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

[Garth Reese]

I would second Mike's comments with respect to our searches at UI. The only
problem I've ever noted with graduates from online programs is that
sometimes they don't have a built-in opportunity to get experience
(internships, etc.) while pursuing the MLIS, which can put them at a
disadvantage. But the online degree itself is never an issue.

Cheers,
Garth


Garth D. Reese, MLIS, PhD

Associate Professor

Head, Special Collections & Archives

University of Idaho Library

875 Perimeter Drive MS 2351

Moscow, ID  83844-2351

garthr at uidaho.edu

208-885-5813


On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Margaret F. Nichols <mnr1 at cornell.edu>wrote:

>  Just to provide further anecdotal evidence, a colleague of mine here
> completed her library degree mostly online while working here full-time,
> and it did her no harm at all (either professionally or bodily J ).
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> *From:* dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Mike Garabedian
> *Sent:* Friday, May 09, 2014 4:36 PM
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Off-topic: online library school program
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> If our last rounds were any indication, candidates with online credentials
> are definitely in the majority, i.e., I'd say at least half and maybe as
> high as 2/3 of all applicants had degrees from distance (i.e., super low
> residency) or 100% online programs.
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> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
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> Thanks, Mike. Do you have a sense of the proportion of applicants who
> present themselves with online program credentials?
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> Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu |
> 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www.
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> *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
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> Hey, Deborah,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Yours,
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> MG
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> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Deborah J. Leslie <DJLeslie at folger.edu>
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> Dear colleagues,
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> 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
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> 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.
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> But I'm just one person, and I know he would like to talk to others who
> could give him good advice. Thoughts?
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> Thanks for indulging me,
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> Deborah
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