Sara (and others), I did the same thing that your doing. I wanted to get into collection management in a museum and went the route of an MLS. Currently I do hold a position at a museum as the cataloging and research associate but the collection manager here and at the last museum I worked at both hold their MLS. So I think that for positions related to collections the MLS is a great degree to get. Although it does always help to have a specialized degree in the area that the museum specializes in. My only advice to you would be make sure your internship is in a museum and if you are writing a thesis for this program write it about something related to museum work. Best of Luck! Carey Stumm --- Sara Shreve <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I hope this post is not inappropriate for this list, > but I am eager to hear the opinions and advice of > professionals currently working in museums. I am > within a few credits of finishing my masters degree > in > Library and Information Science, but my true > interest > is in history and historic conservation, special > collections, and archival work. I felt that an MLIS > degree might give me flexibility with regard to > geographic location and the duties of a job, which > is > why I did not originally pursue a degree in Museum > Studies. I was also told by several LIS professors > that I could possibly make the transition into > museum > work with an MLIS degree. I would like to ask for > the > opinion of museum professionals about this before I > make any post-masters plans. Would someone holding > an > MLIS possibly be considered for a position in a > museum? > > I am currently making plans for the internship that > I > need to complete in order to finish my degree, and I > am hoping to be able to conduct this internship at a > small local museum. Even if this is not possible, > the > museum does accept volunteers and I would imagine > this > would be a wise opportunity for me to take advantage > of. But I am also considering a second masters > degree, > in history with a focus on "public history" which > includes some museum studies. Does this sound like a > wise course of action, and are there other steps I > need to take to qualify myself for museum work? > > Any information and advice would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thank You, > > Sara > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).