Sharon, I was a computer programming major in undergrad and couldn't get a job anywhere but a library :) I worked as the Web Assistant and Web Manager in the library for 5 years before deciding to go to library school. You learn so much more on the job than you ever will in school - that is of course if you make an effort to learn.
On the web note, a lot of what I learned I learned by doing, copying and reading! I did take one 4 day hands on class in programming PHP, but other than that it was a lot of learning by doing. I don't know if that was helpful - but that's the short version of my story. Nicole C. Engard http://web2learning.net On 7/24/07, Sharon Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm a former embedded software engineer and a current library student, trying to get up to speed on all this Web stuff. This question is not part of any class project, but just for my own curiosity. How did you all come to be so heavily involved in this aspect of librarianship? I don't think it's being covered in most traditional MLS curricula, at least not in any hands-on way, although there are certainly some LIS programs that are getting into it in more depth than mine is. Were you a librarian first, who learned it via classes and tutorials? Are you a former software developer or web developer who moved into the library world? Or was there another path for you? Sharon -- Sharon M. Foster, B.S., J.D., 0.5 * (MLS) F/OSS Evangelist Cheshire Public Library 104 Main Street Cheshire, CT 06410 http://www.cheshirelibrary.org My library school portfolio: http://home.southernct.edu/~fosters4/ My final project for ILS655, Digital Libraries, still under construction: http://www.vsa-software.com/ils655 Any opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
