[PW] Library Schools--online or in person?

[Newton Steve (DOS)]

Here in Delaware the Higher Education Commission has helped to fund the
MLS education for quite a few librarians.  Common schools that have been
used are Pitt, Drexel and Arizona.  Recently someone was accepted at
Michigan (or Michigan State, I can't ever remember the difference.)  All
have distance learning programs and are accredited.

This site has lots of information in general and you can track down the
distance learning programs:

http://www.becomealibrarian.org/

I hope that this is a help.

Steve Newton
Delaware Division of Libraries

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I got my degree in 1975 and started work on in in 1967 so there were no
online classes then.  I am glad to hear that there are that many online
classes available. I would expect that it would be harder in a way to
get a degree online because we often worked at our homework in the same
areas of the library with other students in the same class and if stuck
could ask how they found the answer.
 
By the time I got my degree there were a few on line databases they cost
about $60 an hour to access and the access was not through the internet
but by phone line.  The charges started the moment one connected to the
database so one had to know exactly what to type and when.  Using them
was nerve wracking but one could get information that was not available
elsewhere.
 
If I were trying to get my degree today I expect that I would have to do
so online because the school I went to lost its ALA accreditation and
closed a few years after I graduated.  I doubt I could afford to travel
to a university to take a graduate class now.



> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:48:59 -0600> From:
Sherrie.Hardin at sanantonio.gov> To: list at project-wombat.org> Subject: Re:
[PW] Library Schools--online or in person?> > > My Master of Library and
Information Studies degree is from the> University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee's online program, which is accredited> by ALA. (I
served on a virtual committee that worked with the ALA team> when it
arrived for its regular recertification visit.) UWM was one of> the
first online degree programs offered and set the standard for all>
others. I was hired straight out of school to work for a library system>
in one of the nation's largest cities.> > Today there are, according to
the American Library Association, more> than 50 online MLS/MLIS
programs. Some schools require a few days of> on-site orientation while
others do not. When I enrolled UWM required> students to take the final
comprehensive exam on-campus. I attended> class with several students
from Hong Kong, there was a guy in Germany,> an American teaching
English in Brazil and others scattered about the> U.S. and the rest of
the world. My first day of class was six days> before Sept. 11.
Understandably so many were reluctant to travel, but> rules were rules
and if a student wanted to complete the degree program> then he/she had
to make it to Wisconsin. A couple of semesters later> administration
changed the policy to allow students to take the test at> a pre-approved
proctoring site. I've never been to Wisconsin, but hold a> degree from
one of its universities. No one has ever denigrated my> degree or
questioned my qualifications because I did not sit in a> traditional
classroom. I studied the same subjects and complete the same> work
assignments as my on-site classmates.> > Online programs are not easier
than on-campus programs -in some ways> they are more difficult - but
they are a lot more convenient.> > -- Sherrie> > > -----Original
Message-----> From:
project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org>
[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf>
Of Roger Post> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:55 PM> To:
list at project-wombat.org> Subject: Re: [PW] Library Schools--online or in
person?> > You need to have your MA or MS in Library Science to get a
job as a> Librarian in a high school so I expect that you will have to
have more> than a Masters to get a job at the New York Public Library.>
> To get a job as a Reference librarian you are going to have to use a
lot> of sources so you will have to have access to these sources. I
expect> that you will find a Masters in Library Science to be a more
difficult> task than a Masters in Education, unless things have changed
a lot since> I went to school. You need to get your degree from a school
accredited> by the ALA for anyone to take it seriously.> > > -----
Original Message -----> From: "subs itoors" <subs at itoors.com>> To:
<list at project-wombat.org>> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:01 AM>
Subject: [PW] Library Schools--online or in person?> > > > Hello all!>
>> > A personal question. My passion has always been books and one of
my> > loftiest career goals has been to become a reference librarian for
the> > New York Public Library.> >> > I already have a BA degree and MA
in Education.> >> > 1) Do I need to have a Master's in Library Science
to get something> > like my dream job?> >> > 2) If so, (and I assume
yes) is there more respect given to live> > programs V. online
programs?> >> > Help is appreciated.> >> > Sam> >> >> >
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