From: Deborah Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 16:51:19 PDT
Message-Id: <a05111b0ebb38f2636744@[192.174.2.158]> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:51:19 -0700 From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Re: SLA-SF: Re: Pamela's post on "Jumpstarted Careers"
Just a reminder that DVC in Pleasant Hill has a great
paraprofessional program as well.
Deb
>Interesting...not sure what she's referring to. Neither SFSU
>Extended learning nor UCB Extension offer anything related to
>Libraries. The closest thing is SF City College's "Library
>Information Technology" degree curricula:
>
>Degree Curriculum
>Graduates of the two-year Library Information Technology Curriculum
>are prepared for employment in information resource centers and
>libraries as library technicians or library assistants.
>
>Course of Study. The ten classes comprising the two-year course of
>study are transferable to state universities and include instruction
>in the following areas: lending procedures; shelf management;
>standard reference materials and services; supervision and
>scheduling; statistics and records; equipment and machines; public
>relations and displays; computer applications; and the acquisition,
>processing, and cataloging of print and non-print materials.
>
>The course of study includes practical experience in a resource center.
>
>Students with a college degree can complete the program by taking
>twenty-two units of course work. With the consent of the department
>chair , those with college degrees or those who have documented work
>experience in a library or information center may accelerate their
>program by taking several courses concurrently.
>
>Associate in Arts Degree and Award of Achievement. The course of
>study is designed so that students may complete the program while
>working on requirements to graduate from the College. Students who
>satisfy graduation requirements and complete the curriculum in
>Library Information Technology with a final grade of C or higher
>receive the Award of Achievement in Library Information Technology.
>Students who have completed an Associate of Arts/Science degree or
>higher need only take courses in the department to receive the Award
>of Achievement. A transcript stating the degree granted must be on
>file in the Admissions and Records office to receive the Award of
>Achievement.
>
>
>Lincoln Cushing, UCB IIRL
>(now SLA lurker)
>
>
>
>
>
>At 11:03 AM 7/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>According to today's SF Gate (online Chroniclea) column
>>"Unemployed? Use the down time to jumpstart your new life," by Gina
>>Arnold:
>>
>>..."One can take classes at any of a host of institutions, ranging
>>from relatively inexpensive City College, San Francisco State
>>University Extension and UC Berkeley Extension -- where one can get
>>certified in proto-professional skills such as project management
>>and library science -- to expensive but useful organizations such
>>as AcademyX and the Center for Electronic Arts, where complex new
>>computer skills are taught, to more esoteric places such as the Bay
>>Area Video Coalition, which offer video-production and filmmaking
>>classes."... (emphasis added)
>>
>>See:
>><http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2003/07/11/unempopp.DTL>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2003/07/11/un!
>>empopp.DTL
>>
>>for full story.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>>
>>Pamela Dunn Miller
>>
>>
>>No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.
>>Introducing My Way - <http://www.myway.com>http://www.myway.com
>>
>Lincoln Cushing
>Electronic Outreach Librarian
>Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley
>Institute for Labor and Employment
>2521 Channing Way #5555
>Berkeley, CA 94720
>510-642-1056
>http://www.iir.berkeley.edu/library/
-- Deborah Hunt CTL Senior Information Specialist Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Voice: 415-353-0485 Fax: 415-561-0370 mailto:dhunt@exploratorium.edu"A woman is like a tea bag; she never knows how strong she is until she's in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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