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I've got an MLIS and an MA in English. I've been faculty in other places, but, unfortunately, that's not available for IT here. Best regards, *Jason Bengtson* *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Interesting… I too have worked on web dev for years. Have been thinking of > doing an MS; our university does not have an MLS. But to move into faculty > here, I would need the MLS, and pay somewhere else, the MS doesn’t do me > any good here. > > On 12/7/17, 2:27 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Jason Bengtson" < > [log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > If you want to go that route, I'd be prepared to worry less about > education > and more about experience. Using myself as an example, I have no CS > degree. > In fact, two of my degrees are in English. But I've been doing complex, > full stack web development for years. I'm glad you're broaching this . > . . > IMHO, many libraries are still doing a very poor job of adapting to a > modern footing. Where I'm at now, because I manage IT, I'm basically > locked > out of faculty, despite my record of scholarship. > > Best regards, > > *Jason Bengtson* > > > *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>* > > On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Samson, Bob <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I have a question regarding staff development and I am hoping > someone can > > provide some advice. I have two vacant librarian positions in my > Library > > Systems department. I need to fill those vacancies with > software/systems > > developers in order to move our initiatives forward. We have > encountered > > reluctance on the part of our human resources to repurpose those > librarian > > positions into developer positions. > > > > Has anyone had success in posting Systems Librarian positions using > > education and experience requirements consistent with software > developers? > > We have sufficient flexibility in hiring librarians, but the skill > sets > > differ significantly between librarians and developers. Ideally, we > would > > want someone with backgrounds in computer science rather than library > > science, for example. I'm curious to know if anyone has tried this > and > > been successful. > > > > Bob Samson > > Head of Library Systems & Technology > > University of Texas at Arlington > > > > >