[Michlib-l] Library Student

[Mies Martin]

Michelle,
You are learning very important set of skills. You are correct in your
assessment about many library websites. Keep in mind the real challenge
comes when integrating third party systems into the library environment for
college/university libraries. Third party systems like digital commons
(repositories), mobile platforms, link resolvers, etc. all require unique
customization. It is important to integrate these third party platforms in
such a way as to let users knows that they are at your site, even if it's
happens to be a a third party platform. Library branding along with
seamless presentation of library services and resources are very important.
Granted for the most part it is difficult to seamlessly integrate third
party vendors within the library environment but it can be done. So in some
cases having staff members with html, css, php, java script and other
scripting skills allows the library to create this seamless environment.

So long way around, I think it is good skills to have.

All the best,

mies


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:40 AM, Michelle Sawicki <sawickim at cooley.edu>wrote:

> I am finishing up the Web Design/Information Management Certificate at
> Wayne State this semester. When I am done I will have a basic understanding
> of html, css, php, java script and some other scripting languages. I think
> it is fabulous to obtain these skills, but I am not sure how practical they
> will be in my upcoming positions. What Wayne State focuses on is the actual
> coding itself. If I were to create a library website by hand/scratch, this
> would be an invaluable skill. However, every library I have worked at has
> used an editor to create their website. There really isn't a need to keep
> reinventing the wheel. So I am guessing I will ultimately be using an
> editor too some day, if web design is a part of my future job at all. I am
> glad I learned scripting languages though...but how relevant will it be for
> my job and how long will the skills I have learned remain relevant? I don't
> know...
>
> Michelle Sawicki
> Circulation Team Leader
> Thomas M. Cooley Law School
> 3475 Plymouth Road
> Ann Arbor, MI 48105
> 734-372-4900 x8767
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:14 PM, michelle wise <michellew1989 at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I am currently signed up to take my summer semester classes, which would
>> finish off my MLIS degree if I stopped there. My questions are: do you have
>> certificates with your degree, do you or did you have much experience
>> before-hand, and does your library look at certificates OR experience more
>> when it comes to hiring?
>>
>> I am an online student at Wayne State University. The two certificates I
>> was planning on getting are *{Library Services to Children and Adults,
>> Public}* and *{Information Management for Librarians-Web Design and
>> Development}*. Each certificate is basically (one semester) 4 months of
>> effort and $4,400- is it worth it? I would love to be a Teen Librarian in a
>> public library with some web elements.
>>
>> If you wouldn't mind adding your position/Title with your comments,
>> please do. Any recommendations would be very helpful.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>                         ~Michelle Wise~
>>
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Mies Martin
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Van Pelt and Opie Library
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan 49931
P: (906) 487-2135
C: (906) 370-3001
Email: miesmart at mtu.edu

*Pax, Fortuna et Salus*
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