I can clearly remember who planted the seed of doing a Masters in Information Studies in my head - it was one of my pharmacology tutors, probably thinking "Jill will never make it as a lab scientist". But how right she was on both counts. Turns out that pharmacology degree + MSc. Information Studies is a killer combination for pharmaceutical employers as it means you understand the scientific terminology but handle information rather than pipettes and chemicals. So that's what I did, with a year as a Graduate trainee in the Library at the (then) South Bank Polytechnic in London. I did my Masters at Sheffield University. I see they now offer an MA in Information Literacy or an MSc Information Management - looks like my course was a cross between the two. The course gave me a really good grounding in information retrieval and database management and I have used these skills extensively in my career. For me, the thorny question is whether to bother with Chartership. Would it really be worth the effort at this stage? I have managed very well without it thus far...views welcome please!Tuesday 3 July 2012
Thing 10 - Masters degrees, qualifications
I can clearly remember who planted the seed of doing a Masters in Information Studies in my head - it was one of my pharmacology tutors, probably thinking "Jill will never make it as a lab scientist". But how right she was on both counts. Turns out that pharmacology degree + MSc. Information Studies is a killer combination for pharmaceutical employers as it means you understand the scientific terminology but handle information rather than pipettes and chemicals. So that's what I did, with a year as a Graduate trainee in the Library at the (then) South Bank Polytechnic in London. I did my Masters at Sheffield University. I see they now offer an MA in Information Literacy or an MSc Information Management - looks like my course was a cross between the two. The course gave me a really good grounding in information retrieval and database management and I have used these skills extensively in my career. For me, the thorny question is whether to bother with Chartership. Would it really be worth the effort at this stage? I have managed very well without it thus far...views welcome please!
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