tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547947660827431591.post955769087002475216..comments2016-06-24T17:26:48.923+10:00Comments on Thoughts and Reflections: Recruiting the next generationTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08874481406447363811noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547947660827431591.post-88504876894704466262008-04-08T14:50:00.000+10:002008-04-08T14:50:00.000+10:00Why aren't school leavers seeing our profession as...<I>Why aren't school leavers seeing our profession as a profession of choice? </I><BR/><BR/>Because - as some might argue - librarianship isn't really a "profession". Just as library science isn't really a "science".<BR/><BR/>Oooh! Contentious statement! Prove me wrong, I dare ya! :-Plib_idolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887547089876625807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547947660827431591.post-60650653043860865842008-04-02T22:22:00.000+11:002008-04-02T22:22:00.000+11:00Sure Andrew, you have a point, but even though sch...Sure Andrew, you have a point, but even though school leavers entering the profession may not be a new trend, it doesn't mean we can't start doing something about it. Why aren't school leavers seeing our profession as a profession of choice? Excluding wages here... :-)<BR/><BR/>Those entering the industry as a second or third career path add value to the profession, as do school leavers - I feel they both complement what each can add to the profession.<BR/><BR/>Poaching - that could be a whole new blog post, I think!Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874481406447363811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547947660827431591.post-28614765849113271682008-04-01T21:38:00.000+11:002008-04-01T21:38:00.000+11:00Hi Tania,I was just wondering - yes, there are sub...Hi Tania,<BR/><BR/>I was just wondering - yes, there are substantially fewer school leavers going into library studies than other age groups, but is this a new trend at all? Most librarians I know entered the industry as a second or third career path.<BR/><BR/>And really - it does make sense when, say, somebody who's worked in health sciences, wants a change, and becomes a health librarian. Or somebody working as a youth social worker, moving into youth library services, or a paralegal who wants to move into law libraries.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't these people - specialists in other areas who are looking for a change - have the best potential for enriching and strengthening the profession? Sure, school leavers have spunk, and understand their generation better than anybody else, but mightn't necessarily have the range of miscellaneous knowledge that librarians are reknowned for. ;)<BR/><BR/>And how do we go about poaching potential librarians from their current professions? (Not that it'd be hard to convince school teachers that they'd be better off moving into librarianship at the moment!)lib_idolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887547089876625807noreply@blogger.com