I've got an MLIS and an MA in English. I've been faculty in other places,
but, unfortunately, that's not available for IT here.

Best regards,

*Jason Bengtson*


*http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>*

On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> Interesting… I too have worked on web dev for years. Have been thinking of
> doing an MS; our university does not have an MLS. But to move into faculty
> here, I would need the MLS, and pay somewhere else, the MS doesn’t do me
> any good here.
>
> On 12/7/17, 2:27 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Jason Bengtson" <
> [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>     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
>     >
>
>
>