I don't disagree with that, that's for sure. What it DOES suggest is that
the closest thing to tracking "librarian" vs "not" is likely how they
self-identify for dues purposes, which means that the data is probably not
so good.

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Cindi Blyberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Based on previous experience, I doubt this truly captures whether someone
> thinks of themselves as a librarian.  I've always found those categories
> arbitrary (an MLS does not a librarian make) and sometimes divisive.
>
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Andreas Orphanides <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > There's a different dues schedule for librarians (-slash-certification
> > required-slash-managerial) and "support staff", so along that dimension
> it
> > presumably gets tracked, at the very least.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Cindi Blyberg <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Honestly, I don't know if ALA tracks whether people have an MLS/related
> > > degree or if that's self-selected.  I know folks who call themselves
> > > librarians but who aren't degreed--those would be self-selected.
> > >
> > > I'll see if we can find this out--I'm curious!
> > >
> > > -Cindi (wearing my LITA hat)
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) <
> > > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'd be curious about something: how many LITA members are not
> > librarians?
> > > > I work in a library as a web developer, which includes a medical
> > library,
> > > > but I don’t have an MLS. So, question: is the  Code4Lib list more
> open
> > to
> > > > technical folks, but not necessarily librarians?
> > > >
> > > > Lisa Haitz
> > > > University of Cincinnati Libraries
> > > >
> > >
> >
>