Another problem with the ALA data is that some of us have an MLS but work in a position classified as support staff that does not require the MLS. Steve McDonald [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Andreas Orphanides > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 12:06 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] lita > > I don't disagree with that, that's for sure. What it DOES suggest is that the > closest thing to tracking "librarian" vs "not" is likely how they self-identify for > dues purposes, which means that the data is probably not so good. > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Cindi Blyberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Based on previous experience, I doubt this truly captures whether > > someone thinks of themselves as a librarian. I've always found those > > categories arbitrary (an MLS does not a librarian make) and sometimes > divisive. > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Andreas Orphanides > > <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > There's a different dues schedule for librarians > > > (-slash-certification > > > required-slash-managerial) and "support staff", so along that > > > dimension > > it > > > presumably gets tracked, at the very least. > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:51 AM, Cindi Blyberg <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Honestly, I don't know if ALA tracks whether people have an > > > > MLS/related degree or if that's self-selected. I know folks who > > > > call themselves librarians but who aren't degreed--those would be self- > selected. > > > > > > > > I'll see if we can find this out--I'm curious! > > > > > > > > -Cindi (wearing my LITA hat) > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) < > > > > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'd be curious about something: how many LITA members are not > > > librarians? > > > > > I work in a library as a web developer, which includes a medical > > > library, > > > > > but I don’t have an MLS. So, question: is the Code4Lib list > > > > > more > > open > > > to > > > > > technical folks, but not necessarily librarians? > > > > > > > > > > Lisa Haitz > > > > > University of Cincinnati Libraries > > > > > > > > > > > > > >