Library World Upgrade

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Been trying to find a good university that offers an online Library Science masters program. Given the dumb shit our Liberry administration is pulling right now, I will not be getting much in the way of promotions anytime soon anyway, so I might as well go ahead and become more qualified for any less dysfunctional libraries out there.

I’m still pretty damn sick of academia, but less so than I was when I graduated. And at least if I start doing school stuff I won’t have to feel quite so guilty about my continued existence—at least, that’s what I’m hoping, because right now THE GUILT IT BURNS US, and that is tiresome.

I considered doing an on-site school program, but Utah doesn’t have one, and, y’know, money. Unless someone knows of a full-time job I can get while going to the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, it’s pretty much online school for me.

And hey—maybe by the time I’m done with a Masters, the Liberry staff will have pulled their heads out of their asses and I can get a better job!* Anything is possible


*Although frankly, I would not object to being a full-time, benefits-packaged, high-paid book shelver.

Comments

random person from Metaquotes

[sockschan.livejournal.com]

Came here to look at something else, but IIRC, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has one of the best Library Science programs in the country and I THINK you can take those classes online. Do not quote me on this. I know that UofM's Library Science is top notch and that their online classes are as well; I could've sworn the two dovetailed, but maybe I made that up. No idea what tuition will run you though...

Good luck.

Re: random person from Metaquotes

[kadharonon.livejournal.com]

No, the School of Information does not offer distance education classes. The way that the coursework required for the degree is set up does not allow for distance education, as it is heavy on project-based group work using local clients.

Also, out of state tuition there is... quite expensive.

/UofM MSI student

(However, you can access a good number of the teaching materials for SI classes through Open.Michigan. I was the dScribe for SI 643. Whee!)