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From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Krier
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Hi Riley,
Congrats on starting college in the
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Riley Childs
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Charlotte United Christian Academy
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If you want to be a systems librarian, I wouldn't bother with the MLIS,
honestly. Yes, it's still a requirement on a lot of job postings _now_,
but more and more that's being dropped from systems roles in lieu of
relevant experience.
The other sad reality is that an entry level systems librarian
YAY FULL JOB POSTINGS
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:40 PM, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.comwrote:
Research Analyst I
Royt's Treehouse
The prestigious Tennant's Treehouse is accepting applications for the
position of Research Analyst I for the Juniper Club Library. A
collaborative
THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE AGREED TO
On May 29, 2014 7:38 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:
YAY FULL JOB POSTINGS
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:40 PM, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com
wrote:
Research Analyst I
Royt's Treehouse
The prestigious Tennant's Treehouse is
You could do worse than an undergrad degree in pure math, especially if
you're interested in doing hard CS at some point. In general, math gives
you lots of good background for things like data and object structures,
flow control, etc. Math is also really useful for framing the world as a
series
Is there anyone that found the original job postings to the list
actually MORE distracting and inconveniencing than the incessant
discussion of what to do about them?
Jonathan
On 5/29/14 7:44 AM, Ross Singer wrote:
THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE AGREED TO
On May 29, 2014 7:38 AM, Andreas
Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone on this list who doesn't wish they had
your foresight! You already have rare opportunity in that you're
thinking about this now and not in your mid-20s, so way to go!
We spoke about this a little @ the c4l conference, but I'll say more. I
majored in
My undergrad degree is in English, and it actually has come in handy at times.
Good communication is important, regardless of what you end up doing. If I
could do it again, I'd seriously consider informatics - but I didn't know it
was a thing until I started library school.
Riley -
Here's my question to you: WHY do you want to be a systems librarian?
And even more specifically, why a systems librarian and not just an IT
person? What do you think a systems librarian does all day? The title
is as varied as other any job title in library world -- I'm a systems
My advise is to get the broadest possible liberal arts education you can as
an undergrad. I went through some big changes in my sophomore year that set
me on a mission to seek that path at the University of Michigan, a huge
school which, at least in in that era, seemed to be focused on prepping
I highly recommend a Physics degree. 1) not as many required courses as
engineering so more electives, more opportunities to study the important
Russian Literature you might need as a surgeon :) 2) heavy math, heavy computer
science but in a solve-a-problem sense, not in a maintain-a-server
I have an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from a college they had a
strong liberal arts curriculum. I also took many credits in computer
science, religion, philosophy, and communications. Others have said this
earlier in this thread, but I highly recommend whatever you do decided to
get a
I'd echo what others have said and say either CS/CSE or MIS/IT. You might
want to make that choice depending on the school you go to--my undergrad's
MIS program is fantastic but I know a lot of people weren't as happy with
the CS department. I'd also like to +1 what Lisa said about what you want
Riley,
’m one of the more over-degreed individuals around here, having a B, M, and now
a Dr. all in music, which means I know next to nothing! I do also have masters
in information science which *really* means I know next to nothing.
Having held a couple of systems librarian jobs, I can truly
I have a BS in telecommunications, a minor in CS, and an additional
master's in information science. All of which have been extremely
helpful in learning programming and usability. However, I believe its
worthwhile to also pursue what you're passionate about that aren't
related to technology, such
I think you'll find tech-oriented librarians come from a variety of
backgrounds. What we have in common is a sense of actionable curiosity, and we
all seem to enjoy breaking things (I think, because we learn so much putting
them back together). My programming background is entirely self-taught.
On 29 May 2014 22:44, Jon Stroop jstr...@princeton.edu wrote:
Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone on this list who doesn't wish they had
your foresight! You already have rare opportunity in that you're thinking
about this now and not in your mid-20s, so way to go!
Heh, hear hear.
My
Riley,
I have an BA in Anthropology and Music from a small liberal arts school as
well as my MLS and MS in Information Management from Syracuse University
While I sometime wish I took the computer science path, there are just as
many other times when I'm super grateful for my cultural
Riley,
Like many others here, I came from the humanities and stumbled into this
line of work. I have BAs in philosophy and religion. There were virtually
zero job opportunities with those degrees, so for various reasons I did an
MLS program and at the same time got an entry-level IT job, and from
This is a great thread. I've always been impressed every time I read
Riley's signature. My hunch is you're in for a great and successful ride,
no matter the particular path.
Brian Zelip
---
MS Student, Graduate School of Library Information Science
Graduate Assistant, University Library's
This is some mailing list administratativia.*
Buried deep in the dark (unindexed by Google) Web is a paragraph describing the
purpose of the Code4Lib mailing list:
The purpose of the Code4Lib mailing is to provide a forum for
discussing the use of computers in libraries, usually in the form
You can export your records from Koha in marc or xml format by using the
`Export bibliographic and holdings` option in the tools module in the staff
client (quick tutorial here:
http://bywatersolutions.com/2012/07/04/exporting-marc-records-in-koha-3-8/).
