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  8. From: paw@iglou.com (Anthony Wilson)
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  10. Subject: Libraries FAQ, v. 2.1, part 4/10
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  13. Summary: Information about libraries and librarianship
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  24.  
  25. Libraries FAQ 2.1
  26. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1107
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  28. Anthony Wilson
  29. paw@iglou.com
  30.  
  31. Libraries FAQ Section 3.0 Training & Education 
  32.  
  33. 3.1 Where can I earn a degree in library science? 
  34. 3.2 Where can I earn a library technician diploma? 
  35. 3.3 Can I take courses or earn an accredited library degree through
  36. correspondence? 
  37. 3.4 What conferences can I attend to keep my knowledge and skills up
  38. to date? 
  39.   
  40.  
  41. 3.1 Where can I earn a degree in librarianship?  
  42.  
  43. The ALA site, http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/uslis.html , contains the
  44. most up-to-date list of accredited programs in the U.S. For a list of
  45. Canadian programs accredited by the ALA see:
  46. http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/canlis.html 
  47. Professor Tom Wilson, Head of the Department of Information Studies,
  48. University of Sheffield has compiled a list of international schools
  49. of LIS, business information systems, and information technology:
  50. http://www.shef.ac.uk/~is/publications/worldlist/wlist1.html 
  51.  
  52.   
  53.  
  54. 3.2 Where can I earn a library technician diploma?    
  55.  
  56. Check out the Library Support Staff Resource Center site at the U of
  57. Rochester for a list of schools in the U.S, Canada, Australia and the
  58. UK: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/ssp/
  59. The Library Paraprofessional Clearinghouse has information on
  60. organizations, conferences, education and employment:
  61. http://www.people.memphis.edu/~mapepin/para.htm   
  62.  
  63. 3.3 Can I take courses or earn an accredited library degree through
  64. correspondence?  
  65.  
  66. Yes, you can earn an Associate Degree, Diploma, Certificate, or
  67. Continuing Education credits through distance and continuing education
  68. programs. See: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/ssp/educate/educate.htm  
  69.  
  70. 3.4 What conferences can I attend to keep my knowledge and skills up
  71. to date?  
  72.  
  73. The Librarian's Datebook, maintained by Barbara Tysinger of the
  74. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a comprehensive
  75. listing of LIS conferences around the world,
  76. http://www.hsl.unc.edu/libcal.htm
  77. I would also suggest visiting the continuously updated LIBRES
  78. Conferences and Meetings page,
  79. http://www.curtin.edu.au/curtin/dept/sils/libres/meetings.htm . 
  80.  
  81. The ALA's American Libraries Datebook,
  82. http://www.ala.org/alonline/datebook/datebook.html, has information on
  83. conferences, events (like National TV Turnoff Week), workshops and
  84. study tours. 
  85.  
  86. And if you need to convince your superiors that you must attend a
  87. weekend conference in Barbados on "Book Repair for the New
  88. Millennium", see: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/ssp/events/strategy.htm
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