I agree  with the  last  statement about this.  Alot
of us students/thesis writers/ etc. on this list have
come up with topics on our  own but use this list as a
way to supplement our research or bounce ideas off
people.  And, as far asking for jobs...how else are
people just starting out supposed to make contacts?
Isn't that what something like this list is for?  I am
someone who has done two great internships, completed
a good Masters program, have great contacts and am
still struggling to find a job. In a field that is so
competitive, I would think that we would all want to
help each other.  We are all just using the resources
available.  I have experienced a Masters program were
it takes weeks to get ahold of my advisor and even
longer to find any kind of career assistance.  I am on
my own and look to this this llist for job postings
and advice.  I look other places as well, but I just
don't understand that people forget how hard it was
struggling through grad school or their job hunt.  I
would like to think that if I were in any kind of
position, I would help, rather than ridicule, a
student of the arts (of any kind) who sought my
advice. Anyway, my two cents. Amy
--- Cate Cooney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Jennifer, and the rest of the list to boot,
>
> Here is my advice: read a lot, talk to your advisor
> and ask a reference
> librarian for assistance.  Do not ever expect anyone
> to come up with a
> topic for you. As a grad student you should be able
> to do that by now.
>
> I probably sound snotty as all get-out, but these
> messages asking for
> jobs and thesis topics are really surprising to me.
> Don't people do
> their own research anymore?  Do students use
> libraries?  Couldn't they
> at least come up with a topic and ask for assistance
> with sources,
> or how to narrow it a bit?  Maybe Miss Doyle just
> worded her question
> poorly, and sent it without reading it over...  if
> so, I apologize!
>
> I don't want to stir up another argument along the
> lines of the
> Harmony/CIMI slanging match, but does this bother
> anyone else?  Am I
> grumpy and ungenerous?  As a librarian, I feel an
> obligation to share
> information and to educate, but I have never felt
> obligated to do
> another person's work for her.
>
> Cate Cooney
> Digital Projects Librarian
> (let's talk about smooshed pennies again, that was
> fun!)
>
> Jennifer Doyle wrote:
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > I am a graduate student in Arts Administration.  I
> am looking for a thesis
> > topic.  Politics and the arts is what I am most
> interested in, but I don't
> > know exactly what I would like to focus on.  I am
> working in development and
> > it would be best if I focused in that area.
> >
> > Does anyone have any helpful suggestions?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Jennifer Doyle
> >
> >
>
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