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Or "systems thinking" - I'm a coder and one of my primary mentors was a librarian. We share more passions than differences - about information, structure, pattern, detail - and about making libraries better for everyone. - Mark Mark Bussey Data Curation Experts [log in to unmask] 612.524.8484 On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Cary Gordon wrote: > Good points. > > One could make the argument that reductive logic is a core skill for > both coders and librarians. > > Thanks, > > Cary > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Jason Griffey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle <[log in to unmask] >>> wrote: >> >>> >>> Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as >>> a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out >>> what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual >>> writing aspect of it. >>> >> >> Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) >> >> As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a >> huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people >> have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic >> glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that >> arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication >> abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians >> have a better understanding of what falls into the "possible" and >> "impossible" categories for "doing stuff with a computer" and anything that >> grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. >> >> The presentation that started this discussion (Andromeda's lightning talk) >> had a lot of other undercurrents in it, but a large part of it comes back >> to impostor syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) and >> owning your own abilities. Librarians are, by and large, a quiet and >> understated lot, and that rarely does us favors when it comes to people >> understanding what we do and our actual talents and skills. >> >> Jason > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com