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 currently the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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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.