My list would be: Data mining Computer vision Danish Linear algebra / Matrix theory (enough that I can understand the spectral analysis of PageRank, Hubs and Authorities, and similar algorithms) I already play the double bass, but I could always be better, so that goes on any list. Mark On Apr 26, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Cowles, Esme wrote: > My list: > > the language I'd switch to if Oracle manages to screw up Java > R > ObjectiveC > Dutch > how to play guitar > > -Esme > -- > Esme Cowles <[log in to unmask]> > > "Men feared witches and burnt women." > -- Louis Brandeis, Whitney v. California, concurring > > On Apr 26, 2011, at 8:30 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I am doing a presentation at RILA (Rhode Island Library Association) on >> changing skill sets for Systems Librarians. I did a formal survey a while >> back (if you participated, thank you) but this stuff changes so quickly I >> thought I would ask this another way. What do you wish you had time to >> learn? >> >> My list includes >> >> >> CouchDB(NoSQL in general) >> neo4j >> nodejs >> prototype >> API Mashups >> R >> >> Don't be afraid to include Latin or Greek History. I'm just going for a >> snapshot of System angst at not knowing everything. >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Edward Iglesias >> Systems Librarian >> Central Connecticut State University