On 09/09/2008, Jonathan Rochkind <rochkind_at_jhu.edu> wrote:
> You can be both a librarian and a software engineer. You can also be a
> software engineer who is committed to and understands the unique problems of
> libraries without having a library degree
Pardon me, but as one example of the latter I had *huge* problems in
getting the general library world approval, no matter the ideas, the
expertize involved or the generic directions taken. If the *real*
librarians don't agree with your point of view, it just won't happen
no matter what it actually is, even in matters of your own expertize.
(And no, this still applies after we take out those cases where I was
wrong, thank you very much :)
I'm not saying this to put down the librarian race, but I'm sorry to
say there's quite a bit of librarian snobbiness going around.
(However, I haven't seen this amongst two groups in perticular;
catalogers and the newer generations of librarians, a funny little
observation)
Just don't think for a second that techies and librarians are treated
as equals. (Oh sure, *you* treat them as equals, and *you* haven't
seen this at your library ... :)
Alex
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