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What hte heck is a Masters of Library Science

Yes... to be a Librarian in any decent Library, ie state/university you have to have a Masters in Library Sciences.... and Librarians, at least the ones I know take that very seriously....

I just work for them...
 
Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Helps to advance within the library system.
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Oh

What if you jsut want ot be a peon? I want to retiure at 40. But stil lneed a job and I thought the library would be a nice option. Salary is meaningless. Jsut for soemthing to do really.
 
Originally posted by: samgau
Yes... to be a Librarian in any decent Library, ie state/university you have to have a Masters in Library Sciences.... and Librarians, at least the ones I know take that very seriously....

I just work for them...
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You need a masters to know the dewy decimal system? I honestly don't understand how librarians arn't classified as unskilled labor. I guess if you have a ledership role at a library, a BA makes sense, but for an MA to be needed?
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
OK, I seriously have never heard of this. Is this actually needed to be a librarian?
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yup, you do... one of my groomsmen is one, and he makes mad bank $$$...

library science means you're a pro. at cataloguing and archiving and whatnot... and you know stuff like the dewey decimal system, microfilm, microfiche, etc. enough to teach it to others....

you betta recognize the realness of the librarian, fool!
 
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
OK, I seriously have never heard of this. Is this actually needed to be a librarian?
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The First Lady actually has a Masters in Library Science...
 
That is my graduate major (still 1 more year of undergrad left). Yes, it is *REQUIRED* to be a librarian. You can be an assistant without one, buit you won't get paid much (not that you will be making much more as a librarian).
 
Originally posted by: rasholianmon
Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
OK, I seriously have never heard of this. Is this actually needed to be a librarian?
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yup, you do... one of my groomsmen is one, and he makes mad bank $$$...

library science means you're a pro. at cataloguing and archiving and whatnot... and you know stuff like the dewey decimal system, microfilm, microfiche, etc. enough to teach it to others....

you betta recognize the realness of the librarian, fool!
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Your skills depend on your emphasis as well. I will probabl be specializing in cataloguing theory.

*not checked for spelling.
 
There are a lot of CS fields of study that overlap. Libary science has to do with catagorie theory and database theory. It is no slouch degree. Math heavy.
 
Originally posted by: jst0ney
There are a lot of CS fields of study that overlap. Libary science has to do with catagorie theory and database theory. It is no slouch degree. Math heavy.
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Are you sure about that? It isn't a CS degree by any means. You can get away with almost no math.
 
My mom and my sister-in-law are both librarians. It is not a slouch degree by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Um, my mom has an MLS, and she worked hard for it! She's the head reference librarian at a local library.
 
i have more respect for someone with a MLS than with an MBA.

A Library Science degree is honorable; it's the pursuit of providing free knowledge to the masses. An MBA is the pursuit of cash.

 
Originally posted by: tangent1138
i have more respect for someone with a MLS than with an MBA.

A Library Science degree is honorable; it's the pursuit of providing free knowledge to the masses. An MBA is the pursuit of cash.
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Wait. Librarians don't get paid?
 
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