About Librarians

[KeyMaster45]

I'm not sure why but lately I've been thinking about the librarian profession. Not really anything overtly ground breaking or philosophical mind you. One question that keeps popping into my mind is wondering why librarians require a formal higher-education degree. (be it a 4 year or 2 year degree) It doesn't really strike me as a profession that should require that, but then again I'm not a librarian.

So my question to any librarians we have here on the site and anyone who may happen to know anything about the librarian profession: What is it they teach you when earning a degree in librarian...ism...okay yeah I don't know what it's called as a school of study. There's obviously more to it then just having a firm grasp of the Dewey decimal system and putting the fear of god into people to return their books on time.

 

[redisforever]

More than the fear of God. They teach you the best method for breaking kneecaps.

Ok, not really, I'm not a librarian.
Probably language, or math. That's my guess.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

From wikipedia:

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Library science (or Library and Information science) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information. The first school for library science was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887.

 

[Chased]

I personally know someone who went to college for library sciences and did most of the course work online. I'm not exactly sure what he studied but he said the courses weren't too hard.

Also on an unrelated note I have a bit of a phobia of libraries.