On Librarianship
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Confessions of a local(ish) guybrarian Or why being a librarian is much cooler than you think This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution United States license. For more information, visit http://www.creativecommons.org . Matthew “Buzzy” Nielsen Assistant Director, North Bend Public Library Presented by: November 2, 2009
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Confessions of a local(ish) guybrarianOr why being a librarian is much cooler than you think
This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution
United States license. For more information, visit http://www.creativecommons.org.
Matthew “Buzzy” NielsenAssistant Director, North Bend Public Library
Presented by:
November 2, 2009
The stereotypical librarian
Source: Archie McPhee
And the not-so-stereotypical
Source: http://www.cinemotions.com
Famous librarians
Source: Oregon State LibraryMelvil Dewey
Famous librarians
Laura Bush
Famous librarians
Source: Richard.Fisher on FlickrMao Zedong
Famous librarians
Source: Wizard Magazine (2006)Batgirl
A question
What do you think a librarian does?
What lots of people think
It must be nice to beable to read all day.
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It’s all about the books
Image source: "Pile of Books in the Prague Library," callumscott2 on Flickr
And books are pretty darn cool
Image source: “bookshelf," chotda on Flickr
But it’s not just about books
Image sources: "All of my DVDs," nickstone333 on Flickr " A few CDs," Spushnik on Flickr
In fact, it’s not just aboutchecking stuff out.
Helping people withcomputers and technology
Teaching classes
Lectures andpublic programming
Selecting and managinglibrary materials
Answering questions
Making library items findable
Children’s storytimesand programming
Checking stuff out
(Unclogging toilets)
Why I love being a librarian(cleverly disguised as a rundown of what I did last week)
Why I love being a librarian
(1) People like libraries.
FREE!
Why I love being a librarian
(2) We help people.Image source: epSos.de on Flickr
Why I love being a librarian
(3) No two days are the same.Image source (drunk guys): stev.ie on Flickr
Why I love being a librarian
(4) We’re continually learning.
Why I love being a librarian
(5) Seeing the latest technology.Image source: http://www.sonystyle.com
Why I love being a librarian
(6) Going out into the community.
Why I love being a librarian
(7) Thinking of new ways to reach people.
Other misconceptions
You mean you need a degree to do that?
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My path to librarianship
A myriad of acronyms
Master of Library Science
Master of Information and Library Science
Master of Library and Information Science
Master of Science in Information+ Master of Public Policy
Jack of more than one trade?
What to do with a library degree
A question
What do you think youcan do with a library degree?
That town has a library?“”
A starting point
Source: http://www.currycountylibraries.org
Libraries in all shapes & sizes
Ann Arbor District Library(Public Library)
Oregon State Library(Special Library)
University of Michigan Libraries (Academic Library)
Pacific High School Library(School Library)
Image sources: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor District Library, Tedder on Wikipedia, Oregon State Library
It’s not just at libraries
You’re a master of somethingthat everyone needs
Master of Science in Information
You’re a master of somethingthat everyone needs
Information
Questions?
Thank you.
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