MLS semester #1

Things I learned my first semester of online MLS classes at Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Fall, 2010:

• Do not start with Classification and Cataloging!
  

• Don't get too discouraged after you struggle through learning about DDS and LCC to find out it's all being replaced by a new system - RDA.
  

• Text books are still very expensive and if you're lucky, you may find some used ones. Now you can also sell them back to the book store or online.
  

• Get support from current class mates, work mates who have also attended MLS classes and join the SIG group. (These resources become invaluable when you do your paper on Mary B!)
  

• Join professional associations like MLA and ALA. They offer great resources and affordable reduced student rates.

• Be kind to yourself and don't forget about your family.

• Do your best and accept that perfection is an illusion!