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Dear Dr. Myburgh, I'm new to the list so I missed your survey results wherein you identified "more than 500 different skilll sets...". Would you mind copying me in on that information please? Thank you. Melissa V. Rentchler, MLIS, M.Ed. California Teacher Librarian MacArthur Mon & Tue 562.420.3588 International Wed & Thu 562.436.4420 Madison Fri 562.420.7731 School Site Representative for Office of Multi-Media Services >>> Sue Myburgh <[log in to unmask]> 01/12/10 5:06 PM >>> Well, Karen, I think you have answered your own question: it is the "growing amount of challenges" that makes it impossible for any LIS school to train graduates to hit the ground running. In a survey I conducted last year, more than 500 different skills sets were identified as required from a selection of job advertisements which appeared under the title 'librarian'. Susan Dr Susan Myburgh School of Communication, International Studies and Languages University of South Australia From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Weaver [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, 13 January 2010 11:13 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: 2010 Forum on Library Education On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Thomas Wilburn Leonhardt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: "You can always find someone who denigrates one's graduate education but as a long-time employed, I would rather have an entry level librarian than one with experience in many if not most positions. ..." I find this a very troubling remark especially since that most often translates as pay your faculty librarians as cheaply as possible based on their in turn "lack of experience" that's a double edged sword, I'm not sure most would agree with in the field today when experience is especially needed to meet a growing amount of challenges beyond answering a reference question and picking up the phone. It ends up more work for the managers/supervisors, maybe more than the administration level. I would not recommend that approach or mindset to people going out looking for jobs today either, if that is how some are thinking about the question, then there is a growing gap or soon to be "canyon". Budgets are cut these days, if there are more experienced faculty hired, they will also require higher compensation too... --Karen Weaver, MLS, Adjunct Faculty iSchool at Drexel University, Philadelphia PA email: [log in to unmask] / Electronic Resources Statistician, Duquesne University, Gumberg Library, Pittsburgh PA email: [log in to unmask]