Goals and objectives are essential in life, especially when one is thinking about furthering their education. On the other hand, I also feel that flexibility is extremely important as well. I can attest that even the best laid plans can get disrupted and the path you were sure that you wanted to follow can throw up road blocks and curves. I must admit, my current goals are only ideas at the moment. Ideas that are flexible and able to change when necessary (or when a great opportunity comes up).
A co-worker first suggested the MLIS program to me and my first thought was I could then run a library. This still is one of my main goals. Many of the jobs that I see listed in our co-op require an MLIS for their library managers or directors. Some smaller libraries (such as the one where I work) do not require a masters degree but they do require a bachelors. For me, more knowledge is always better and I feel that I want to be as prepared as possible if and when I ever run a library. The areas of ethics, what a library should be, how to service the community to the best of the library's ability would be the main objectives I would like to learn in this area. I also want to be flexible in where I might live in the future in case as my family flees the nest, my husband and I can decide if we want to live somewhere else. I believe that having the additional education will help me secure a job in another location.
Since there are so many other options out there for individuals with an MLIS, one of my goals is to research other opportunities as well. The research and reference field intrigue me so I would like to learn about job opportunities in these fields. My objectives would be to figure out what classes would be beneficial if I went this route and what other skills should I work on. History is also a huge love of mine so looking into the archival certificate might be something I wish to do. Or maybe the information management might be the way to go. As I start to weed through the different opportunities, I am hoping to firm up my goals along the way.
Basically, I am here to learn. Learn everything I can about the MLIS field. Learn everything I can that might help me in my future career. Learn everything I can just because knowledge is essential and necessary. I always feel that every single one of us can learn something new each day that will help us in our jobs. I love learning new ways of helping out our patrons and sharing that information with them. I am glad that I have started this journey.
A co-worker first suggested the MLIS program to me and my first thought was I could then run a library. This still is one of my main goals. Many of the jobs that I see listed in our co-op require an MLIS for their library managers or directors. Some smaller libraries (such as the one where I work) do not require a masters degree but they do require a bachelors. For me, more knowledge is always better and I feel that I want to be as prepared as possible if and when I ever run a library. The areas of ethics, what a library should be, how to service the community to the best of the library's ability would be the main objectives I would like to learn in this area. I also want to be flexible in where I might live in the future in case as my family flees the nest, my husband and I can decide if we want to live somewhere else. I believe that having the additional education will help me secure a job in another location.
Since there are so many other options out there for individuals with an MLIS, one of my goals is to research other opportunities as well. The research and reference field intrigue me so I would like to learn about job opportunities in these fields. My objectives would be to figure out what classes would be beneficial if I went this route and what other skills should I work on. History is also a huge love of mine so looking into the archival certificate might be something I wish to do. Or maybe the information management might be the way to go. As I start to weed through the different opportunities, I am hoping to firm up my goals along the way.
Basically, I am here to learn. Learn everything I can about the MLIS field. Learn everything I can that might help me in my future career. Learn everything I can just because knowledge is essential and necessary. I always feel that every single one of us can learn something new each day that will help us in our jobs. I love learning new ways of helping out our patrons and sharing that information with them. I am glad that I have started this journey.
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