I know exactly what Shonda means. I have a very old ALA Master's
(1981) so I am not sure that a major public library system would want
me for a professional job at this point, but I would still like to
work in that field part-time when I retire. However, my years of
experience in working with the public as part of the public school
system would be useful.
I went in the other direction and got a second master's degree in
education (2002), which has helped me a lot as a teacher-librarian
and I sure wish that I had done it sooner, although doing it when I
did helped my technology skills considerably. (My undergrad degree
was in Education/ LS but I am not a certified elementary teacher.)
But you just never know what learning experience will help you, so it
is important to stay current as much as possible.
LM_Net certainly has helped to expand my horizons. I am always
recommending it to my colleagues!
Deb Hendrickson
Deborah J. Hendrickson
Teacher-Librarian & Technology Leader
Westernport Elementary School
172 Church Street
Westernport, MD 21562
301-359-0511(phone) 301-359-0411 (fax)
DHendrickson@allconet.org
http://boe.allconet.org/wt/
On Aug 9, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Shonda Brisco wrote:
> Gail's comments about the differences between the two programs (MLIS
> and school librarian certification) is absolutely true. The two
> programs are different and they do lead you down different paths;
> however, it's not impossible to walk down both paths at different
> times.
>
> I received my school library certification after getting a teaching
> degree. I worked for 8 years and then decided to get my MLIS which
> required that I go BACK to college and repeat some of the same
> coursework in an ALA-accredited university. Although the materials
> were similar (some things had changed in 8 years---technology, library
> automation, etc.), the coursework focused heavily on reference,
> collection development, and library administration (all public and
> academic library-type programs). Along with this, I also took courses
> that I thought I'd never use...like "Databases"...."Government
> Documents"...."Multicultural Librarianship"...."Cataloging I and
> II"....(these have saved my life in school libraries, believe it or
> not!) However, the depth of the program helped me to better
> understand how school libraries can work within the framework of
> public and academic libraries. It was almost a missing piece of the
> professional puzzle for me.
>
>
> Now, the downside of this is that whenever I have to submit a
> transcript to anyone, I have about 6 pages of paperwork that covers my
> undergraduate work (177 hours--double major in English / Journalism),
> my school library certification work (30 hours) and my MLIS work (36
> hours). [Now considering a PhD...yikes!]
>
> But I wouldn't trade the experience of learning all of this for the
> world!
>
>
> ~Shonda
> --
> Shonda Brisco, MLIS
> Library Media / Technology Specialist
> Digital Bookends wiki / blog:
> http://digitalbookends.pbwiki.com
> http://shonda.edublogs.org/
> sbrisco@gmail.com
>
> Resources for Texas School Librarians:
> http://txschoollibrarians.ning.com/
> http://txschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com/
>
> "Digital Resources" columnist
> School Library Journal
>
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