ECU graduate, Melissa Okely, thought it wise to double her chances of gaining employment with a double degree. She gained a Bachelor of Science (Communication and Information Technology) and a Bachelor of Science (Library Technology).

With all this on her plate, Melissa also achieved a four year course average of 82.75% (High Distinction) and was awarded the Australian Library and Information Association Prize for Undergraduate Librarianship.

Whilst still completing her double degree, Melissa was offered a job in a records environment and has been responsible for managing the Corporate Information unit at the State Library's records and information management services. She believes that doing a double degree gave her a broader knowledge across the information industry and was a contributing factor to gaining employment.

"We covered all sorts of topics throughout my degree and now that I have had my own staff, I found the management units and group project experience to be very valuable," she says.

"I have even referred back to my uni assignments to help with planning and implementing some projects in my working life."For the moment, Melissa plans to continue working in records management but hopes to move into a managerial role within administration.