[DCRM-L] Off-topic: online library school program

[Deborah J. Leslie]

Thanks, Mike. Do you have a sense of the proportion of applicants who present themselves with online program credentials?

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu | 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www. folger.edu

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Garabedian
Sent: Friday, 09 May 2014 16:21
To: DCRM Users' Group
Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Off-topic: online library school program

Hey, Deborah,

I work at a liberal arts college library, not a cultural heritage institution, but FWIW I think the days when people (my sometimes elitist self included) may have looked askance at an MLS degree from an online program are long gone. There's perhaps an analogy to be drawn with online dating -- it's pretty much de rigeur now.

Two of our new librarians here got their degrees from the San Jose State program within the past five years, and I was on the hiring committee for both. The fact that they did online programs not only was not an issue, it didn't even come up for discussion.

Yours,
MG

On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu<mailto:DJLeslie at folger.edu>> wrote:
Dear colleagues,

I apologize in advance for sending something off-topic to this list, but I'd get scolded for sending it to rbms-l and don't want to send it to ExLibris because you never know what firebomb is going to come out of left field.

A talented, promising young man who works at the Folger has decided to go to Library School and has applied to online programs. He's interested in working in cultural heritage institutions, and wants to make sure he's getting good value for his money before committing himself. Specifically,  he wonders whether an degree from an online program could actually hurt his application. Given what he wants to do and where he's been working (and flourishing!), I don't think it would, as long as its accreditation status is solid.

But I'm just one person, and I know he would like to talk to others who could give him good advice. Thoughts?

Thanks for indulging me,
Deborah

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> | 202.675-0369<tel:202.675-0369> | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www. folger.edu<http://folger.edu>


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