Unless specifically vocation-related, a first degree merely teaches you to
conduct research in your own time and to meet deadlines. Post-grad degrees
are "easy" because in order for Universities to continue to receive funding
they have to be successful, especially in today's 'mature student' society.
CPD at leastproves that you know about your profession and have developed
your professional knowledge and awareness....
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From: Rowena Macrae-Gibson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 June 2002 10:15
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: consume
Well for Library posts in academia or special libraries, your first degree
may very well be relevant or required. Although not everyone will end up
working with subjects that directly match their first degrees, subject
knowledge is useful in many areas of the job, such as answering enquiries,
liaising with academics, developing user education or managing stock.
Besides, I didn't know that I was destined for the excitement that is
Librarianship when I was filling in my UCCA form. ;-)
Rowena
On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 08:57:06 +0000 "E.S. Rees" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Rowena Macrae-Gibson
Subject Liaison Librarian
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB8 3PH
tel: 01895 274000 ext2788
fax: 01895 203264
email: [log in to unmask]
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