Re: LIS Student Needs Help With Assignment Susan E. Sturgeon 21 Mar 2005 13:57 UTC
I would be happy to help, but have to warn you that I don't like the path the profession is on an am blunt about it, so if you want optimism, choose someone else. Susan On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:52:24 -0500 Dawn Marie Winans <av3925@WAYNE.EDU> wrote: > Hello, > > I have enjoyed reading the posts here over the last couple of > months. I am currently an LIS student at Wayne State > University in Detroit, MI. I also work at the Kettering > University Library in the serials and circulation departments. > Kettering University, formerly General Motors Institute of > Technology, is primarily an engineering college in Flint, MI. > > I need some help with an assignment that I have in school. I > am taking Introduction to Information Profession 6010 and I > have to interview a librarian that has been in the field for > at least two years. The professor stated that we could not > interview anyone that we work with. I arranged to interview > an area librarian that has had a very long and interesting > career but that didnâ<UNDEFINED><TRADE MARK SIGN>t work out. > > My Assignment â<UNDEFINED><LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK> â<UNDEFINED><LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE>Library Leaders Paper. Interview an > information professional that has been in the field at least 2 > years. Ask them at least 10 questions that cover their > education, work experience, goals, why they entered the > profession, expectations of the profession, thoughts to the > future, etc. Write at least 1500 words and include a > graduate-level discussion about what was learned from this > interview process (which encompasses at least 400 of the 1500 > words). Include the questions asked of the Leader. (LIS6010 > Professor Schroeder)â<UNDEFINED><UNDEFINED> > > If anyone is willing to help me out I would surely appreciate > it. I have listed the questions below that I have come up with. > > Thank You, > > Dawn M. Winans > Flint, MI > Kettering University Library > E-mails: dwinans@kettering.edu â<UNDEFINED><LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK>or- av3925@wayne.edu > -------------------------------------------------------------- > What is your name and where are you currently working? > > > > Why did you want to become a librarian? > > > > At what point in your life did you decide that you wanted to > become a librarian? Was it after you were already in another > profession? > > > > Where did you receive you library degree from? > > > > What type of librarian did you become? > > > > Did that differ from the type of librarian you thought you > wanted to become in graduate school? > > > > Are you happy in your current position or do you want to > pursue type of librarianship in the future? > > > > What types of employment have you had since getting your degree? > > > > What do you like and dislike about your job? > > > > What do you think the future of libraries and librarianship > will be? > > > > Do you have any thoughts or advice for someone just entering > the profession? ------------------ Susan Sturgeon Serials Librarian Salem State College Library 352 Lafayette St. Salem, MA 01970 (978) 542-6765 susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu Email: susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu Salem State College