I code a lot.

BS (Piano)
MS (Library Service)
MMus (Organ)

The only CS classes I ever took were re Excel and Sirsi's API.

I code a lot.



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On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 9:18 PM, Jason Bengtson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> I can't believe I typed "car degree" instead of cs degree on my phone. Must
> have been auto-correct. I have the MLIS and two English degrees (BA and
> MA).
>
> I'm the Assistant Director, IT for Kansas State University Libraries. I
> manage the IT department at K-State, which consists of sysadmins,
> developers, and desktop support specialists. I also build cool stuff
> whenever possible. I started out writing web code on a larger scale as
> Emerging Technologies Librarian at the University of New Mexico, and I've
> stayed in library technology since then, moving upwards in responsibility.
> I'm a full-stack developer. On the server-side I work mostly in PHP, which
> has largely been a matter of exigence . . . I don't dislike PHP, but I like
> Python better, and I'd enjoy having an excuse to get some more R exposure
> as well. I've worked with a few different types of databases and data
> layers. I've whipped up a number of relational databases from scratch, but
> we're building a tool for a partner now that uses CouchDB for the model
> layer. I've also built some pretty schwifty stuff that uses humble JSON for
> the model layer. I've done a lot of transforming data, some munging, and a
> ton of API whispering. I've done a little systems work, but it's not my
> strong suit. Fortunately, I have two extremely talented sysadmins here in
> IT to keep me from doing anything too boneheaded.
>
> Let me know if you what other questions you have; I'm happy to answer them.
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Jason Bengtson*
>
>
> *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>*
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 6:24 PM, Michael Rios <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear Jason:
> >
> > Awesome!! Where do you work?? How did you get there??
> >
> > Pretty much any other work related question you can think of.  Sorry, I
> > feel a bit lost out here.
> >
> > Many thanks!!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 8, 2018 7:01 PM, "Jason Bengtson" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Sure do. A lot. Don't have a car degree, though.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2018, 5:58 PM Michael Rios <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello I hope you are all well!!
> > > >
> > > > My name is Michael I am a public librarian with the New York public
> > > > library.
> > > >
> > > > I have been taking cs classes on and off for the last five years. I
> > > greatly
> > > > enjoy them but feel slightly split between two worlds.
> > > >
> > > > Are there many of us (librarians) who code?? If so please let me know
> > if
> > > > you mind having your brain picked.
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks!!
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > >
> >
>