u/TortlePowerShell

TL;DR: Looking to make a career shift in my mid 30s and considering getting an MLIS.

Context:

Hey all—I'm considering applying to MLIS programs and undertaking a career shift, and I would really appreciate some insights.

I'm in my mid 30s and originally graduated with a BA in Middle Eastern history and languages. Ended up using it briefly in media before moving into threat intelligence and cybersecurity, where I've been in a range of roles for the past decade-ish. Most of this time was in communications roles—editing and writing reports, creating educational materials, etc. However, in two different roles, I also helped create tagging taxonomies for reports and materials, as well as worked on some linked information mapping.

For a variety of reasons, I'd like to move out of the cybersecurity space and library sciences really appeals to me. In particular, I did enjoy the limited taxonomy and information mapping work I did.

In an ideal world, I think I'd love to be a reference librarian or an archivist, going back to my Mid East studies roots. However, I understand it's very hard to find these jobs and, while I live in the New York area (and may have more opportunities here), I am not in a position to move elsewhere for work should that be the...move.

Question: Understanding the realities of the job market, I wonder if getting an MLIS with a focus in record management or digital asset management makes sense? Particularly relating to things like taxonomy creation, tagging, information mapping, etc...

Appreciate the advice and help, here!

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So, any value judgements here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!