Network training for librarians

[Sandra Parks <sparks@rica.net>]

I remember sitting in a mandatory computer class at UNC and wondering
"Why do I need to know this stuff? I'm going to be a school librarian."
Luckily, some of it stuck and two years later when designing our network
I understood what was going on when terms like "Bus" and "Star topology"
and "Ethernet" came up, and I've been able to do basic network functions
and to be able to follow directions from tech support and to know when
to give up and call in the big dogs. No, I am not Novell certified nor
do I want to be but the computer classes required of library science
majors at UNC-Chapel Hill at that time gave me the grounding I needed
for network training.

While I grumbled at the time, I would encourage anyone interested in
library media centers now to get some basic programming/network
knowledge. Ya never know when it's going to come in handy.

p.s. (Thanks, UNC!)
--
Sandra Parks
Harrisonburg High School
395 S. High St.
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 433-2651 FAX (540) 433-3595
sparks@pen.k12.va.us

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