After recently completing my MLIS through the online program at San Jose State University, CA, I realized that my ideal career would be in an academic library. I was an intern at the Sonoma State University Library, and, not wanting to uproot my family, I was determined to get a full-time job there in whatever capacity was available to me. My solution: I accepted a paraprofessional job. It has proven to be a wise decision. I have gained both knowledge and confidence in only three months of paraprofessional work. It’s experience I would not have acquired if I were still searching for a librarian position, or only reading the professional literature while working in a job outside the field.
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