From: Deborah Jakubs <jakubs_at_duke.edu>
I am writing to find out how other institutions handle the question of
language ability among the bibliographic searching and copy cataloging
staff. I am sure there is great variety, and your practices will be
helpful to me. Is fluency in another language (ability to search in
Japanese, for example) paid a premium? Are the job descriptions and/or
levels any different for those library staff (non-bibliographers) who
must work efficiently in a language other than English, particularly a
non-Roman language? The positions here at Duke into which these very
valuable people fall are unfortunately, within the university system, at
a level that does not require a college degree, even though the work is
sophisticated and linguistically challenging. I would be interested to
know what is done in other libraries.
Thanks,
Deborah
Deborah Jakubs
Director, Collections Services Director, Global Resources Program
220 Perkins Library Association of Research Libraries
Box 90193 21 Dupont Circle, NW
Duke University Washington, DC 20036
Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 919/660-5846 Phone: 202/296-2296
Fax: 919/660-5923 Fax: 202/872-0884
E-mail: deborah.jakubs_at_duke.edu
Received on Wed Mar 03 1999 - 19:00:53 EST