Charlene,
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Good Luck
Tracie Evans
Collections Manager
254/750-8631
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Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007
12:18 PM
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Subject: special
collections/museum librarianship?
Hello everyone -
I am a library science graduate student who has just completed the
typical "gateway" classes, like Foundations of Library Science and
Reference. Somewhere between the two classes it dawned on me that there may
still be a way of incorporating my love of history into this degree, which is
what brought me here (and to my impending Special Collections
class). Since my background is in public and academic libraries, the realm
of Special Libraries is a mystery to me.
I am still trying to determine whether or not I should at least take
some museum studies and history classes, since my undergraduate has nothing to
do with history (a regrettable decision). I know this question has been asked
many times before, but what do I need to do/pursue in order to secure my future
in Special Collections/museum librarianship? I have tried to get an idea by
reading job postings on this listserv and visiting the special collection
websites of institutions, but this only provides me with fragments of the
overview I am looking for.
If it helps any, my dream would be to work in a
reference/genealogy position in a historical museum library. I also would
be happy to work in a public library who has incorporated enough local history
content into their collection to warrant a local history/genealogy
librarian-general reference librarian appointment (I am sure budget
constraints would require a mixture of responsibilities).
Are there any "starter" books/websites out there for someone
like myself that needs to get an overview? Does
Thank you for considering!
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