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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

Lynn,

I also did my graduate study in Library and Information Science a long 
time ago. I think the key here in finding work today is to push the 
information science part and downplay the library part. Forget the local 
library politics--those jobs don't pay that well usually. I could have 
had the full time library director job here for minimum wage--no way! 
Brush up on your database and records management, Internet research, 
etc. and print up some cards as an independent consultant. Target 
industries that interest you (what was your undergraduate in? That's a 
good place to start), learning all you can about them in advance. Hire 
out on a project by project basis. You will earn more and have time to 
homestead too, working from home if you have all the hardware and 
software. This is what I've done, carved a niche.

My educational path: Environmental Design/Botany>Art>Library and 
Information Science

My career path: Graphic Designer>Advertising Director>Botanical Garden 
Information Specialist>Nature Festival Organizer>Tourism 
Director>Independent Ad Agency and Tourism Consultant for the Nature 
Tourism Industry.

Good luck!

--Sage