I usually say I am a technologist. Even though I used to be a software engineer (in industry, where it occasionally resembled engineering, for better and worse), as a manager I don't look at or write much code any more, but I am still a technologist. And in some contexts I claim to be a user experience person.
Though I have worked in library technology for over ten years, I don't have the degree or the job classification (nor indeed the desire) to be called a librarian. In my work context, at least, it would be a misrepresentation. YMMV, Mark On 2/13/13 7:22 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
