I think you'll find tech-oriented librarians come from a variety of backgrounds. What we have in common is a sense of actionable curiosity, and we all seem to enjoy breaking things (I think, because we learn so much putting them back together). My programming background is entirely self-taught.
A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Interlibrary Services The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Riley Childs Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:17 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 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, hopefully more peope will pickup this thread in the morning! Riley Childs Junior IT Admin email: rchi...@cucawarriors.com office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101 cell: +1 (704) 497-2086 Please Think Before Hitting Reply All I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services ________________________________________ From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Coral 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 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't want to get the masters? Do something you could get a career in--or work in, part time, to afford the MLIS. If you want to be a systems librarian, why not get a degree in systems engineering or IT? (Seriously, there are degrees in IT<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p%3D332&k=ux7ohqYFcw1oDo0gOpSLlw%3D%3D%0A&r=HqiqdHpLzxsCxTpfRs%2BH92aFduchN66GvuvqPRSJHl0%3D%0A&m=ZwG%2BuLbfPg7XJb1U2%2Ft2osb15P6XGq0pT4ZmDGPifrE%3D%0A&s=1c46fbbab48513bdf9ffd4910f8a013f1eefbab1623735277eef3bbc9f3edf31>now, what a world!) Computer science wouldn't hurt, if you don't mind theory, and you can get some good foundational stuff that will help with the information science part of "libraries and information science." The school where I got my MLIS had an "Information Science" department that was mostly IT, too. So, that's a possibility. -- Coral Sheldon-Hess https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://sheldon-hess.org/coral&k=ux7ohqYFcw1oDo0gOpSLlw%3D%3D%0A&r=HqiqdHpLzxsCxTpfRs%2BH92aFduchN66GvuvqPRSJHl0%3D%0A&m=ZwG%2BuLbfPg7XJb1U2%2Ft2osb15P6XGq0pT4ZmDGPifrE%3D%0A&s=efd8c0dbf465e713c7270cf6156e9c88716e6a15267da3c94f6aa058594c6c98 @web_kunoichi On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 7:17 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 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 they are now. > > BTW Y'All at NC State need a better tour bus driver (not the c4l tour, the > admissions tour) ;) the bus ride was like a rickety roller coaster... 🎢 > > Also, if you know of any scholarships please let me know ;) you would > be my BFF :P > > > Riley Childs > Student > Asst. Head of IT Services > Charlotte United Christian Academy > (704) 497-2086 > RileyChilds.net > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes >
