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| Marie Kennedy, http://orgmonkey.net/?p=266, Jul 13, 2008 |
One of the real eye-openers for me as part of the SLIS Program at the University of Alabama, and through my LS 566 Metadata class, has been a recognition of the incredible opportunities that await library and information professionals in the Digital Age. Digital archives and records repositories, online libraries, digital image and music collections...the needs for information organization in the online environment are countless. Understanding the principles of information description, and being able to apply them, whether it be to a traditional OPAC catalog, or to any variety of metadata formats, will only become more useful as more and more information migrates into exclusively digital forms. Now, trying to make sure that people see the value in bringing human organization to all that data, and trying to dispel the archaic notion that librarian=person behind desk in building...well, that's another matter.
LOL! Funny comic strip!
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Yes!!! I need to make copies of this comic to hand out whenever someone questions why librarians need a master's degree. :-) I have had the same experience during this program as you, though, where I did not realize how many opportunities this field because of the amount of information that needs to be organized in all aspects of life. It's really made me consider how I want to be involved in the world as an information professional.
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