[Web4lib] New Job Title Pulled from Thin Air
Robin Hastings
robin.hastings at gmail.com
Thu May 17 13:24:47 EDT 2007
I've already claimed "Webgoddess" - it's even on my insurance forms as
my official job title! Just letting you all know...
On 5/17/07, Louise Alcorn <Louise.Alcorn at wdm-ia.com> wrote:
>
>
> >I think American culture has clearly set precedent for defining them as
> nerds in such >classics as "Revenge of the Nerds" and the various Nerd
> sequels. It seems to me that the >time has come for the OED to step in
> and settle on a clear definition.
>
>
> What fate the dweebs?
>
> To bring this back (sort of) to a library tech focus, I'm delighted to
> see more librarians enthusiastically embracing the "geekier" or
> "nerdier" aspects of our jobs, and even holding the new titles with
> pride, whether the new title came upon us "accidentally" or
> deliberately. This bodes well for our future relevancy.
>
> I, for one, am working on getting "Library Technology Goddess"
> officially engraved on a name plate. No joy as yet. And whither my
> magic lasso?
>
> Cheers,
> Louise (T-minus 3+ hours to new website launch - watch our URL!)
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