Comments on: What Is and What Should Never Be http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Xan http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-144 Xan Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-144 Thank you all for your discussion of this - it is great reading. I'm a library student interested in studying the gender balance in interest and knowledge of technology among LIS students, to see how it relates to recent analyses of practicing librarians.<br/><br/>I did a brief survey of my classmates already but I intend to refine my survey and re-send it. If those in this debate are interested, I could use some help identifying core competencies for tech librarians. Either way, I look forward to hearing more on this subject in the blogs. <br/><br/>Xan<br/>xansurvey at gmail.com Thank you all for your discussion of this – it is great reading. I’m a library student interested in studying the gender balance in interest and knowledge of technology among LIS students, to see how it relates to recent analyses of practicing librarians.

I did a brief survey of my classmates already but I intend to refine my survey and re-send it. If those in this debate are interested, I could use some help identifying core competencies for tech librarians. Either way, I look forward to hearing more on this subject in the blogs.

Xan
xansurvey at gmail.com

]]> By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-143 Rachel Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-143 I can appreciate that, Roy. I'm not sure I'm techie enough (especially since I'm no longer a systems librarian) to be a part of Code4Lib personaly, but I look forward to watching it evolve. I can appreciate that, Roy. I’m not sure I’m techie enough (especially since I’m no longer a systems librarian) to be a part of Code4Lib personaly, but I look forward to watching it evolve.

]]> By: Roy Tennant http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-142 Roy Tennant Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-142 Rachel, Dorothea will of course have her own opinion of Code4Lib, but since she has removed herself from there she is probably not the best source of information on what those of us remaining with Code4Lib are doing to recruit and retain more women. I would say, however, that the bulk of our efforts will be going to addressing the inequities of the Code4Lib Conference, where it seems clear we can make substantive and effective changes. Rachel, Dorothea will of course have her own opinion of Code4Lib, but since she has removed herself from there she is probably not the best source of information on what those of us remaining with Code4Lib are doing to recruit and retain more women. I would say, however, that the bulk of our efforts will be going to addressing the inequities of the Code4Lib Conference, where it seems clear we can make substantive and effective changes.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-141 Rachel Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-141 Thanks, Roy, for taking the time to comment, and I think your points are on the mark. As far as Code4Lib specifically, though, I think that Dorothea is a better person to ask. Thanks, Roy, for taking the time to comment, and I think your points are on the mark. As far as Code4Lib specifically, though, I think that Dorothea is a better person to ask.

]]> By: Roy Tennant http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-140 Roy Tennant Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-140 As someone who does not like this situation and is trying to do something about it, I think it's worth acknowledging that it's darn hard to get anywhere when there are a number of things stacked against us in changing this:<br/><br/>1) There are more men than women in library technology (I don't have numbers here, but just looking around indicates this)<br/>2) Women, as you've identified and I've experienced, tend to say "yes" less often (for perhaps the reasons you've identified and others)<br/>3) Women themselves can perpetuate the problem (for example, one of the programs that Karen griped about as being gender-unbalanced was organized by women)<br/><br/>Code4Lib, which has been bashed for being gender unbalanced, is trying hard to recruit and engage women. But we have an uphill battle and we would appreciate the participation of more women in that online forum and at the conference. If there is some barrier standing in your way, then we want to hear about it so it can be removed -- preferably before we read about it on a blog somewhere. As someone who does not like this situation and is trying to do something about it, I think it’s worth acknowledging that it’s darn hard to get anywhere when there are a number of things stacked against us in changing this:

1) There are more men than women in library technology (I don’t have numbers here, but just looking around indicates this)
2) Women, as you’ve identified and I’ve experienced, tend to say “yes” less often (for perhaps the reasons you’ve identified and others)
3) Women themselves can perpetuate the problem (for example, one of the programs that Karen griped about as being gender-unbalanced was organized by women)

Code4Lib, which has been bashed for being gender unbalanced, is trying hard to recruit and engage women. But we have an uphill battle and we would appreciate the participation of more women in that online forum and at the conference. If there is some barrier standing in your way, then we want to hear about it so it can be removed — preferably before we read about it on a blog somewhere.

]]> By: Linda http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35&cpage=1#comment-139 Linda Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=35#comment-139 I don't think there's a vast conspiracy either; in fact, that's just what I'm going to talk about in the second half of my posting on "It's a Man's World".<br/><br/>--The LL I don’t think there’s a vast conspiracy either; in fact, that’s just what I’m going to talk about in the second half of my posting on “It’s a Man’s World”.

–The LL

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