Anyone interested in how people become information professionals in general
may well want to take a look at the Library Routes Project:
http://libraryroutesproject.wikkii.com/wiki/Main_Page which was set up by
some librarian bloggers last year.
There are now nearly 100 posts from a wide variety of sectors, and it makes
for some really interesting reading.
Best,
Bethan
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From: Archivists, conservators and records managers.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Irina Schmid
Sent: 23 January 2010 14:10
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Subject: How people started working as archivists?
Hello
I would generally like to ask how people started working as archivists.
I currently volunteer at the Royal Geographical Society and at the Topolski
Century
Gallery as Digital archivist. In both organizations my duties include
digital recording,
cataloguing and keywording. I have a degree in BSc (Hon) Photography and
Digital
Imaging and in my studies I concentrated on subject of digitization workflow
and how to
create archives of any type of document.
But even though I believe I have got the right knowledge and skills I have
real trouble
finding a permanent position and often places seem to ask for an official
qualification as
Archivist rather then related areas.
So in general it would help if I could understand which route people took to
become
archivist. Did you do a formal qualification or internship or did you just
slip into it?
Any info would help me a lot so I could find away into full time work as
archivist as I
really enjoy working in this area.
Thanks,
Irina
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