Deb sent me this one along with the comment “Maybe this sends the wrong message, I don’t know, but it sure has merit.” I leave it up to you. All comments appreciated. Lies I learned in Library School
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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3 Replies to “Lies I learned in Library School”
I think this is perfectly reasonable. I am (a) an Alien (b) White (c) Male and worked in another country for 25 years as a librarian. What do I find here? You guessed.
This is one of many articles that have been appearing for months in blogs and in print. Lack of library jobs is being reported nationwide. Look at the Colorado State Library Jobline webpage. It averages 1 fulltime professional reference librarian job per month and most require multiple years of experience. The job market is terrible.
The library job market is pretty good in the upper midwest, if you don’t need to make a lot of money.
I think this is perfectly reasonable. I am (a) an Alien (b) White (c) Male and worked in another country for 25 years as a librarian. What do I find here? You guessed.
This is one of many articles that have been appearing for months in blogs and in print. Lack of library jobs is being reported nationwide. Look at the Colorado State Library Jobline webpage. It averages 1 fulltime professional reference librarian job per month and most require multiple years of experience. The job market is terrible.
The library job market is pretty good in the upper midwest, if you don’t need to make a lot of money.