[Publib] Re: LibraryThing and other "free" stuff

[Sharon Foster]

That's the difference between having a "profession" and having a
"job," isn't it? If not, then why am I spending all this money on a
degree?

On 7/7/07, Joe Schallan <jbsphx at cox.net> wrote:

> Unless a librarian is carrying forth an activity
> on her own time, in her home office, using her
> own electricity and air conditioning, taking
> advantage of a "free" service is never truly
> free.  An MLS librarian in a city library is making
> anywhere from $18 to upwards of $30 per hour,
> and her time is always a part of the cost of
> anything she does.
>
> Librarians eagerly latch on to multiplying
> what they do, making almost a hobby, in my
> experience, of overcommitting themselves,
> and neither they nor their managers always
> take into account the value of their time.
>
> YMMV -- your mileage may vary -- of course.
>
> Joe Schallan
> Phoenix
>
>
>

-- 
Sharon M. Foster, B.S., J.D., 0.5 * (MLS)
F/OSS Evangelist
Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT  06410
http://www.cheshirelibrary.org

Any opinions expressed here are entirely my own.