Comments on: Hi! I’m Your Audience Development Officer!

By: Betty

Betty — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:18:22 +0000

When I was promoted from pole dancer and became a lapdancer, the title was Audience Development Officer. That was one sweet gig!

By: Betty

Betty — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:18:22 +0000

When I was promoted from pole dancer and became a lapdancer, the title was Audience Development Officer. That was one sweet gig!

By: jt

jt — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:38:38 +0000

Better than the “Information Evangelist” titles appearing on business cards here in the western U.S.

By: benny

benny — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:21:29 +0000

Cecilia’s insight was…um, interesting. nah, seriously, i didn’t see that angle. thanks.

Still, the name change was wide right.

I’m no librarian. but i agree with the comment that library staff don’t seem focused on “Audience Development”.

“Info Chef” makes more sense.

By: librarybabe

librarybabe — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:04:22 +0000

That trend has nothing to do with their title change. Volunteers or clerks can do the job just as effectively for much less money, so it’s a no-brainer.

By: Bibliona

Bibliona — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:57:19 +0000

School librarians were changed to ‘Media Specialists,’ and their jobs are being systematically eliminated and taken over by volunteers or clerks in many American schools.

By: Skipbear

Skipbear — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:51:35 +0000

Yes indeed and the term “Domestic Engineer” really caught on as well. Me thinks they been smoking the salmon, chewing on the haggis and hittin themselves in the head with the kabers way too much. Anyway sounds like a job title in for a community theater volunteer

By: hoots mon

hoots mon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:06:53 +0000

… Why is calling Scotland’s capital city a “rural backwater” funny?

It just is – maybe if you ‘re not from the USA. Or if you’re from Glasgow.

By: Anti-Kat

Anti-Kat — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:24:42 +0000

I thought Librarians was ohriginly from Atlantis? Thats what it say in Wikipeedier?

By: Librarian

Librarian — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:02:56 +0000

I don’t get it. What does audience development have to do with being a librarian? I think that will confuse people even more about what librarians do.