I am currently a grad student at NC Central
University's School of Library and Information Science
in their Archives and Records Management program. I am
taking both library and archiving classes, and when I
graduate in December I will have an ALA accredited MLS
specializing in Archives and Records Management. With
this degree I can go into either field: librarianship
or archiving.

    To date I've completed my archiving
"mini-practicum" in a college library, inventorying,
arranging and describing a collection. I will be doing
my internship at another university library's special
collection.

   While the two fields are different, they are very,
very similar with lots of crossover.  I am glad that
NCCU program works with NC State's History Department
as they have one of the finest archiving programs
around with some of the best instructors. However The
MLS will give me greater options in pursueing a job as
both fields are open to me. And, at least in NC,
starting jobs for librarians pay better than archiving
jobs.

 This is my advice to Ms. Vega for what it's worth:
get an MLS with archiving certification. BUT make sure
you are taking enough courses for fields. I'm taking
18 hours of arching courses (ok I am only taking 15
since some MA credit is being applied to the degree)
and 18 hours of library courses. But again this is my
opinion.

 Jerry Judd

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