There are a number of prominent librarians who code. Many of them are on this
list, or on LITA-L.
I have a BS in Astronomy and an MLIS. My software skills are self-taught. As
a planetary scientist, I became a computer system administrator and wrote a lot
of analysis software. As a librarian, I am a cataloger, currently working with
both the traditional catalog and our institutional repository. I've written
code for computer-aided-cataloging, complicated batch changes to the catalog,
and conversion of metadata between formats. I am fortunate to be in a
supportive environment; my supervisor has come to rely on my tech skills.
Steve McDonald
steve.mcdon...@tufts.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG] On Behalf Of Michael
Rios
Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:58 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Librarians and computer science
Hello I hope you are all well!!
My name is Michael I am a public librarian with the New York public library.
I have been taking cs classes on and off for the last five years. I greatly
enjoy them but feel slightly split between two worlds.
Are there many of us (librarians) who code?? If so please let me know if you
mind having your brain picked.
Many thanks!!
Sincerely,
Mike
