[Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians

[Thomas Krichel]

  Brian Gray writes

> Not everyone enters library school with a technology background. It is a
> late career choice for many people,

  Yes, but from my observation, the proportion of career-changers in
  the student body is in decline. We get more student coming straight
  from an undergradute program.

> We also use it as an opportunity to teach about open source choices
> such as Open Office or Google Docs.

  How can Google Docs qualify as an open source choice?


  Cheers,

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