Please share answers with me (or the group if you think it appropriate). I'm thinking of expanding my library credentials if I decide I can afford to, and Information Management and Website Development for libraries sounds promising. Thanks Francine Joy Allen Youth Services Librarian Ecorse Public Library 4184 W. Jefferson Ave. Ecorse, MI 48229 313-389-2030 ----- Original Message ----- From: michelle wise <michellew1989@hotmail.com> To: michlib-l@lists.mcls.org <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:14:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Michlib-l] Library Student I am currently signed up to take my summer semester classes, which would finish off my MLIS degree if I stopped there. My questions are: do you have certificates with your degree, do you or did you have much experience before-hand, and does your library look at certificates OR experience more when it comes to hiring? I am an online student at Wayne State University. The two certificates I was planning on getting are {Library Services to Children and Adults, Public} and {Information Management for Librarians-Web Design and Development}. Each certificate is basically (one semester) 4 months of effort and $4,400- is it worth it? I would love to be a Teen Librarian in a public library with some web elements. If you wouldn't mind adding your position/Title with your comments, please do. Any recommendations would be very helpful. Thank you, ~Michelle Wise~