Today marks the beginning of my final semester as an MSLIS student at Syracuse. It is frankly a bit odd to say that, but it is true. I will have been in graduate school for about a year and a half, much shorter (it seems) than many of my fellow classmates. I hope this semester is a great conclusion to the degree, as I am certainly taking some interesting courses:
- IST 676 - Digital Libraries: Representation of information in digital libraries; mechanisms for retrieval; digital intermediation; sociopolitical environment for digital libraries.
- IST 631 - Theory of Classification and Subject Representation: Classification is a fundamental human activity as is forming an abstract representation of verbal information. Theoretical basis of classification and subject representation, attempts to automate these activities.
- IST 645 - Managing Information Systems Projects: Project management as a professional discipline in information and communication technology. Introduction to roles, activities, methods, and tools. Critical review and application of principles.
I think out of the three, the classification course sounds very interesting, as well as the digital libraries course. I know the project management course will be interesting as well. I am sure you all will hear more as I progress through the semester. Here’s to a great final semester!
Yay last semester!!!
Amen, Babe!
Congrats on your last semester – so exciting! :) I hope its a great one.
Emily,
Thanks very much! Jen told me you are in grad school right now? What are you working towards? How far in the program are you? Oh, and thanks!!!
Jason
I am so excited for you! I bet it is going to be amazing to finally be done.
Next spring is gonna be a sad semester without you. You and I have had a least one class each semester and I feel like you are a part of my sanity there. Thankfully my last semester is an elective and my internship.
Thanks, Lauren! What are you taking – do you know? Oh, and where are you interning?
I have no idea what I am going to take next semester. I know I can take an elective so the world is my oyster or at least the world is my IST course. If they have one on preservation, I would prefer to take that. Honestly after the trauma that 618 is already giving me, I am hoping to take something that won’t make me want to take a hot poker to my eyes.
As for my internship, I am hoping to get one at either the New York Public Library or possibly the National Archives in NYC. We will see.
Hmmm, well I would also suggest the Morgan. Man, that’s a cool place and I think it would be a great opportunity. Overall, though, I am envious that you have such awesome places to choose from in the City for an internship!