http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2865 Nostalgia | The Research, Growth and Musings of a Motivated, Enthusiastic Librarian Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:41:36 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2865 [...] Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009 [...]

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2847 Swiss Army Librarian » Reference Question of the Week – 6/19/11 :: Brian Herzog Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:30:29 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2847 [...] This question made me laugh – especially coming so close to Oxford University Press’ recent release of librarian statistics. [...]

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2836 Emily Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:01:19 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2836 That sort of “genius bar” set up is exactly how I imagine public libraries to be in a few years. My grandma would probably love an e-reader, but I’m not sure that her librarian would be able to help her get e-books onto the device. Maybe one day…

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2834 New Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009 – Stephen's Lighthouse Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:11:20 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2834 [...] Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009 [...]

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2830 Brian Herzog Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:22:08 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2830 @Marian: That’s great. I’d also like to rewrite our job descriptions, so the next time we do hire someone, we are sure to get the skills we need.

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2828 美国图书馆员的统计资料一则：1880-2009 | Nalsi的西文编目笔记III Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:02:51 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2828 [...] Via: Swiss Army Librarian: Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009 [...]

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/#comment-2825 Marian Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:10:35 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=2077#comment-2825 “…If anything, I could hire more staff specifically to serve as a information technology help desk, to support all our patrons who end up with devices and online services they don’t know how to use. Maybe that is the new role we are looking for….”
This is exactly what we are moving toward at the public library I work at. I’m in the planning stage of determining what kinds of devices and services we should be staffing for, and would love to start a conversation to solicit suggestions from others working in public libraries…

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