Comments on: Library School angst

By: Elena

Elena — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:59:20 +0000

Hi everybody:
I’ve worked in an academic library for more than 2 years (first at UofM, than at UCSB) and I’m more and more interested in going to library school. Right now I’m in Santa Barbara, California, and I should stay here for a couple of years (my husband is a post-doc) so the options are pretty much UCLA or on-line degrees. By the way, I’m Italian with a J visa, so I’ll have to pay out-of-state tuitions anyway. Any ideas/suggestions to help me to decide where to apply/what to evaluate in different programs? Grazie mille! Elena

By: MarkPaul

MarkPaul — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:16:22 +0000

WSU’s program is very good. was accepted by both Wayne and U of M and I chose Wayne State. U of M Library Science program was too high brow for my blood. Wayne will cost you less and it will provide you with the same degree.

By: Wolverine Librarian

Wolverine Librarian — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:20:35 +0000

Yeah, woo-hoo I went to Dominican Univeristy, I received my master Degree in Library and Information Science and spent over 30,000 dollars just so I could help some guy use the photocopier cause he didn’t know how and didn’t want to learn, so he could photocopy a business plan he’s probably going to plagerize.

By: Mary-Lou

Mary-Lou — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:24:00 +0000

We have alot of students from Wayne come to the library I work at in Windsor. I also know quite a few people who graduated from Wayne State and really enjoyed it. I am Canadian and with all of the Border Crossing restrictions Bush imposed on Canadians after 9/11, I went to the University of Western Ontario. I was very happy with the results too. I find a good balance between traditional and technical will truly prepare you for a career, unless you want a Tech career in the future. Congrats on your internship! I did a co-op and it provided me with amazing wxperience!

By: Elspeth

Elspeth — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:47:20 +0000

I don’t understand — how can someone running a site called “Librarian Avengers”, quote “I donâ€™t know much about Wayne because 1) it is a library school and I never wanted to be a librarian. Not a traditional librarian anyway, with the patrons, and the books and the reference.” This ties in with my current fixation on why so many people are in library school yet either don’t end up or don’t want to work in libraries.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:59:40 +0000

This is the original poster and I just wanted to update you all. I started the Library and Information Science program at Wayne State University in Detroit in January and am thoroughly enjoying it (hoping to focus on Information science/technology). Additionally, I started working as a computer assistant at a newer library in the Detroit area and just recently accepted a full-time internship with the same library and department. The internship will last for two years and I will receive health insurance, tuition reimbursement and more importantly, invaluable hands-on experience in my field. Thank you for all of your thoughts and advice everyone. It definitely came in handy in determing which school to attend.
I am on my way to becoming an information professional and I absolutely love it so far!

By: Phyllis Fisher

Phyllis Fisher — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 13:13:40 +0000

Try the online program at Univ of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The out of state fee is waived.

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 04:53:07 +0000

I am currently a student at Wayne, and really enjoying the program.
If you are thinking about the program and trying to figure out the money (and who isn’t?) check out Wayne’s graduate-professional scholarship. It pays full tution, and is relatively unknown, so quite a bit easier to get than you might imagine. If you had good undergrad grades and can get a few people to give you a letter of reference, you should absolutely apply.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:58:51 +0000

And if it wasn’t so late on a worknight I’d even be able to spell! Sorry about that!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:57:21 +0000

I go (distance) to Drexel. The the person in Germany, we had a soldier station in Iraq in our group. The didtance thnig really works and we have people all over the country.