Sam Herron is a Swarthmore student working towards a special major in Education and Sociology & Anthropology and a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her primary interests at END are data organization, information accessibility, and the role and history of libraries. She is the music editor for Swarthmore's quarterly magazine, The Review, a columnist for Swarthmore's print newspaper, a tap dancer, and an avid thrift shopper.
Reflection: Sleuthing We asked our END student researchers to reflect on some aspect of their experience this summer. Prior to my employment at END, I’d never seen an 18th century edition of a novel (or, frankly, many contemporary editions of 18th century novels, either. The earliest book I’ve read is Huck Finn.) so many of the day’s common paratexts and features were unusual and surprising to me. I’d never seen the word ‘advertisement’ used to refer to... [Read more]