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Nuh-uh, remember that whole Reformation thing? On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Dave Caroline <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Cornel Darden Jr. > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > It now seems that the Librarian of Congress is the "Pope of > Librarianship" > > methinks not as the Bodleian predates the LoC by a small amount :) > > http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/history > > Dave Caroline > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Cornel Darden Jr. > > MSLIS > > Librarian > > Kennedy-King College > > City Colleges of Chicago > > Work 773-602-5449 > > Cell 708-705-2945 > > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Devon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of > >> librarianship to tell you otherwise. > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> > >>> Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared > with her > >>> afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the > fence. > >>> I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT > >>> background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when > I > >>> have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or > >>> reference or collection development, I generally preface it with "I'm > not a > >>> librarian, but...". I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. > >>> > >>> Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the > >>> experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most > C4Lers > >>> definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., > and I > >>> respect that. > >>> > >>> What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? > >>> > >>> Maccabee > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Maccabee Levine > >>> Head of Library Technology Services > >>> University of Wisconsin Oshkosh > >>> [log in to unmask] > >>> 920-424-7332 > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sent from my GMail account. >