Comments on: Work at my Library: Hiring a Head of Circulation http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1697 Liz Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:23:27 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1697 @Ian: Nope, still working on it – though I know that our school, along with offering a shortened LLM in conjunction with a JD, offers a shortened MLS. For now, though, I think I’ll take it one degree at a time. ;) Thank you very much for the heads up though!

]]> By: Ian http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1696 Ian Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1696 @liz
Did you finish your JD? Most law librarian positions want both an MLS and JD. (Though some ask for an MLS OR a JD.)

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1695 Brian Herzog Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:52:41 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1695 @alison: I got my degree (MLIS) through Kent State University SLIS, and their program requires 36 credit hours – I started my program in June 2004 and finished in August 2005, going full-time.

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by how many subjects, but they do list requirements for graduation. Different schools and programs might have different requirements, and a little more general information is available at Wikipedia and the American Library Association.

]]> By: alison http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1694 alison Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:01:16 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1694 Hi Brian,
just for my own interest – how many years study do you do for an MLS in the US, and how many subjects?

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1693 Brian Herzog Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:46:23 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1693 That’s a wonderful quirk about town employees, having something to do with paid/unpaid lunch breaks. 40-37.5 = 2.5 = 5 thirty-minute lunch breaks per week. It’s one of those dumb things that I never bother to care about or understand.

Another is that my library is unionized, and everyone is forced to join the union because the union covers everyone. However, you can pay dues at “voting” and “non-voting” levels. so even though I don’t want to be in the union and have no say in what they do, since what they do affects me they still take money out of my check.

]]> By: Liz http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/07/13/work-at-my-library-hiring-a-head-of-circulation/#comment-1692 Liz Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:32:30 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1083#comment-1692 Wow, 37.5 hours is full time?

Maybe I should have gone for my MLS instead of my JD… I suppose it’s never too late, is it?

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