The official GC Librarians and Library Schools Thread

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by UofISigKap

She seriously corrects people who call her a librarian? Does she even do that with the students too?

Yup. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. We also have a health aide but everyone calls her the school nurse. I don't understand what difference it really makes but to each his own.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

Yup. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. We also have a health aide but everyone calls her the school nurse. I don't understand what difference it really makes but to each his own.

My mom works at a library as a circulation assistant. They (The city she works for) makes a big deal of titles. An circulation aide just as a high school degree, while an assistant has at least an AA. To be a Library Assistant you have to have at least a BA, but to be a Librarian you have to have a Masters.

Its kinda stupid to me because for years her library had a nasty old lady who was the Children librarian, and the library assistant was friendly and knew more than the actual librarian.

No offense intended to those of you who are librarians this was just my mom's experience.