[Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians

[John Fereira]

First, I'm not a librarian, systems or otherwise but I've been developing technology while working in a library for the past 14 years.  

I am not sure I would qualify the suggestion with a "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" as that suggests that the suggestion might not have merit.

Turning this around,  what sort of Library skills might a Computer Science School student want to learn in order to successfully apply their technology skills in a Library.   

As Roy mentioned this is 2011.  Why do some many libraries insist that they should be staffed by those with Library School degrees and some training in technologies and not consider that someone coming out of a Computer Science program might want to work in a library as wells?  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Lin Light
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:55 PM
> To: Janice Christopher; Elizabeth Beers; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians
> 
> Your posting is very interesting but viewing the responses is leaving
> me with
> only one suggestion. Read with a "wink, wink, nudge, nudge"
> 
> Have all your students enroll in the Computer Science School and then
> offer them
> Library Sciences classes.
> 
> Lin
> 
> 
> Lin Light
> Head of Computer
>  & Technical Services
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