An Update

Well, the year is almost over and so much has happened! I started school in August. I received a grant for my first year through the University of North Texas. In September, I joined the Special Library Association (SLA) and the American Society of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). The graduate course I am currently taken is the Introduction to Information Organization. So far, I've earned 2 "A" papers and I'm hoping to get a 4.0 out of the class!

It's Official!

I have joined ALA and TLA (American Library Association and Texas Library Association) as a new member. I joined ALA's roundtable group under "Library Research" and one of their divisions under the ALCTS for "Cataloging and Classification". For TLA, I joined the New Members Round Table and Catalogers & Classifiers Round Table. Since I will begin classes in the summer or the fall less than part time, I am hoping for scholarship opportunities.

I decided on a concentration of "information systems" in my graduate studies, but I am also interested in cataloging and technical services. Hopefully the round tables I have joined will help me with learning as much as I can about that area of the field. Well, I am ready to meet new people and learn new things! Hopefully I can direct some traffic on this site for it to be a plethora of information and resources for Library Science.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I brought in the new year in style by going to Scott Gertner's Skybar, it was great! ...But next time I'm reserving a seat! It's a great jazz place in Houston with live music.

I also just found out that I got accepted in the University of North Texas' MLS program! I will be starting gradschool in the fall for Library Science, going to school part time, while keeping my day job. I am waiting on my W2's so that I can apply for financial aid. I have this big dilemma on whether to incur more student loan debt or pay my way through school. If I pay my way through school, it will take 4 years, taking one class a semester. Or if I get student loans, it will take two years, at 2 classes a semester. I'm still quite undecided, I hate the extra debt, but I do want to graduate early!