In my ever-abundant spare time, I moonlight as a master’s student.
Yep, I’m getting a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science. I’m focusing on archives and information organization. I’m a little over halfway done with my coursework.
What does this have to do with memory keeping? Everything, actually.
It’s really interesting to see how my experience as a memory keeper affects my opinions on information management issues. Conversely, I’m learning a lot of concepts that really apply to scrapbooking.
Here is something I learned in my Records Management class this semester:
The value of information is directly related to its accessibility.
I couldn’t agree more. Consider photos locked away on your phone or hard drive. Keepsakes in a closet. They mean so much more if people can look at them.
On that note, I just finished my finals for this semester. I can’t wait to have more time to scrapbook!
Almost Never Clever 
Ooh, very cool. Congratulations on finishing up another semester!
thanks! It hasn’t quite hit me yet that I have all this free time.
Wow, what a fascinating field of study that has changed so much over the past 20 years! And you’re right – it has everything to do with scrapbooking and the “memory keeper” movement.
Glad to hear that your finals are done, so you can jump back into your favorite past time 🙂
Yes, it has changed significantly over the last 20 years. My professors often tell me that and like to prophesize on where they think the profession is going.
My mom is a retired librarian, and she is amazed by what “Library Science” is today. She hardly recognizes it!
Nice, Library and Information Science is so interesting to me! I also just finished my 3rd year for Art History & Spanish!!!!
Yes, it is very interesting! Art History is awesome as well! I’m always jealous of art history people when I visit museums because they know so much more than I.