Do you mean like an indexing and abstracting course?
I have to say, I took that 20 years ago thinking it would be helpful for my cataloging career. Looking back, quite frankly, it was so not-relevant to my work. I think it might be helpful if one wants to construct an index for a book; maybe. But in the end it was only useful in that it was a short summer course that gave me elective credits toward my MLIS.
I'd prefer to see more courses on subject analysis (LCSH or other schemes).
Now, that comment about "outdated and traditional librarianship"... that ruffles my feathers. If making information accessible is traditional, i shudder to think of what non-traditional would mean.
Bobby Bothmann
On Apr 8 2021, at 11:10 am, Yan Ma <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> Greetings!
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> What would be your response to this question by an administrator of an MLIS
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> "Indexing course is not offered because it is outdated and it is
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> Thank you,
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> Dr. Yan Ma, Ph.D.
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