Hi Charlene;

Sounds like you'd be more interested in pursuing archival studies, rather than museum studies.

Try http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/archives-resources/ for more info.

Cheers,



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Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
Esplanade Museum
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Medicine Hat, AB   T1A 8W2
Tel: (403) 502-8587
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>>> Charlene Martin <[log in to unmask]> 12/7/2007 11:17 AM >>>
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 SLA effectively deal with this niche in
LIS?

Thank you for considering!

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