I've been exploring the idea of Library and Information Sciences as a graduate program for about a month now (prior to this I didn't even consider looking into what it might be, focusing more on staying within the same field as my undergrad) and although the program websites have good things to say about their degrees, many blogs and magazine articles seem to be under the impression it's a pretty useless thing to go for. I'm just curious as to why, because from what I can gather from program websites, and personal research into potential careers afterwards, it seems like a pretty good thing to get into and just as competitive for grad school as most other programs.
I'm looking at graduate studies in Canada only, if that makes any difference.
I've been exploring the idea of Library and Information Sciences as a graduate program for about a month now (prior to this I didn't even consider looking into what it might be, focusing more on staying within the same field as my undergrad) and although the program websites have good things to say about their degrees, many blogs and magazine articles seem to be under the impression it's a pretty useless thing to go for. I'm just curious as to why, because from what I can gather from program websites, and personal research into potential careers afterwards, it seems like a pretty good thing to get into and just as competitive for grad school as most other programs. I'm looking at graduate studies in Canada only, if that makes any difference.