Somewhat related is the developing Guide for the Perplexed on the code4lib wiki:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/A_Guide_for_the_Perplexed
Feel free to add to it!
-Mike
On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 12:04, Laura Smart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi folks -
>
> What do you include in orientation when you hire a programmer
> (excellent, experienced, of course), who isn't familiar with
> library-land? MARC is a given, ditto the ILS, plus e-resource
> management back end (OpenURL parsers, proxies and the like). From
> those of you who came into libraries for other industries: what do
> you wish you knew about libraries, library/info science, and library
> operations when you began? I'm especially interested in anything which
> gave you an "ah-ha!" moment when you were working with library data --
> the implicit things which didn't make sense until you knew why those
> crazy librarians did things the way they did. Also - which resources
> were particularly valuable to you as you gained familiarity with your
> new environment?
>
> Your insight is deeply appreciated,
>
> Laura J. Smart
> Metadata Services Manager, Caltech Library
> [log in to unmask]@gmail.com
>