For 1 bib records you should be
Yes. Job postings are quite similar to one another (expect for the
Tennant's Treehouse posting of course). Discussions can be more interesting
and diverse :)
Uldis
On 29 May 2014 15:34, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote:
Is there anyone that found the original job postings to the list
Riley,
Don't major in Library Science. As an undergrad degree it's worthless and
you'll just have to take the same type of courses for a Masters. You'll miss
the chance to broaden your skill set. As an undergrad either major in IT, CS,
CE or the like and then minor in something in the
I wouldn't knock a liberal arts education, especially based only on high
school experience. It's sort of the point of college: to be able to learn
and understand about a wide range of fields and subjects. Otherwise you
might as well go to trade school. College isn't just about getting a job
when
This thread has been really interesting, and has hit on most of the things
I might want to say. I've been working in libraries for about 45 years now,
and have seen a lot of change. A couple of points bear emphasizing, though,
from the point of view of someone who has taught in library school,
+1 - tho it may seem self-serving as an instructor in an LIS program … but do I
agree with Diane, that an MA in LIS is still a valuable degree, due in large
part to the professional values of librarianship, that [good] MA programs try
to instill.
I also agree with Diane that one of the things
The IIIF Editors are pleased to announce draft revisions of the
International Image Interoperability Framework Image and Presentation
(formerly 'Metadata') API specifications.
* http://iiif.io/api/image/2.0/
* http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2.0/
These releases reflect a significant amount
I include science and math in liberal arts. Of course, Greek and Latin are
also considered liberal arts essentials, and I wish I had studied them.
I also have an MLS, which beyond being a requirement for many jobs, makes
it easier to comprehend the conversation. I got mine 10 years into working
Hi all, I know there is a Southern California meet up group for Code4Lib but am
wondering if there are folks on this list in San Diego who would be interested
in the occasional meet-up? It sounds like the Southern Cal one may be primarily
LA area.
Feel free to contact me off list.
Bee
Riley, great questions! Everyone, great answers!
I guess I'd just add (as another English major who went to a small liberal
arts school for undergrad, and who sort of backed into systems and
programming) that what I've found really useful about the breadth of
education I got kind of breaks down
Hi all,
I was curious if anyone knows of an Extended Date/Time Format [0] parser
for Python, ideally available under an open source license. I know of a
Ruby based parser [1], but haven't seen many others.
Mark
[0] http://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/
[1]
We are trying to reformat the SoCal group to better serve the rest of the
region, including having longer meetings.
I have the ability to webcast the meetings, or at least the presentations,
and we might be able to do that, as well.
There is strength in numbers, so I hope we can hang together.
That said, if the SD folks want to go out one night without having to do
much planning or coordination -- think meetup here rather than local
code4lib meeting -- they should be be encouraged to do that too.
I would also encourage folks to keep these discussions on-list instead of
responding
The forked versions of Koha from LibLime/PTFS use a Solr index. They may have
some insight.
evan
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And say et voilà a lot.
D
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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jon
Stroop
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 5:45 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
Riley,
First, I wonder if there's anyone on this
Hi - I'm also an English undergrad. This was after miserably failing out of a
Math/CS program (although I learned a lot). The English degree forced me to
write a lot while in college - a time when one's mind needs some expanding lest
it get caught in ruts. This helped my communication skills
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Yes, experience trumps education completely in my experience as far as
developing skills in libraries and technology. Some employers will demand
the degree, but it is really of secondary value to hands-on experience.
One possibility would be talking to a systems librarian or anyone else at
your
I'm not in San Diego but I am in Southern Cali and a part of the Southern Cali
group, so I feel I can weigh in on this:
If the people in SD want to meet and can find a convenient place to do so, for
goodness sakes, let them and don't worry about meetup vs local code4lib.
Just ask please Bee et
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On 30 May 2014 05:21, Boyd, Evan eb...@ctschicago.edu wrote:
The forked versions of Koha from LibLime/PTFS use a Solr index. They may
have some insight.
Yeah, thats a 5 year old fork (no need for no one in their right mind
would claim it anything other than a fork), so it probably wont be
I'd like to second Jon's suggestions.
I majored in political science and worked in the library because my dad
suggested it (damn him), and after graduation I took a full time job there
for two years. There I learned a lot about desktop management, HTML, some
PHP, serials, systems, electronic
As (I think) only the second social science major to chime in on this
thread, I want to second everything Karen said about the value of a social
sciences background when doing systems work. I went to a hippie college
that didn't have majors per se, but I have pretty strong backgrounds in
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On May 28, 2014, at 11:17 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to
college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major
in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major in! I
wanted to hear
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