michelem- thankyou for the input. I guess that is why I'm kind of taking the wait and see approach right now. I do not want to push anything. I just want to be educated on this more before I do anything, that is for sure.
Thankyou,
Red Rock
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10-05-2008, 01:34 PM #1
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10-05-2008, 03:49 PM #2
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The degree you might be thinking of is MLS - master of library science. Things have really changed since the days of card catalogs.
One of my very good friends is a MLS. He worked the reference desk as an information specialist for many years. You know, the desk you call for questions on "anything". The internet has really changed how things are reseached these days. If anything, the field has gotten way more complex.
Many MLS work in the private sector managing all sorts of information.
He recent started a new job, setting up the whole new library for a brand new university. How cool is that?
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It's never too late to go back. I am 55, have an MA in Ed, plus about 90 hours beyond that. I quit my job last year and now am back in school to get a master's in clinical mental health counseling. It's basically the degree I need to do the job I want. I was in a PhD program many years ago, but it was not for me and I am glad I went back to teaching instead.
This is the first time I've been a full time student since 1975! I love it, though I must say the program is a bit more rigorous than my first masters. If you are unsure about how you would do, you can usually take 3-6 credits as a non degree grad student while doing the admissions process. Also, I would highly recommend a prep course for the GRE. I didn't have to take it, because I already had a graduate degree, but I would have definitely needed help with the math part of the GRE.
My husband went back to finish his BS after a few years of working. He did terrible the first time around and then graduated with a 3.9 average. And he was told by an advisor that he would never make it because he had a wife, a baby, and a job, with a tough major. He's now the world wide director of over 200 engineers...
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