EVERYONE should know some code. see:
http://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/16/my_career_as_a_bulk_downloader
But it's hard to find the classes that teach "coding for everyone". This
would be a good thing for c4l'ers to do in their institutions. How to
write the short script you need to do something practical. Also, how to
throw a few things into a database so you can re-munge it or explore
some connections. We need those classes. We need to turn a room in the
library into a hacker space for the staff. A learning lab.
kc
On 2/13/13 8:24 PM, Cornel Darden Jr. wrote:
Hello,
I think all Librarians should know some code. What ever happened to the polymath
distinction that came along with the territory, for librarians. And now that
"information science" has been included, along with an information environment
that will be dominated by everything digital; how can we continue in this profession
without knowing how to code. I think many are against the idea because they don't want to
learn or even feel they can't.
Thanks,
Cornel Darden Jr.
MSLIS
Librarian
Kennedy-King College
City Colleges of Chicago
Work 773-602-5449
Cell 708-705-2945
On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Shirley Lincicum <shirley.linci...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I'm not in Chicago, and I didn't see this talk, so maybe I'm way off base,
but isn't a coder a programmer, or even a software engineer? Last time I
checked, programmer/software engineer is a clear, well-established and
well-respected occupation (and generally far better paid than most
Librarians, at least outside of the library world). Why can't library
"coders" claim the title of programmer/software engineer?
Truly curious,
Shirley
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Maccabee Levine <levi...@uwosh.edu> wrote:
Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her
afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence.
I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT
background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I
have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or
reference or collection development, I generally preface it with "I'm not a
librarian, but...". I shouldn't have to be defensive about that.
Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the
experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers
definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I
respect that.
What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder?
Maccabee
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