You would think that Information Science wouldn't be a dying field. I am looking at going back to school to help deepen knowledge to work on a
personal project that would advance a different form of information organization. The more I look, the less I see any real work on moving forward
information access/archive in a form that makes the information more useful and accessable.
If there is anyone out there who would be interested in mentoring and or contributing to such an effort, please let me know. You can find information about this
at www.elocuskinetics.com and at www.facebook.com/elocuskinetics.
I have never seen learning as something that should be done solely for bragging rights, more as a tool to work towards a goal. Whether that goal is building an improved tool or making peoples lives better/easier. Work today is controlled by corporations and if there isn't a 'market' for it, you wont find work that will compensate with a living wage. It is truly sad if someone is highly motivated by knowledge organization but becomes a landscaper or bank teller instead because the academic study leads to only a dead end and no social support.