Hi David I agree with everyone so far, but I would like to share my own experience. I worked for a large county library district (19 branches) for 3 years as Media Selector/Purchaser. I have only an MLS and came upon the position quite by accident. I had actually applied for other positions in the county and gotten rejected. When they created the new position, I was called out of the blue and asked to apply. For some reason, the HR person thought I would be a good fit. My situation was probably unique, but I find now that I am very qualified for other media librarian positions, even ones in academic libraries (I have applied for several and been called as a potential candidate). Sounds like you have a great chance. Oh, and make sure you WORK while you're getting your MLS-- that is the most important factor in landing a job post-graduation.
The lack of jobs in the library field is discouraging, but as someone who received her MLS 6 years ago, I have never had problems finding a job. If you are enthusiastic and willing to start at the bottom, you will be just fine! On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 5:35 AM, David Folmar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you all for your responses, I appreciate you taking the time to tell > me your thoughts, Uhm Micheal Brewer I only joined the list a few weeks ago, > I probably missed that whole post by a day or two, Gary ypour advice was > really very helpful and I guess that So having a film studies degre for my > undergrad and spending 5 years as an editor, sound engineer and Graphics > artist, plus 5 years as a grip and camera person sets me up pretty well for > certain jobs, especially as I have done some encoding too and my interests > are always eclectic ( which makes it very hard to buy me christmas gits I am > told), Laura thank you too but no I am not intrested in being a tape > librarian, I used to do that at a post house and it is not what I am looking > for, I am looking to be a librarian who handle film and media, and Dennis > thankyou as well, lets hope the field is growing sooner rather than later > because I graduate in two semesters (knock on wood) . Again thank you all. > > > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:32 AM, David Folmar <[email protected]>wrote: > >> So I see most of the people on this list are in academic positions, As a >> student who wants very badly to work with media as a librarian, do most of >> you have and need a second master in film or media studies or if not do you >> have masters at all or and what exactly is the qualifications people look >> for in a media librarian , thank you for considering this question >> >> -David Folmar >> MLS student Clarion University >> > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Danielle Phillips
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
