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Dear Friends: THANK YOU!! I would love to hear from more of you (no pressure though), but I just wanted to thank everyone who already responded!! I feel much less alone now and will get back to all of you asap. THANK YOU!! Sincerely, Mike On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 11:43 AM, Walker, Stephanie < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Long ago, in another life, I was a Math & Comp Sci major. I had several > IT jobs, and then a number of tech jobs in libraries, plus I did some > database-related consulting. For almost a decade, I headed the library and > academic IT at Brooklyn College. But I've been more and more in management > and haven't directly coded myself in several years. > > Stephanie > > Stephanie Walker > Dean of Libraries & Information Resources University of North Dakota > Chester Fritz Library, Room 217C > 3051 University Ave, Stop 9000 > Grand Forks, ND > 58202-9000 > Tel: (701) 777-2619 > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of McDonald, > Stephen > Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 9:41 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Librarians and computer science > > There are a number of prominent librarians who code. Many of them are on > this list, or on LITA-L. > > I have a BS in Astronomy and an MLIS. My software skills are > self-taught. As a planetary scientist, I became a computer system > administrator and wrote a lot of analysis software. As a librarian, I am a > cataloger, currently working with both the traditional catalog and our > institutional repository. I've written code for computer-aided-cataloging, > complicated batch changes to the catalog, and conversion of metadata > between formats. I am fortunate to be in a supportive environment; my > supervisor has come to rely on my tech skills. > > Steve McDonald > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Michael Rios > Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2018 6:58 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Librarians and computer science > > Hello I hope you are all well!! > > My name is Michael I am a public librarian with the New York public > library. > > I have been taking cs classes on and off for the last five years. I > greatly enjoy them but feel slightly split between two worlds. > > Are there many of us (librarians) who code?? If so please let me know if > you mind having your brain picked. > > Many thanks!! > > Sincerely, > Mike > -- Michael Rios | The New York Public Library Young Adult Librarian 53rd Street Library 18 west 53rd Street New York, NY, 10019 Click here <https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=&target%5B%5D=ya&city%5B%5D=man&date_op=GREATER_EQUAL&date1=09%2F22%2F2017&location=8160&type=&topic=&audience=&series=> for a complete list of our Young Adult programs at the 53rd Street Library <https://www.nypl.org/locations/53rd-street>