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
>
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