[Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians

[Thomas Edelblute]

No. I argue that we need to strike a balance between the traditional Library Science and the Information Science side of things.

Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library


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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of HAZEL Margaret E
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:46 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians

And so are we coming around, finally, to agreeing with the decision that UC Berkeley made in the mid-nineties, to discontinue the traditional library degree?

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From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of John Fereira
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:31 AM
To: Lin Light; Janice Christopher; Elizabeth Beers; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Skillset for new librarians

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
> Herrick District Library
> 300 South River Ave.
> Holland, MI 49423
> Voice 616-355-3727
> Fax   616-355-1426



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