Ode to the Knowledge Worker
This is a field with a million different ways to interpret or apply something. It’s a field with a million different answers to one question and it is a field with a million questions that have no true answer. It’s hard to master this topic and it is even harder to keep pace with how quickly it moves and changes. It has a million rabbit trails and “areas of specialization,” and even more that are no longer relevant or applicable. It’s dynamic and yet somehow manages to woo you in with creature comforts. It’s never stationary, but sometimes focuses on staying power. You can’t put your finger on it, yet we have to put OUR finger on it to do our jobs. You often work alone, but your presence is felt by many. Everything is always different around you, yet you have to make it consistent. There is so much… Read More »
FAQ – My Thoughts on MLIS and MY Background
Here’s a list of questions that people frequently email me regarding folks in my line of work (digital asset and content management): 1. About me and the Rutgers MLIS program: Since I had already been working in the field for 6 years (digital archives and digital asset management) when I entered the program, my advisor let me take whatever classes I wanted. He told me to get in and then get out. I honestly can’t even remember what classes I took. Since I was in the process of transitioning from non-profit digital archives work back to advertising (corporate knowledge management) work, much of the curriculum was either a repeat of what I had been practicing in the field or I took the course just to get the credits. I do recall taking metadata, records management, interface design, information visualization and a class on web 2.0 (which was pretty funny). The… Read More »
