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[HAZEL Margaret E]

Oh - hey - public service roles are still the thing, we are simply re-naming them.  They are still public service roles.  Our web site is coordinated by our Virtual Branch Manager - a title deliberately chosen to show that she is providing public service.   Technology is a medium for providing public service, is all.  Instead of being behind a physical desk, they are "behind" an online interface.  They are specialists in providing information via that medium.

-Margaret

Margaret Hazel
Virtual Branch & Innovative Tech Manager
Eugene Public Library


From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 12:06 PM
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William and all,

I think this is becoming more commonplace--supplanting "traditional" titles with more tech-themed ones--and is a natural evolution as new user needs and service opportunities develop. Very, very few libraries actually have the resources to support the types of online environments we're shooting to build, maintain, and sustain to stay relevant in our users' eyes, and it's natural to shift positions and titles like this. Heck, my own career is a product of it; three jobs ago, I was Reference/Head of Instruction. Now=sysadmin for web. This isn't to say that public services roles are less important; we just need to provide the full infrastructure for our online selves. :)

--
Nina

Nina McHale, MA/MSLS
milehighbrarian.net<http://milehighbrarian.net/>
Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac


On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM, William Stein <guillermost2003 at yahoo.com<mailto:guillermost2003 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
Thanks everyone for responding to our request for input on a job title for our newly created position. Oddly enough we are phasing out a "traditional" job title (Adult Service Librarian) to be replaced by this newly minted "Information Services" position. We have a candidate fresh out of library school who is currently working as a part-time Reference Librarian waiting to be elevated to her new job (as soon as we figure out what that will be).

Once again, our thanks.
Will Stein, Reference Librarian
Washington County Public Library
Abingdon, Va.
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