On 5/28/10 1:30 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> sent this:
> I think it matters--a lot. Let's face it, this profession is generally on > the margins (at best) in most institutional settings and cultures (even in > academia, sometimes and in some cases) We're often viewed as little more > than clerical. I think titles, as idiotic as they are, can make a > difference in how one is perceived in the institutional culture. > > I'd rather be considered almost anything than an "assistant"...take > "library" out of the title completely, but no assistant anything. Yeah, I don't understand how the number of hours one works affects the title of the position. You would be performing the same duties? Keep the same title. Ymmv Rick Faaberg VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
