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Jul 15, 2005 11:07

So, one of the main terms for a librarian who is the only library professional in his/her organization is a one-person-librarian. The first time I read this term, I was a little confused. Aren't all librarians only one person? I've yet to meet a more-than-one-person-librarian. Perhaps if a pair of conjoined twins decided to be librarians they ( Read more... )

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harkalark July 15 2005, 17:40:50 UTC

What about a librarian with multiple personalities? :)

gwynraven July 15 2005, 17:57:49 UTC

I said that. Did I not say that? :-P

harkalark July 15 2005, 18:08:02 UTC

Crap. I can't read. Good thing I'm a grad student.

One-Person Library anonymous June 6 2006, 17:54:02 UTC

Don't blame ME for the phrase. I didn't invent it. It was created by Guy St. Clair, the father of one-person librarianship. It was in response to the title of a workshop he was presenting that they called "one-man" libraries. He was politically correct before his time.

An alternative is "solo librarian."

I have been looking for another alternative name--if anyone has suggestions, email them to me at jsiess@ibi-opl.com.

Judith Siess
Editor/Publisher, The One-Person Library: A Newsletter for Librarians and Management, and author of The New OPL Sourcebook: A Guide for Solo and Small Libraries (Information Today, 2006, ISBN 1-57387-241-5) and owner of the OPL Plus Blog (http://opls.blogspot.com)

Re: One-Person Library gwynraven June 6 2006, 18:06:40 UTC

Hmm . . . can't think of any other alternatives, but I do like "Solo Librarian" better.