help: web-related library positions

[Madeleine Showalter]

Yes, that's true of most incumbent staff, I'm also taking it on as an
additional duty without additional compensation.  But I'm talking about
job openings that I've recently seen advertised, because that was the
original question.  Also, they do not necessarily do web work alone, but
usually have other programmer/analyst or system support duties added.

Wilfred (Bill) Drew Jr. wrote:
> 
> Madeleine Showalter wrote:
> >
> > Do you really mean librarians or just a job in a library doing web-based
> > work?  Most of the jobs doing web-based work in libraries, as least what
> > I've seen lately, require a BS in Computer Science or Management
> > Information Systems and several years of computer programming
> > experience.  They don't consider a Master of Library (and/or
> > Information) Science and library experience to qualify for the job.
> >
> 
> Most of the web work in libraries that I am aware of is being done by
> librarians NOT by computer science or MIS degreed people.  How fortunate
> to be able to hire someone to just do web work.  Most of us have taken
> it on as an additional duty without additional compensation.
> --
> Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill") Systems Librarian (also reference)
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Madeleine Showalter		mshowalt at library.ci.austin.tx.us
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