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Strange New Librarians and Especially Canada

This article discusses the shifting dynamics in the field of librarianship, emphasizing the rise of youth professionals and the changes in hiring practices within academic libraries. It highlights the significant increase in library school enrollment, the emergence of new professionals without traditional library degrees, and the growing trend of "feral professionals" working in non-traditional roles. The piece also addresses concerns about high retirement rates and the possible future shortage of librarians, particularly in Canada, while proposing a fresh perspective on the profession's evolution.

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Strange New Librarians and Especially Canada

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  1. Strange New Librarians and Especially Canada Stanley Wilder University of Rochester Stanley.wilder@rochester.edu

  2. Not the Oldest Profession • Marine Architects • Judges • Podiatrists • Psychologists • Librarians

  3. Not the Baby Boom

  4. No, It’s Just Us

  5. In Sum: We’re Different and Something’s Going to Happen In order of certainty… • High retirement rates • Youth movement • No crisis

  6. ARL Youth MovementNot What it Used to Be

  7. The Future of Youth: ARL in 2020

  8. Will There Be a Shortage? • Library school enrollment quadruples • Many new hires have no library degree • ARL hiring: few new professionals annually • Anecdote: non-IT search pools healthy • Is it possible to have a shortage in a profession with a one-year master’s degree?

  9. Transition Not Crisis:The Case of Canada

  10. Perennially Old chart, 2000 will do

  11. Jim Neal’s “Feral Professionals” Work in non-traditional library jobs (IT, fundraising, HR, publishing, instructional technology, etc.) “Bring to the academic library ‘feral’ set of values, outlooks, styles, and expectations.” http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6304405.html

  12. Feral Professionals They’re not like us: • Youth • Task • Education- they’re not “feral librarians” • Male-ness • Diversity • Compensation

  13. And They’re Growing

  14. Emergence of Two Tracks • Compensation • Management Opportunities • Prestige

  15. A Good Thing?

  16. Citations for Wilder’s Articles on the 2005 ARL DataNew Professionals: Folksy Chronicle of Higher Education version:http://chronicle.com/weekly/v53/i25/25c00101.htm More serious pre-print version: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/4407Aging and the Emerging Youth Movement: Pre-print of the ARL Bimonthly Report article:http://docushare.lib.rochester.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-27022/Youth%20Movement%20for%20Bimonthly.docx

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