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Advice
- Anderson,
Chrissie. "Earning
Your MLS Online." (LIScareer, Dec 2001)
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Barton, Emily. "What Library School Didn’t Teach You: An Overview from Six First-Year
Professionals."
(LIScareer, Nov 2006)
- Bates,
Mary Ellen. "The
Newly-Minted MLS." (Info Today, May 1998)
- Cohen, Steven M. "RSS
for Non-Techie Librarians." (LLRX.com)
- Coffin, Amy. “Why
Procrastinate That MLS Degree? Excuses Are No Excuse!” (LIScareer,
Jan 2004)
- Collins, Catherine. "Earning an MLS
at 40 & Beyond: A Snapshot of the Older Student." (LIScareer,
June 2005)
- "Continuing
Education." (Info Career Trends, May 2004)
- Crowhurst, Jonathan. “Becoming
a Library Studies Student in the UK.” (LIScareer,
Feb 2004)
- Delumeau,
Andrea. "Keeping Up with RSS." (Oct
2004)
- "Distance
Education." (Info Career Trends, Mar 2001)
- Dunne, Loretta. "Going Online for Your Degree."
(LIScareer,
Aug 2004)
- Ellard, Robyn. "Finger on the Pulse: How to Develop Your Own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Plan."
(LIScareer, Nov 2003)
- Ferguson, Jen. "Tips
from the Trenches: How to Survive (and Even Enjoy) Distance Learning."
(LIScareer, Mar 2007)
- Gaspari, Maureen. "To Cohort or Not to
Cohort: An Essential Question to Ask When Considering an Online MLS
Program."
(LIScareer, Feb 2007)
- "Keeping
Current." (Info Career Trends, Jan 2002)
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Larrabee, Nancy. "What I Wish I Had Learned in Library School: A Public Librarian’s
Perspective." (LIScareer, Nov 2007)
- Lee, Suzan. "Internships
or Practicums -- Does It Matter?" (LIScareer, May 2003)
- "Library
Education." (Info Career Trends, Mar 2002)
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Morris, Sarah E. & Patrice Johnson. "Getting Your LIS Degree without Breaking the Bank."
(LIScareer, Feb 2007)
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Peters, Chrissie Anderson. "Paying for Graduate School."
(LIScareer, Feb 2007)
- Shontz,
Priscilla. "What Classes Should
I Take?" (LIScareer, Dec 2001)
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Shotsberger, Stacy. "The
Internship Bridge."
(LIScareer,
Apr 2005)
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Starkey, Jennifer. "Everything
You Always Wanted To Know About Getting a Second Master’s Degree But
Were Afraid To Ask."
(LIScareer, Dec 2006)
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Swartz, Jonathan. "School Library Media
Specialist Programs."
(LIScareer, Feb 2006)
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Wells, Muriel K. "The
Internship Voyage:
Shipwreck or Smooth Sailing?" (LIScareer, Oct 2007)
Websites
Print Resources
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Cohen, Steven M.
Keeping Current: Advanced Internet Strategies to Meet Librarian and
Patron Needs. ALA Editions, 2003
- Nesbeitt,
Sarah L. and Rachel Singer Gordon. The
Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online.
Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2002
- Shontz,
Priscilla K. Jump Start Your Career in Library and
Information Science. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow
Press, 2002
- Shontz, Priscilla
K., ed. The Librarian’s Career Guidebook.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004
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