Good points. One could make the argument that reductive logic is a core skill for both coders and librarians.
Thanks, Cary On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Jason Griffey <grif...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle <onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov >> wrote: > >> >> Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as >> a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out >> what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual >> writing aspect of it. >> > > Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) > > As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a > huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people > have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic > glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that > arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication > abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians > have a better understanding of what falls into the "possible" and > "impossible" categories for "doing stuff with a computer" and anything that > grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. > > The presentation that started this discussion (Andromeda's lightning talk) > had a lot of other undercurrents in it, but a large part of it comes back > to impostor syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) and > owning your own abilities. Librarians are, by and large, a quiet and > understated lot, and that rarely does us favors when it comes to people > understanding what we do and our actual talents and skills. > > Jason -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com