My list would be:
Data mining
Computer vision
Danish
Linear algebra / Matrix theory (enough that I can understand the spectral analysis of PageRank, Hubs and Authorities, and similar algorithms)
I already play the double bass, but I could always be better, so that goes on any list.
Mark
On Apr 26, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Cowles, Esme wrote:
> My list:
>
> the language I'd switch to if Oracle manages to screw up Java
> R
> ObjectiveC
> Dutch
> how to play guitar
>
> -Esme
> --
> Esme Cowles <[log in to unmask]>
>
> "Men feared witches and burnt women."
> -- Louis Brandeis, Whitney v. California, concurring
>
> On Apr 26, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am doing a presentation at RILA (Rhode Island Library Association) on
>> changing skill sets for Systems Librarians. I did a formal survey a while
>> back (if you participated, thank you) but this stuff changes so quickly I
>> thought I would ask this another way. What do you wish you had time to
>> learn?
>>
>> My list includes
>>
>>
>> CouchDB(NoSQL in general)
>> neo4j
>> nodejs
>> prototype
>> API Mashups
>> R
>>
>> Don't be afraid to include Latin or Greek History. I'm just going for a
>> snapshot of System angst at not knowing everything.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Edward Iglesias
>> Systems Librarian
>> Central Connecticut State University
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