cp>As part of #AskAnArchivist Day on October 11th, we interviewed Lizeth Ramírez about her experience working as an archivist. #AskAnArchivist Day coincides with American Archives Month, which aims to break barriers that make archivists seem inaccessible and help the public understand the value of archives. \u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Ramirez has been a librarian/archivist for Los Angeles Communities and Cultures at the UCLA Library since 2019 and is currently part of the LAUC-LA Librarian of the Year Committee.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Read on for the insight she provided into her career.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>",{"id":274,"typeHandle":275,"pullQuote":276},"2553606","pullQuote",[277],{"text":278,"attribution":279},"\u003Cp>An archivist works to collect, preserve, and/or provide access to historical materials for scholars, researchers, and everyday people interested in various topics, including everything from rare books to photographs that capture historical people, events, organizations and more.\u003C/p>","Lizeth Ramírez",{"id":281,"typeHandle":271,"richText":282,"sectionTitle":283},"2553608","\u003Cp>I have always been a fan of libraries and books, though I didn’t really think of working in libraries as a career. I studied anthropology as an undergraduate and there are parts of being an archivist that remind me of anthropology, specifically its interest in recording the cultural lives of various people.\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"image--center image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/casa-golondrina.png\" alt=\"Casa la Golondrina\" />\u003Cfigcaption>1935 brochure advertising several spring festivals and events on Olvera Street, Los Angeles, and promoting Consuelo de Bonzo's Casa la Golondrina Mexican restaurant. From the California Ephemera Collection (Collection 200).\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","What inspired you to become an archivist?",{"id":285,"typeHandle":271,"richText":286,"sectionTitle":287},"2553610","\u003Cp>In\n order to work as an archivist and librarian, I needed to acquire the \nMasters in Library and Information Science (MLIS). The MLIS degree does \nallow you to specialize in any area you are interested in, so I focused \non archival work.\u003C/p>","What degree or training did you need for your position?",{"id":289,"typeHandle":271,"richText":290,"sectionTitle":291},"2553611","\u003Cp>My\n favorite part of being an archivist is getting to learn about the \nhistory of various communities and cultures in Los Angeles and Southern \nCalifornia. Being an archivist means always having the opportunity to \nlearn and to engage with historic materials, like books, photographs, \npapers, and other documents. \u003Cbr />\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"image--center image--full\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/COM_Hero-Image.png\" alt=\"\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Taco truck in LA, 1987. From the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection. Culinary and food history in Los Angeles and Southern California is a collecting priority for Ramírez.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\u003Cp> \u003Cbr />In addition, being an archivist and \nlibrarian at UCLA means I get to engage and work with a wide range of \nmaterials, including very beautiful illustrated manuscripts. My least \nfavorite part of my job is getting stuck in traffic when commuting to \nUCLA and various places that I drive to in the course of my work.\u003Cbr />\u003Cbr />\u003C/p>","What’s your favorite part of being an archivist? Least favorite part?",{"id":293,"typeHandle":271,"richText":294,"sectionTitle":295},"2493316","\u003Cp>For\n an archivist, every day can involve different work. Some days my focus \nis on working with possible donors to see if their collections are good \nadditions for UCLA Library Special Collections. Other days the focus is \non existing collections, either reappraising collections to see if they \nfit our collecting priorities or making sure they’re ready for \ndescription and use. As a staff member in Library Special Collections, I also \nparticipate in instruction, introducing students to our collections and \nhow to research them. There is always something interesting to work on. \u003C/p>","What does your day-to-day work look like?",{"id":297,"typeHandle":271,"richText":298,"sectionTitle":299},"2553614","\u003Cp>I\n tend to use collections that focus on Los Angeles, so I don’t usually \nwork with the older items in our collections. The oldest items from our \ncollections that I’ve gotten to see and/or work with directly are our \nillustrated manuscripts. You can see some of these online on the\u003Ca href=\"https://digital.library.ucla.edu/\"> UCLA \nLibrary Digital Collections website.\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"image--center image--half\">\u003Ca href=\"https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz001hqkf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Rouse-Book-of-Hours.jpg\" alt=\"Book of Hours\" />\u003C/a>\u003Cfigcaption>A page from - Rouse MS. 72. BOOK OF HOURS, in Latin and French. Fragment (10 bifolia, detached and unbound). From the Richard and Mary Rouse Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","What is the oldest item you’ve seen in the collection?",{"id":301,"typeHandle":271,"richText":302,"sectionTitle":303},"2553615","\u003Cp>One\n aspect is navigating the emotions of those donating materials\n to UCLA Library Special Collections. People are either donating their \nown life’s work, or the life’s work of one of their loved ones, so there\n is often an emotional element to the process of acquiring collections. \nIt’s something we need to respect and give space to in the archival \nprocess.\u003C/p>","What is one aspect of the job of an archivist that is often not included in the job description?",{"id":305,"typeHandle":271,"richText":306,"sectionTitle":307},"2553613","\u003Cp>One thing that often ends up in collections are \nfood related items. Once, I believe I even ran across something that had water \nin it! We aim to avoid acquiring organic materials like these, partly\n because they cannot be preserved over time, but primarily because they\nwill attract pests and can damage other nearby materials.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image--center image--full\">\u003Ca href=\"https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002j92cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Food-in-metal-letters-with-food-products-in-the-O-O-which-forms-a-pair-of-eyeglasses-1928-1939.png\" alt=\"\" />\u003C/a>\u003Cfigcaption>\n \"Food\" in metal letters with food products in the \"O-O\" which forms a \npair of eyeglasses, 1928-1939. From the Will Connell Papers. \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","What unexpected item(s) have you found in the collections?",{"id":309,"typeHandle":271,"richText":310,"sectionTitle":311},"2553616","\u003Cp>I\n don’t think I have just \u003Cem>one\u003C/em> favorite collection. I will admit to a \npreference to materials that relate to Los Angeles history, particularly\n anything that has to do with the older areas of the city, like Olvera \nStreet. Based on my own interests, I do like looking at the Collection \nof Ephemeral Mexican Popular Literature Published by Antonio Vanegas \nArroyo – it contains materials by José Guadalupe Posada, who is one of \nmy favorite Mexican artists.\u003C/p>\u003Cfigure class=\"image--center image--half\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://static.library.ucla.edu/craftassetsprod/images/Posada_Collection1334.jpg\" alt=\"Las Calaveritas Picosas\" />\u003Cfigcaption>Las Calaveritas Picosas by Jose Guadalupe Posada. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Engravings circa 1900. From the Collection of Ephemeral Mexican Popular Literature (Collection 1334). \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>","What is your favorite collection?",{"id":313,"typeHandle":271,"richText":314,"sectionTitle":315},"2553618","\u003Cp>UCLA\n Library Special Collections is a great place to work, both because of \nthe existing archival collections and because of the great colleagues I \nget to collaborate with! \u003C/p>","Anything else you'd like to add?",1781901206769]