junior high career day - librarian
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PowerPoint for a junior high Career Day at which I presented. There are several slides dispelling stereotypes about librarians, followed by a few slides on what librarians are and where we work. Lastly, I spoke about my job as the Assistant Director of the Mountain West Digital Library and why Google is not enough (namely, because of metadata).TRANSCRIPT
Librarians: We’re not what you think
Rebekah Cummings, Assistant DirectorSeptember 20, 2013
What comes to mind?
Surprise #1
1. Not all librarians are women
Surprise #2
2. You need a masters degree
Surprise #3
3. Not all of us deal with books (but most of us love them anyway)
Surprise #4
4. We’re rebels. (No, seriously)
What is a librarian?
Worst.Definition.Ever.
What is a librarian?
Someone who organizes,
describes, and makes
available large amounts of
information
How to become a librarian
• Graduate from high school
• Get a 4 year bachelors degree
• Go to an ALA-accredited graduate school
• Enjoy an awesome career!
Kinds of libraries
• Public Library
• School Library
• Academic Library
• “Special Library”
What do I do?
• Photographs• Maps• Artwork• Music• Diaries• Journals• Birth and
death records
The Mountain West Digital Library
Special Collection Silos
BYU University of Utah
UNLV Utah State University
Who uses our site?
• Other librarians• Researchers• Students • Teachers• Genealogists• Historians• People interested in their own family
history
Another cool thing about MWDL
The Digital Public Library of America
will make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available, free of charge, to all.
Can’t I just Google it?
This can’t be automated…
This stuff… it’s called metadata. And it’s what we do.
QUESTIONS?
(You can ask how much I make. It’s public record.)
