tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post7088384791281731949..comments2024-03-27T05:00:00.090-04:00Comments on Letters to a Young Librarian: At Its Core, Librarianship is a Helping ProfessionJessica Olinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-44218986298398638282012-02-21T11:33:33.900-05:002012-02-21T11:33:33.900-05:00I think of providing the collection as yet another...I think of providing the collection as yet another service, but good point.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-73483529458184166542012-02-21T10:09:30.923-05:002012-02-21T10:09:30.923-05:00You most definitely are not crazy. Librarianship i...You most definitely are not crazy. Librarianship is all about serving people, and that's why I want to be a librarian. I want to serve people and help them. I'm in grad school now, trying to decide between academic and public libraries. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-85749454318550670952012-02-21T08:52:12.576-05:002012-02-21T08:52:12.576-05:00While I do not think you are crazy, I do not think...While I do not think you are crazy, I do not think your perspective is balanced. I think the core of librarianship is the COMBINATION of collections and services. You can't have one without the other and call your thing a library. A library requires both. --ELMEric Lease Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475785567915981820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-56863891726312049072012-02-16T08:32:07.849-05:002012-02-16T08:32:07.849-05:00It's not impossible to get a job without profe...It's not impossible to get a job without professional experience in this field, so long as you know how to sell yourself.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-48196333466772219232012-02-16T08:31:14.544-05:002012-02-16T08:31:14.544-05:00Exactly! Customer service/people skills are crucia...Exactly! Customer service/people skills are crucial for almost every job out there.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-21581026642976565342012-02-16T08:30:18.295-05:002012-02-16T08:30:18.295-05:00Even if you aren't helping library patrons dir...Even if you aren't helping library patrons directly, you're helping the people who help them. Still crucial.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-14530138403360572382012-02-16T07:06:02.483-05:002012-02-16T07:06:02.483-05:00You are far from crazy. Helping people is one of t...You are far from crazy. Helping people is one of the core reasons I want to be a librarian. I enjoyed reading your anecdote highlighting how you were able to secure a professional library job with a lack of professional experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-80441398485139528702012-02-14T18:02:25.410-05:002012-02-14T18:02:25.410-05:00Nope, you're not crazy. That's why the val...Nope, you're not crazy. That's why the values of Beta Phi Mu are Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. Even if you're a cataloger and never work directly with a person, you're still working with people because you're helping them gain proper access to materials. Honestly, I think people in any profession would benefit from viewing their jobs as helping others. Even when you're in a business and pulling in profit, like at my husband's job. It helps give value to the work we do every day.Carihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089762130217570280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-18811597621648032822012-02-14T11:42:29.910-05:002012-02-14T11:42:29.910-05:00It is so much a helping profession, with any kind ...It is so much a helping profession, with any kind of patron. Obviously there are some who know what they are doing, who are not looking for any kind of hand-holding by a librarian, but the underlying structure of providing service with media, technology AND people means we help all the time.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209813611833340226noreply@blogger.com