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
te
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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 tim
takes
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Hi Riley,
I agree with most of the responses already prov
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, t
rker hours. Chances
> are
> > you
> > > are going to end up doing some kind of student work position anyway, so
> > you
> > > might as well use it learning something valuable rather than raking
> > leaves
> > > or cooking pizza.
> > >
> &g
meaningful work for far less money ;) With the MBA,
> I
> > was able to come back at a director level and influence change, so that's
> > kinda cool.
> >
> > Good job getting ahead of this! You're a neat person and I appreciate
> what
> > you do for the co
lker
>
>
> -Original Message-
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> Fleming, Declan
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>
> Hi - I'm al
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
se, not in a
> > maintain-a-server
> > > sense which gets out of date quickly 3) fascinating stuff in class 4)
> > > people who graduated with me went on to PhDs but others went on to do
> > MDs,
> > > law degrees, and some started work immediately as computer
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 reso
aries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
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 learned a
an
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Laura
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My undergrad degree is in English, and it actually has come in handy at time
And say "et voilà" a lot.
D
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Stroop
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Riley,
First, I wonder if there&#
> [image: Laura Krier on about.me]
> >
> > Laura Krier
> > about.me/laurakrier
> > <http://about.me/laurakrier>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:11 PM, Riley Childs
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > __
Riley Childs
>
> >
> 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.
got an MLIS and took a few more CS/IT/Tech courses. I work at a
>>>> university, which means I have the benefit of being able to take free
>>>> classes (which I plan to take advantage of to take some MORE CS classes
>>>> :-D).
>>>>
>>>> G
...@jhuapl.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I highly recommend a Physics degree. 1) not as many required courses
> as
> > > > engineering so more electives, more opportunities to study the
> > important
> > > > Russian Literature you might need as a surgeon :)
http://about.me/laurakrier>
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:11 PM, Riley Childs
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
>
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@LPI_Library
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Childs
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I was planing to major in CS or CE, but I am
ot in a
> > maintain-a-server
> > > sense which gets out of date quickly 3) fascinating stuff in class 4)
> > > people who graduated with me went on to PhDs but others went on to do
> > MDs,
> > > law degrees, and some started work immediately as computer scien
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Riley Childs
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off
s, and some started work immediately as computer scientists :)
> >
> > Christina, BS, MLS
> > Oh, and adding a BS after your name is fun, too!
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of
> > Riley Child
On 29 May 2014 22:44, Jon Stroop 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 own backgro
1:17 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
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
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Sheldon-Hess [co...@sheldon-hess.org]
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Riley,
Whatever you do, don't major in libr
iley 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 of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major
>
gt; Oh, and adding a BS after your name is fun, too!
>
> -Original Message-
> 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!
>
!
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Riley
Childs
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to college
next year
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
und
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
librarian
DU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] 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 deve
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 m
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
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
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 startin
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 w
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 lo
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 in it, along with some other major, if you want, but it&
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
syste
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 don
http://sils.unc.edu/programs/undergraduate
-t
On 5/28/14, 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
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 t
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