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Gretchen Greenwood


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Gretchen Greenwood

The degree of

Master of Library and Information Science

Virtual Convocation
2024

PROFILE

Current residence: Santa Monica, CA, US

I wanted to earn a masters degree because:

I had many years experience in museum operations but was interested in library work. I enrolled in preparatory courses at Cuesta College in order to gain an understanding of the profession. I really enjoyed the courses and decided to continue my studies through graduate school in the hopes of entering the library profession.

While earning my degree, my greatest supporters were:

Lisa and Jeffrey, and all my family and friends, particularly my 9th and California neighbors! Thank you for listening to me...particularly when I was working on the Competencies!

While in the program, I met classmates from:

Throughout California in my course groups, and Europe in group discussions.

What I liked best about online learning was:

The flexibility, both in terms of geography and material accessibility. I was able to enroll in SJSU even through I do not live the San José area. I also had great teachers who do not live close by. Throughout my program, modules were usually posted on Monday; however, I was not always able to watch them in their entirety on that day and so appreciated the ability to access the material at any time.

What I enjoyed most about my experience at the SJSU School of Information was:

Learning! The instructors were always interesting and the material thought provoking. Through the course projects, I strengthened my writing and researching skills. I enjoyed the course discussions and hearing other students' opinions on the course topics.

I plan to use my degree to:

Find a job in the library field, particularly as it relates to Indigenous and/or archival collections.

Now that I have completed the program, I'm most looking forward to:

Being an active member of the information sciences community.