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	<title>Comments on: Describing the Librarian</title>
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		<title>By: Rachel</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
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		<description>I just reread this description, and my biggest problem with it is what I consider poor writing and organization. 

&lt;i&gt;&quot;The traditional concept of a library is being redefined from a place to access paper records or books to one that also houses the most advanced media, including CD-ROM, the Internet, virtual libraries, and remote access to a wide range of resources.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;
I wasn&#039;t aware that CD-ROMs were among the &quot;most advanced media,&quot; or that &quot;remote access&quot; or &quot;virtual libraries&quot; were media. Also, this statement still focuses on the library as a place that houses things, despite the mention of electronic resources, omitting the community, outreach, learning laboratory, and instruction aspects. 

&lt;i&gt;&quot;Librarians supervise assistants, who prepare cards, computer records, or other access tools that direct users to resources.&quot;&lt;/i&gt; 
Are there libraries still using card catalogs? Also, &quot;computer records&quot; is rather vague. 

&lt;i&gt;&quot;...employers often prefer graduates of the approximately 56 schools accredited by the American Library Association.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;
I would change this to state that employers usually &lt;i&gt;require&lt;/i&gt; applicants for professional librarian positions to have a Master degree in Library and Information Sciences from an ALA-accredited school. A PhD, second Masters, or teaching certification is mentioned later, but I would move that up to be closer to the accreditation bit. 

In general, I think this description tries to accomodate too many types of librarianship, and in doing so fails to give people interested in a specific area an adequate description of the work. I&#039;ll think about this some more...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just reread this description, and my biggest problem with it is what I consider poor writing and organization. </p>
<p><i>&#8220;The traditional concept of a library is being redefined from a place to access paper records or books to one that also houses the most advanced media, including CD-ROM, the Internet, virtual libraries, and remote access to a wide range of resources.&#8221;</i><br />
I wasn&#8217;t aware that CD-ROMs were among the &#8220;most advanced media,&#8221; or that &#8220;remote access&#8221; or &#8220;virtual libraries&#8221; were media. Also, this statement still focuses on the library as a place that houses things, despite the mention of electronic resources, omitting the community, outreach, learning laboratory, and instruction aspects. </p>
<p><i>&#8220;Librarians supervise assistants, who prepare cards, computer records, or other access tools that direct users to resources.&#8221;</i><br />
Are there libraries still using card catalogs? Also, &#8220;computer records&#8221; is rather vague. </p>
<p><i>&#8220;&#8230;employers often prefer graduates of the approximately 56 schools accredited by the American Library Association.&#8221;</i><br />
I would change this to state that employers usually <i>require</i> applicants for professional librarian positions to have a Master degree in Library and Information Sciences from an ALA-accredited school. A PhD, second Masters, or teaching certification is mentioned later, but I would move that up to be closer to the accreditation bit. </p>
<p>In general, I think this description tries to accomodate too many types of librarianship, and in doing so fails to give people interested in a specific area an adequate description of the work. I&#8217;ll think about this some more&#8230;</p>
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