[Publib] Certification of Librarians

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In a message dated 1/22/2009 7:24:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
dale.mcneill at gmail.com writes:

So, when  you're building a skyscraper or sports arena, the plumber isn't 
vital? In a  different way than librarians are vital?

A big part of my job is about  buildings: new and renovated. Without 
plumbers, electricians, and other  building trades, there's no building.


Of course they are.  What I'm saying is, our plumbers aren't drain  cleaners. 
 Nor are the electricians working on high rise buildings merely  connecting 
light switches.  
 
The problem here is that the public doesn't know what a plumber or  
electrician is.  The guy at your house isn't really a plumber or  electrician--does 
that take you by surprise?  They have that name because  they perform some aspect 
of the work.  You understand that the  public likewise thinks librarians are 
people who stamp dates in books?   Same thing.  In the same way, they ask our 
plumbers, who go to school for  at least five years, whether they had to go to 
school for that.   Sound familiar?  
 
I remember a construction electrician who went to library school with me  
once saying, "This curriculum is rather lacking in challenge, don't you  think?"  
I just laughed.  
 
The difference between "Joe the Plumber" and an actual plumber is as the  
difference between a library page and a librarian.  
 
M. M. 
 
 
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