Because, ALA has NEER been an advocate for librarIANS, only libraries
(implication = political power of ALA officers and select library DIRECTORS).
Ray Anne Lockard
WE NEED TO SEND OUR OWN LETTERS and encourage ARLIS/NA Executive Board to send
one now!
I am sending my own letter today. And it will include a brief statement as to
the requirements needed to be the head of a departmental academic library today
and what my salary is after 32 years in the profession VS. what my sister's
title, requirements and salary are!! She makes MUCH more than I do with only ONE
year of college (not even a BA!!), excellent secretarial and organizational
skills that she learned in various positions, word-processing, and NO foreign
languages. She is the administrative assistant (secretarial, receptionist,
conference planning) for the President of a hi tech company!
If we SAY we value EDUCATION and INFORMATION we, as a country, need to put our
money where our mouths are or quit giving it lip service. Ray Anne Lockard
Shannon Van Kirk wrote:
> >> Laura Bush Addresses Nation's Critical Shortage of Librarians:
> >> Proposes $10 Million to Recruit New Librarians January 10, 2002
>
> Recruit more librarians? My library classes were full to bursting.
> Unfortunately, not everyone in my cohort who earned the MLIS was able to
> find a library job with a living wage.
>
> A propos a current thread: I would like to see Ms. Bush put this money
> toward a high-profile campaign to educate politicians and the public about
> the worth of the librarians already trying to make a living. When you can
> earn more working at WalMart than as a library director (see current
> American Libraries), there is a need for a campaign to raise the awareness
> of the people who control salaries.
>
> (Hmm . . . shouldn't ALA be doing this? Just a thought.)
> --shannon
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> Shannon Van Kirk
> Head, Art & Architecture Library
> 7B Wertz Art & Architecture Library
> Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056
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> tel.: (513) 529-6650
> FAX: (513) 529-4159
>
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Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
Frick Fine Arts Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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