I have enjoyed reading and learned much from the posts regarding History versus Library degrees, etc. I come from a different perspective entirely. I do not have a Masters degree in either, yet I rely on my history BA and what I have learned first as a Student Assistant, then from undergraduate Archival classes, as well as through various Archival Processing positions. I also rely on conferences and workshops as well as on-line resources (this listserv included as invaluable!) to provide continuing education. At this point I have been free-lancing successfully, working occasionally for an educational institution, the National Wildlife Service, and many local museums and historical societies. This has suited my limited time schedule (family health issues), but I look forward to the day when I can financially afford to obtain a Masters degree and/or certification. Robin Kennedy Project Archivist PO Box 100 Alpha, MI 49902 ************************************** "We are God's children, and if we ever got that through our heads thoroughly and understood that completely, we would never do a small thing, we could never say a cross word. We would not use bad language. We would not criticize anybody. We would love everyone the way the Savior loves us." Marjorie Pay Hinkley ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>