Raymond Andrade's Page

School:

San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science

Web address:

http://www.myspace.com/AllOrNothingRaymond

Expected graduation:

2009

Employer:

Von der Ahe Library / Loyola Marymount University

Favorite class:

Library 210: Reference Services / Professor Renee Jefferson

Dream Job:

Reference Librarian at an extremely busy public library in a Hispanic Community (to put my bilingual skills to use and hopefully establish mentoring programs and be an example for at least ONE person).

Tell us something about yourself:

This should give you a good idea of who I am and what I believe:

http://www.lmu.edu/Page41021.aspx?DateTime=633316730400000000&P....

Hope you like!

Any other degrees?

Not yet.

Why did you choose library science?

#1: Service -- no matter what, I gotta have a career based on service to the world at large.
#2: Libraries are a gateway to everything and ANYTHING! This compliments my studies in Philosophy -- a discipline which applies to everything and ANYTHING!
#3: Experience -- before earning my bachelor's, i already had a wealth of experience working at many public libraries (for L.A. County). I loved everyday and saw the ENORMOUS demand for minority librarians.

Not only was library science a natural calling to me, but I also see it as a responsibility to get into the field considering my "people" personality, academic qualifications, library work experience AND my "minority" identity.