[Web4lib] New Job Title Pulled from Thin Air

[HAZEL Margaret E]

I changed mine when I got hired from "Support Services & Automation
Manager" to "Principal Librarian, Technology", which usually is relayed
as "Library Technology Manager".  Our other Principal Librarian is the
Public Services Manager.  I supervise our 2 full time tech folks, the
web site, our three major tech vendor relations, the Head of Circ and of
Tech Services, and help run the Library....

I felt that a) "Automation" was a totally outdated term, and b) "Support
Services" diminished the integral work of our paraprofessionals and
catalogers.  Technology Manager is kind of boring, but is better, I
think.

In my last job I was Webmistress for the Oakland Public Library, in
California.  I made that one up, and got it on my business cards.
Officially Senior Librarian, there.

-Margaret

Margaret E. Hazel
Principal Librarian, Technology
Eugene Public Library
Eugene, OR
 

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Hopkins County -
Madisonville Public Library
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:46 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] New Job Title Pulled from Thin Air

All I can say is - I hate my job title, & I wish I could change it! For
someone who is webmaster, network manager, computer class teacher, fixer
of anything computery, purchaser of anything computery - & that's for a
2 library & bookmobile system...........

I ended up with Patron Technical Assistant!

Are there any others out there? I'd love to hear from them!

Terry Caudle
Hopkins County - Madisonville Public Library library at vci.net
www.publiclibrary.org


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robin Hastings
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:25 PM
To: Louise Alcorn; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] New Job Title Pulled from Thin Air

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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