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
>