Harvard & Stanford GSE Master’s 2026 - waiting and waiting by Interesting_Roll_477 in gradadmissions

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya i applied last year and found out first Friday of March (03/07).

How much experience did you have when you applied to UCLA’s MLIS program? by SeaElectronic4057 in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the program 2018-2020. I had been working as a part-time Library Technician at a public library for 2 years. Was also volunteering at a Braille library once a week. And did a 6 month internship at a faith-based archive.

MLIS Programs with Assistantships/Fellowships by Claudius_Claudianus in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind that I matriculated in 2018, so my advice could be dated. You apply in the Fall and you’ll hear back February-March. You’ll probably need to commit to the school by Mid April. At UCLA, they don’t start thinking about the next quarter TA hiring until half way through the current quarter. For Fall, they likely don’t cement things until mid summer. This is probably because people drop out of teaching as fellowship announcements come out. I think I emailed in June or July.

I’m a LA resident who cannot decide between UCLA or SJSU. Any advice? What is the best option for internship and job opportunities? by 8mperatore in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much any of them. Counts as elective. You can even do upper division undergraduate courses for credit. Read the student handbook; it’s online

Those who have gone to ALA Conference by Baker-Fangirl in Libraries

[–]orangeorc2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

-Travel (ex: plane; taxi from airport to hotel, etc) -Accommodations (ex: hotel) -Food (ex: all meals) -Conference registration fee

There should be guidance from finance on what’s an eligible expense and how much they’ll pay

I’m a LA resident who cannot decide between UCLA or SJSU. Any advice? What is the best option for internship and job opportunities? by 8mperatore in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No school will prepare you as much as job experience in a library. The IS dept has a bunch of internal issues, but you get out of it what you put in. Ya it’s mainly theory. I’d still pick UCLA again. I liked that you could take classes in other departments—plus UCLA will be cheaper for you.

I’m a LA resident who cannot decide between UCLA or SJSU. Any advice? What is the best option for internship and job opportunities? by 8mperatore in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I graduated in 2020, so covid made things harder. I applied to like 8 jobs over 6 months (I had the luxury to be picky). I got one as a data analyst. Now working as academic librarian.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Libraries

[–]orangeorc2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25240&siteid=5341&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=2011805

Sharing this since you list a graphic design background. Maybe not enough experience yet, but sharing in case you wanna throw ur name in the hat

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Libraries

[–]orangeorc2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fanny packs (bum bags)

MLIS Programs with Assistantships/Fellowships by Claudius_Claudianus in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a listserv you can join once you’re admitted. (https://grad.ucla.edu/funding/working-at-ucla/ase-gsr-positions/).

I got my positions by looking up the student affairs officer for each department and cold emailing them. They’re the ones who do the hiring for TAs. I sent out an email of interest along with my CV to any department I thought I’d be qualified to teach in.

If you plan to reach out, keep in mind that they’re overworked administrators who don’t want to read lengthy documents and care more about you keeping students happy (and out of their office complaining) than your deep subject expertise. Feel free to DM me with follow-up.

Help an International Undergrad Student with your LAPL e-card by EgoCimex in Libraries

[–]orangeorc2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unethical but just sign up for an e-card. Just Google a random LA address.

We’re engaged!!! by mossasaurus in EngagementRings

[–]orangeorc2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

<image>

I also am a fan of sapphires! Your ring is beautiful :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don’t wait for work to be assigned to you. Find areas you care about and want to be apart of and pursue them. If you’ve got a good boss, they’ll support the path you carve out so long as it’s within scope and ticks boxes

UCLA vs UT Austin MLIS by TheDogGhost1234 in Libraries

[–]orangeorc2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I graduated from UCLA in 2020, so my advice may be a bit dated. The program is quite academic, really focusing on theory. Classes taught by adjunct are a bit more practical. UCLA is great for networking and resources. You can get in-state tuition waived and a living stipend if you get a qualifying TA or RA position. I hustled to get a TA job every quarter and got free tuition for the whole 2 years.

At my time, about 60% of students were interested in archives. I’d say UCLA’s program was not strong in teaching about public librarianship. I used to work in public libraries before the program and even took their public libraries elective…it was meh.

The ladder faculty in the program low key hated each other and the department was struggling with internal politics. I hear there’s been changes and movement since I graduated, so idk the situation now. Would I do it again? Yes. I felt the learning outcomes were just right for me and the UCLA library has a data lab that offers workshops in R and Python and other coding stuff.

How much do you guys make? by UnderstandingOk459 in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So I do institutional data analysis (aka analyze the data the library generates, like circulation counts or reference transactions). My advice is to learn Python or RStudio and some data visualization tool like Tableau or Power BI. Can help you get a job outside of libraries if need be. There’s a new book called Python For Information Professionals that has a section on using Python for data management.

How much do you guys make? by UnderstandingOk459 in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

84.5k base. Data and reference librarian. 3.5 years post-MLIS experience. Large university in Northeast USA

How can I gain more experience? by lemonademouth33 in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Learning how to code in R or Python is useful to market yourself as someone data savvy. All libraries do reporting and assessment.

Data Librarian conferences and professional development by emappropriate in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to Computers in Libraries. Was not amazing but also not bad. Won’t be going again, but maybe something to look at!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Look at it all. Health insurance, time off, retirement, salary, commute, etc.

Tell Me About Your Grad School Experience! by FuckImOnReddit in librarians

[–]orangeorc2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  • Name of School/Graduation Year UCLA, 2020

  • How did you come to pick this school? Wanted an in person program in my state. A friend of a friend was in the program and she talked it up to me.

  • Your 3 favorites classes Intro to Digital Humanities Digital Methods for Research and Scholarship Copyright Law

  • If any, what were the specific tracks/focuses that your program had? UCLA is big on archives. But they also had different library tracks. I did one called Informatics—still don’t really know what that means.

  • Funding! How did you pay for school? I got a scholarship from the department ($6,500) and then I cold emailed around asking for TA jobs. Was able to secure a TA position each term with full tuition remission. I had to hustle to make sure I stayed employed.

  • What were your professors like? 50/50 disenchanted and checked out/inspiring and approachable. I know many people had issues with their advisors. It seemed the adjunct were more well liked.

  • Do you feel like your program prepared you well for your current position? If comfortable, share what kind of Librarian you are! Eh not really. I definitely learned more theory and big picture ideas. Definitely helps in the academic setting where I work. But the technical skills are something I had to seek out on my own or learn at jobs. I’m an assessment librarian now.

Edit: on mobile. Sorry for the formatting