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Educational Opportunities for Library Support Staff Members in Ohio

Educational Opportunities for Library Support Staff Members in Ohio. John J. Burke, MSLS Ohio Library Support Staff Institute. Where are you starting from?. Formal degree (H.S., AA/AS, BA/BS, MA/MS) Past (ongoing) continuing education On-the-job training Library experience.

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Educational Opportunities for Library Support Staff Members in Ohio

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  1. Educational Opportunities for Library Support Staff Members in Ohio John J. Burke, MSLS Ohio Library Support Staff Institute

  2. Where are you starting from? • Formal degree (H.S., AA/AS, BA/BS, MA/MS) • Past (ongoing) continuing education • On-the-job training • Library experience

  3. What is your educational goal? • Adding specific skills • Keeping up with new developments • Taking on new responsibilities • Moving into a new role/location • Seeking promotion/reclassification • Adding experience to change library type

  4. Where do you want to go? • Continuing education I (workshops, conferences, etc.) • Continuing education II (credit courses) • Formal degrees (non-library) • Associate degree (library focus) • Bachelor’s degree (library focus) • MLS

  5. How do you learn best? • Face to face • Distance Learning • Videoconferencing • Web-based • Video courses • Correspondence course

  6. Continuing education I • OH Regional Library Systems CE - http://www.rls.lib.oh.us/coned.htm • OHIONET - http://www.ohionet.org/training/ • Various other library organizations – http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj/ techawareness.html#ceopps • Librarysupportstaff.com - http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/ stafftrain.html and ed4you.html

  7. Formal degrees (non-library) and Continuing Education II • Your local institution - http://www.regents.state.oh.us/ visit_campuses.htm (search database of colleges in your area) • Ohio Learning Network – OhioLearns - http://www.ohiolearns.org/

  8. Associate degrees (library-focus) and Continuing Education II • Belmont Technical College – AAS in Information Services: Library Paraprofessional - http://www.btc.edu/Future_Students/ programs_list_detail.cfm?ID=33 • University of Cincinnati – Raymond Walters College – AAS in Library Technology - http://www.rwc.uc.edu/academic/libmedia/lt/ • Ohio Dominican University – AA in Library Services –http://www.ohiodominican.edu/majors/library/

  9. Bachelor’s degree (library-focus) • Bowling Green State University – BS in Advanced Technology Education – online degree completion program for AAS students –http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/technology/ate/ • Ohio Dominican University – BA in School Library Media Education – http://www.ohiodominican.edu/majors/ librarymedia/

  10. MLS • Kent State SLIS – http://www.slis.kent.edu • In-person at Kent or Columbus • 12-12-12 MLIS Distance Degree – http://www.slis.kent.edu/programs/ distance.php3

  11. What will your employer provide? • Encouragement • Paid/reimbursed opportunities • Time off to attend • Flexibility in scheduling • Know your options and benefits: • How is CE funded and allocated at your library? • Does your larger organization offer funds or scholarships?

  12. How’s the job market? • Doug Morrison article – http://associates.ucr.edu/fmor703.htm • ALA Library Fact Sheet 2 – 136,000 librarians, 272,000+ support staff • OH Labor Market Information - http://lmi.state.oh.us/PROJ/OUTLOOK/ Archive/2010/Complete2010.pdf • From 2000 to 2010 (number of annual jobs) • Library assistants, clerical – up 18.8% (398) • Library technicians – up 23.3% (477)

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