Hi all,
I'm a student at SJSU for MLIS. I'm also unofficial go-to
tech girl/web
maintainer of a small college library website. It's just a
small part
of my daily routine, but I enjoy tweaking our site so I
believe it will
be my focus for MLIS.
I have a few questions regarding what it's like to be full
fledged
systems/web librarian. Please kindly impart with your
knowledge and
experience.
What would you say is the most rewarding part of the job?
Is it when
usage statistics go up? When other librarians thank you for
making
their jobs easier?
Do you feel systems librarians need to be higher up in the
food chain
when it comes to decisions being made about the library
system? Any
horror stories about being bypassed on critical decisions?
I've read a lot from library blogs and this list about
librarians who
resist the offerings of new technology online (web 2.0, RSS,
social
software, open source, etc). For those of you who have
encountered that
resistance, how did you overcome it? Is it getting better
or is it
still in that drag-out-kicking-and screaming phase?
Lastly, this one is more open ended: why do
software/database vendors
have such cumbersome interfaces?
Please send responses to jyorraku gmail.com.
Your answers will be extremely appreciated.
Judy Hsu
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