Abstract
A career in librarianship may start in a library science master’s program, but the path to and/or between career opportunities builds and shifts with time. This commentary discusses the career paths followed by two librarians who each attended the same master’s program and are currently both health science librarians at the same institution. While these similarities exist, the unique journeys each followed have helped to shape their approaches to their current jobs, roles within their careers, and their approaches to librarianship. From library school and first jobs, to current positions, this piece discusses how every step along the way has had a lasting impact on the authors’ careers.
Highlights
Deciding to enroll in a master's in library science or information science program can be the first decision of your career; once enrolled you will have many options for courses, internships, and specializations
Christina Wissinger and Kat Phillips started their journeys at the same library school and currently work in the same library, but each followed unique paths even though they are both medical/health sciences librarians
Christina started the MLIS program in person in 2005, and Kat was accepted into the online program in 2008 but deferred until 2009
Summary
Deciding to enroll in a master's in library science or information science program can be the first decision of your career; once enrolled you will have many options for courses, internships, and specializations. Even after those decisions are made, you will make more decisions as you apply for jobs, join professional associations, and share your work with the world. Christina Wissinger and Kat Phillips started their journeys at the same library school and currently work in the same library, but each followed unique paths even though they are both medical/health sciences librarians
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