Shirley, I would hesitantly call myself a coder. I would _never_ call myself a software engineer. I am also a librarian. I think what Andromeda was probably arguing (not that I would deign to put words in her mouth) was that we should get over our imposter syndrome and stand up for our skills.
Jason On Wed, 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 > > > > -- > > Maccabee Levine > > Head of Library Technology Services > > University of Wisconsin Oshkosh > > levi...@uwosh.edu > > 920-424-7332 > > >