I am finishing up the Web Design/Information Management Certificate at Wayne State this semester. When I am done I will have a basic understanding of html, css, php, java script and some other scripting languages. I think it is fabulous to obtain these skills, but I am not sure how practical they will be in my upcoming positions. What Wayne State focuses on is the actual coding itself. If I were to create a library website by hand/scratch, this would be an invaluable skill. However, every library I have worked at has used an editor to create their website. There really isn't a need to keep reinventing the wheel. So I am guessing I will ultimately be using an editor too some day, if web design is a part of my future job at all. I am glad I learned scripting languages though...but how relevant will it be for my job and how long will the skills I have learned remain relevant? I don't know... Michelle Sawicki Circulation Team Leader Thomas M. Cooley Law School 3475 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-372-4900 x8767 On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:14 PM, michelle wise <michellew1989@hotmail.com>wrote:
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~
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