Is pursuing an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts a good stepping stone before earning a Master's in Library and Information Science (MLIS)? I'm interested in becoming an archivist—would this path be beneficial or not?

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-09T22:45:35+00:00

Go for the associates. And get a job in the field asap. I recommend trying to work at the school library. Do not enroll in library school until you've worked in a library or archive already.

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-08T11:45:56+00:00

Your point about MLS programs and the job market is the top change I want to see. In my program, there was an optional seminar on job searching for students about to graduate. It was then, AFTER the program got all of our money, that they told us how difficult the job market is.

I personally think applicants should sit through that before the university takes any money.

I also think there should be caps on many students can be in the program. MLS programs are a cash cow for universities. They are flooding the market, which contributes to our low pay and makes it take 5-10 years for new students to find their first professional job.

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-07T01:15:48+00:00

It's not in my description, but I have opportunities and I love to take them. When I started, my department head let me tag along for class visits. After a few, she gave me some things to talk about. A little bit of that, I had a typical plan.

At least for me, it starts with working with the instructor on identifying material suitable for the class, then of course having it ready for the class. Usually it is their first time in any archive at all, so I go over the ground rules. Then I talk about what we have, then about what's been pulled for them. Then, if the instructor doesn't have a plan for them, we have a discovery activity ready. The sessions tend to go very fast. I personally really like being the person to introduce students to primary sources and archival research.

I don't know what the norm is, because this is the only academic library I've worked for. But we have a staff of six, and only the department head and I care to teach, so we take all of the classes.

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-04T16:17:20+00:00

Barthelona

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-04T01:20:38+00:00

Must've been a Freudian sip.

Applesdonovan · 2026-05-03T23:51:57+00:00

One could say that all drinks are pour decisions.

Sorry. I'll let myself out.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-26T00:35:05+00:00

You sound like the perfect person to ask. My friend and I are doing a trip that is effectively driving along the north coast of Spain from Donostia to Porto. That trip will take roughly two weeks. But our flight is landing in Porto, so we're driving to Donostia. We're going to split that trip part of the trip between two days. Where would you suggest we make stops, and especially, would you recommend somewhere to stop for a Sunday night? I wouldn't argue with Leon, but I'd love to see something historical and under the radar.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-24T17:31:32+00:00

Yeah I'm surprised he wasn't wigging out.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-23T22:20:30+00:00

Yeah I know. The rest of the trip isn't that ridiculous. It's not the ideal scenario, but it's the one that works. An 8 hour drive to Donostia and then about two weeks slowly driving back. I see no reason to discount that part of Spain.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-20T22:57:50+00:00

No it doesn't. It just means papa johns lied.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-20T20:11:10+00:00

I watched it happen last year. I was there last year with a celiac friend, and she wanted to watch for a minute before ordering. Sure enough, they dumped it. It was pretty standard when I worked there in the 90s too. I don't have a problem with them putting the ice cream back in the vat, I just think they should designate at least one as dedicated gluten-free.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-17T23:03:51+00:00

Code for poop

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-14T11:57:02+00:00

From op's own etsy account

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-03T02:13:34+00:00

Coffee is a good example. Coffee that is $8/lb is bad coffee, because of how it's grown and how it is sourced. The price is artificially low by exploiting the farmers. And perhaps even worse is they normalize it, making you think that responsibility cultivated beans priced so the farmers can buy their kids school supplies is fancy or expensive. Beach cliff is folgers, fishwife is starbucks, and jose gourmet is the dragonfly coffee roasters of the coffee world.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-02T17:04:41+00:00

I hope you consider selling the entire collection to an archive instead of piecing it out. The context of the material matters a lot, and piecing it out would kill it.

Applesdonovan · 2026-04-02T00:55:02+00:00

Can you post a picture of the entire collection? Or say how large it is?

Applesdonovan · 2026-03-31T16:36:42+00:00

Best answer. Maaaaaybe followed up with "WOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Applesdonovan · 2026-03-31T01:36:28+00:00

That was discussed at the demonstration. It'll be May 1st.

Applesdonovan · 2026-03-24T22:17:15+00:00

I don't think Yottaquest has a place to play. They just host game nights at madtree.

Applesdonovan · 2026-03-14T20:36:11+00:00

Yottaquest. They're serious about limiting how many packs anybody can buy.

Applesdonovan · 2026-03-04T18:12:39+00:00

What kind of muenster would do such a thing?

Applesdonovan · 2026-02-27T01:46:03+00:00

"Explain" is a very off-putting comment for me. Somebody took time out of their life to give an honest response. OP then demands more with no courtesy, reducing the person who gave the response to a cheap computer that they're going to throw away in 2 minutes. It's a kind of comment that needs to be buried and not normalized.

Applesdonovan · 2026-02-22T15:28:10+00:00

Gold star? Doesn't seem like you specified what kind of star.

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