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Fleming, Declan
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Hi - I'm also an English undergrad. This was after miserably failing out of
a Math/CS program (although I
or cooking pizza.
Josh Welker
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
Fleming, Declan
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Hi - I'm also
: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Hi - I'm also an English undergrad. This was after miserably failing
out of
a Math/CS program (although I learned a lot). The English degree
forced
me
to write a lot while in college - a time when one's mind needs some
expanding lest it get caught in ruts
Hi Riley,
I agree with most of the responses already provided. My personal
background: I have a BA in Computer Science with minors in English and
Business and my MLS. Currently, my official job title is IT
Application Engineer and my job is to look after the ILS. Unlike a
lot of other places,
From: Gem Stone-Loganmailto:gemstonelo...@gmail.com
Sent: 5/30/2014 1:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Hi Riley,
I agree with most of the responses already provided. My personal
background: I
, 2014 1:27 PM
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Riley,
As an undergrad, I studied music, religion, and English. I got my MLIS
after realizing that, out of my three majors, not a single one was
employable. If I'd known at the time that I'd enjoy teaching myself
Hi Riley,
My absolute favorite thing about librarianship is that almost everything I
have learned has the potential to be useful and I never know what little
titbit of knowledge is going to be necessary on any given day. Also, the
things I learned in school aren't necessarily the things I need to
From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Krier
[laura.kr...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:22 AM
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Hi Riley,
Congrats on starting college
If you want to be a systems librarian, I wouldn't bother with the MLIS,
honestly. Yes, it's still a requirement on a lot of job postings _now_,
but more and more that's being dropped from systems roles in lieu of
relevant experience.
The other sad reality is that an entry level systems librarian
You could do worse than an undergrad degree in pure math, especially if
you're interested in doing hard CS at some point. In general, math gives
you lots of good background for things like data and object structures,
flow control, etc. Math is also really useful for framing the world as a
series
Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone on this list who doesn't wish they had
your foresight! You already have rare opportunity in that you're
thinking about this now and not in your mid-20s, so way to go!
We spoke about this a little @ the c4l conference, but I'll say more. I
majored in
] College Question!
Dear Riley et al:
I was thinking the same thing as Coral. I have a humanities undergrad
degree; a computer science oriented degree would certainly have been
beneficial, especially with an emphasis on network and server
administration, or even web development depending on your
Riley -
Here's my question to you: WHY do you want to be a systems librarian?
And even more specifically, why a systems librarian and not just an IT
person? What do you think a systems librarian does all day? The title
is as varied as other any job title in library world -- I'm a systems
My advise is to get the broadest possible liberal arts education you can as
an undergrad. I went through some big changes in my sophomore year that set
me on a mission to seek that path at the University of Michigan, a huge
school which, at least in in that era, seemed to be focused on prepping
!
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Riley
Childs
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to college
next year
-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of
Riley Childs
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class
] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major in! I
wanted to hear about what paths people took and how
Riley,
’m one of the more over-degreed individuals around here, having a B, M, and now
a Dr. all in music, which means I know next to nothing! I do also have masters
in information science which *really* means I know next to nothing.
Having held a couple of systems librarian jobs, I can truly
: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Coral
Sheldon-Hess [co...@sheldon-hess.org]
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Riley,
Whatever you do, don't major in library science as an undergrad. Maybe
minor
AM
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I was planing to major in CS or CE, but I am not sure. At c4l I was told by
several people to not major in LS, some people said I need a masters from a
university, some said an online degree would work. I am really not sure
On 29 May 2014 22:44, Jon Stroop jstr...@princeton.edu wrote:
Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone on this list who doesn't wish they had
your foresight! You already have rare opportunity in that you're thinking
about this now and not in your mid-20s, so way to go!
Heh, hear hear.
My
: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to
major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I
: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
Riley Childs
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am
: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to
major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major
in!
I
wanted to hear about what
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Riley
Childs
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:17 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was planing to major in CS or CE, but I am not sure. At c4l I was told by
several
PM, Riley Childs rchi...@cucawarriors.com
wrote:
From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura
Krier [laura.kr...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:22 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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!
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf
Of
Riley Childs
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 11:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am
, 2014 11:17 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off
to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to
major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what
Krier [laura.kr...@gmail.com]
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Hi Riley,
Congrats on starting college in the fall! If you like to learn, college
is pretty much the best place ever.
College next fall
: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:22 AM
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Hi Riley,
Congrats on starting college in the fall! If you like to learn,
college
is pretty much the best place ever.
College next fall, but almost there, pretty scary
And say et voilà a lot.
D
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jon
Stroop
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 5:45 AM
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Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone
[mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Henry,
Laura
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My undergrad degree is in English, and it actually has come in handy at times.
Good communication is important, regardless of what
[mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
Fleming, Declan
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:05 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Hi - I'm also an English undergrad. This was after miserably failing out of
a Math/CS program (although I learned a lot
I'd like to second Jon's suggestions.
I majored in political science and worked in the library because my dad
suggested it (damn him), and after graduation I took a full time job there
for two years. There I learned a lot about desktop management, HTML, some
PHP, serials, systems, electronic
] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to
major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major
in!
I
wanted to hear about what paths people took
On May 28, 2014, at 11:17 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major in! I
wanted to hear
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to college
next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major in. I want
to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major in! I wanted to hear
about what paths people took and how they ended up where
http://sils.unc.edu/programs/undergraduate
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On 5/28/14, 11:17 PM, Riley Childs rchi...@cucawarriors.com wrote:
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to
major in. I want to be a systems
Riley,
Whatever you do, don't major in library science as an undergrad. Maybe
minor in it, along with some other major, if you want, but it's not useful
by itself as an undergraduate degree--most libraries want librarians to
have the MLIS. And what if you change your mind after a few years and
Dear Riley et al:
I was thinking the same thing as Coral. I have a humanities undergrad
degree; a computer science oriented degree would certainly have been
beneficial, especially with an emphasis on network and server
administration, or even web development depending on your interest (as a
Sheldon-Hess [co...@sheldon-hess.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:24 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Riley,
Whatever you do, don't major in library science as an undergrad. Maybe
minor in it, along with some other major, if you want, but it's
Hi Riley,
Congrats on starting college in the fall! If you like to learn, college is
pretty much the best place ever.
I second others in not necessarily recommending a bachelors in library/
information science. I would actually suggest computer science if you're at all
skilled with math and
Riley, I'm also a humanities darling , and I'm completely self-taught on
the IT front (Lynda.com and the Head First books are a godsend if you're
going that route). Web Development and Systems Administration are two big
areas to think about specializing in.
My systems librarian role has ended up
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