I meant to send my response to Chris to the LIstServ.  I am still learning the ins and outs of the ListServ

He commented something about Archivist not needing degrees and I responded.



From: Lisa Knight
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 1:55 PM
To: 'Chris Flynn'
Subject: RE: Controlling entry to the profession


Hi Chris,
Thanks for your response.  I am just commenting on my limited experience, every Archivist that I have known has held an MLS/MLS.   The job postings I see for Archivist require the degree.  And the field is quite competitive according to my library friends who concentrated on archival studies.
For the record, I don’t think the degree is necessary for entry into the RM field.  I am just saying that having a library background it helps me with such topics as metadata, classification schemes, taxonomies, etc.  I am learning most everything for RM by self study and the ListServ of course.
Best,
Lisa


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