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<DIV>Just my two cents, but for smaller libraries (probably specialty libraries, too) we do our own website in house. We really can't afford to have a web designer do it. Have coding knowledge has helped us tremendously especially with embedding links for example. To be able to change our website in an instant is also a great advantage rather than having to wait for someone else to do it. Again, just my two cents!</DIV>
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<DIV>Kate Van Auken, Director</DIV>
<DIV>Rawson Memorial Library</DIV>
<DIV>6495 Pine Street</DIV>
<DIV>Cass City, MI 48726</DIV>
<DIV>989-872-2856</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>>>> Michelle Sawicki <sawickim@cooley.edu> 2/10/2014 10:40 AM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>I am finishing up the Web Design/Information Management Certificate at Wayne State this semester. When I am done I will have a basic understanding of html, css, php, java script and some other scripting languages. I think it is fabulous to obtain these skills, but I am not sure how practical they will be in my upcoming positions. What Wayne State focuses on is the actual coding itself. If I were to create a library website by hand/scratch, this would be an invaluable skill. However, every library I have worked at has used an editor to create their website. There really isn't a need to keep reinventing the wheel. So I am guessing I will ultimately be using an editor too some day, if web design is a part of my future job at all. I am glad I learned scripting languages though...but how relevant will it be for my job and how long will the skills I have learned remain relevant? I don't know...</DIV>
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<DIV>Michelle Sawicki<BR>Circulation Team Leader<BR>Thomas M. Cooley Law School<BR>3475 Plymouth Road<BR>Ann Arbor, MI 48105<BR>734-372-4900 x8767</DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:14 PM, michelle wise <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:michellew1989@hotmail.com" target=_blank>michellew1989@hotmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I am currently signed up to take my summer semester classes, which would finish off my MLIS degree if I stopped there. My questions are: do you have certificates with your degree, do you or did you have much experience before-hand, and does your library look at certificates OR experience more when it comes to hiring?<BR><BR>I am an online student at Wayne State University. The two certificates I was planning on getting are <B><A name=1440944e01d00604_22869>{Library Services to Children and Adults, </A>Public}</B> and <STRONG>{I<A name=1440944e01d00604_22850>nformation Management for Librarians</A>-Web Design and Development}</STRONG>. Each certificate is basically (one semester) 4 months of effort and $4,400- is it worth it? I would love to be a Teen Librarian in a public library with some web elements. <BR><BR>If you wouldn't mind adding your position/Title with your comments, please do. Any recommendations would be very helpful.<BR><BR>
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<P align=center><FONT color=#3333ff>Thank you,<BR></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT color=#3333ff>~Michelle Wise~</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Michlib-l mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Michlib-l@lists.mcls.org">Michlib-l@lists.mcls.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l" target=_blank>http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>