They've always been on my wall
Lynn Connor Merring (MLS, JD)
Librarian
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Newport Beach CA 92660
phone: 949-725-4023
fax: 949-823-5023
-----Original Message-----
From: Anderson, Karen [mailto:KANDERSO@quarles.com]
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:58 AM
To: Carey, Elisabeth; LAW-LIB@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: "MLS" vs. "MA" or "MS"
And what about framing your diplomas and hanging them on the wall? It looks
cool when the attorneys do it, but I've never seen a librarian's diplomas
hanging on an office wall, in academia or in law firms.
Karen Anderson
Information Specialist (which really means LIBRARIAN)
Quarles & Brady/Streich Lang
Phoenix
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf
Of Carey, Elisabeth
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:41 AM
To: LAW-LIB@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: "MLS" vs. "MA" or "MS"
I agree that in almost all circumstances, using MA, MS, or MLS after your
name looks pretentious. In most cases, if the attorneys, scientists and
whoever else is treating me as a respected professional, I don't worry about
whether they know the details of one becomes a professional librarian.
When I've had to deal with someone who was persistently treating me like
"the hired help," (and that has more often been a secretary too impressed
with her/his/its boss's status, rather than the boss) what I've done is
bring in my degree and hang it on my office wall. This is usually effective,
atleast with the ones who are not completely beyond hope or help.
Lis Carey
-----Original Message-----
From: Judith Cole [mailto:ColeJ@hillsboroughcounty.org]
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:26 PM
To: LAW-LIB@ucdavis.edu
Subject: "MLS" vs. "MA" or "MS"
The current thread on "college" vs."school" reminded me of an issue I'd like
to hear some others to weigh in on.
Although I would not hesitate to use the initials MLS after my name, my
degree is technically an MA in library science. Nobody puts an MA after
their name without appearing pretentious, because the MA degree is fairly
common given the many disciplines it's awarded in. My guess is that even
many of our attorneys don't know I have an advanced degree.
Has anyone finessed this issue effectively?
Judy Cole, Law Librarian
Hillsborough County Attorney's Office
601 E. Kennedy Blvd., 27th Fl.
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: 813-272-5673, Ext. 126
Fax: 813-272-5758
colej@hillsboroughcounty.org
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