Hi,

You've gotten some great replies from techies. I'm a manager-type in a
digital library team, so I thought I'd give you my perspective.

We tend to need people with some coding skills, when we hire. That said,
I'm much more interested in what people have done and how they think than
what their title is. We don't have too many librarian/coders in the group
but I'd welcome more of them. Having a librarian background is an asset,
because you can understand our customers and translate what they are asking
for into actionable tasks. Those of us who came up strictly through IT
don't always understand that.

We also have two groups in our tech services department that consist mainly
of librarians with tech skills. When they hire, they need librarians,
specifically, and the tech part is negotiable.

I'm thinking it matters less what you put on your resume than it does which
jobs you apply for. Don't fall into the female trap of thinking you have to
know everything before you can apply. If you've got 2-3 of the bullet
points, then press the button. Hiring managers like me don't expect to get
everything we are asking for, but we ask for a range of experience to give
people a better chance to match.

I also want to address the topic of fixing rather than building. Most
people would rather build than fix. Your skills would be an asset to any
organization you apply for. Maybe you do want to modify your resume, just
enough to point out what you enjoy doing. I know I'd love to hear that
someone wants to make things better and not just build shiny new things!

Hope this helps.

-Carol

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Carol Kassel
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NYU Digital Library Technology Services
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