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If you want to go that route, I'd be prepared to worry less about education and more about experience. Using myself as an example, I have no CS degree. In fact, two of my degrees are in English. But I've been doing complex, full stack web development for years. I'm glad you're broaching this . . . IMHO, many libraries are still doing a very poor job of adapting to a modern footing. Where I'm at now, because I manage IT, I'm basically locked out of faculty, despite my record of scholarship. Best regards, *Jason Bengtson* *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Samson, Bob <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have a question regarding staff development and I am hoping someone can > provide some advice. I have two vacant librarian positions in my Library > Systems department. I need to fill those vacancies with software/systems > developers in order to move our initiatives forward. We have encountered > reluctance on the part of our human resources to repurpose those librarian > positions into developer positions. > > Has anyone had success in posting Systems Librarian positions using > education and experience requirements consistent with software developers? > We have sufficient flexibility in hiring librarians, but the skill sets > differ significantly between librarians and developers. Ideally, we would > want someone with backgrounds in computer science rather than library > science, for example. I'm curious to know if anyone has tried this and > been successful. > > Bob Samson > Head of Library Systems & Technology > University of Texas at Arlington >