I am also wildly impressed that he is chartered at 22, and with 5 yrs
experience as a children's librarian. Presumably that's post
qualification, therefore he would have graduated at 17 with a BLib, or
15/16 if postgrad qualified. Could it be (whisper it) a Grauniad
misprint & he's really 32??
Helen Weir
Harrogate District Hospital
Paula Younger wrote:
> Though the BBC doesn’t pay that well, and a lot of BBC posts in
> particular are being cut….!! I was also impressed by the fact he’d
> managed to do so much by the tender age of 22….
>
> And in my world too, £25K and up is a very respectable salary indeed!!
>
> Paula Younger
>
> Electronic Resources Librarian
>
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>
> *From:* UK medical/ health care library community / information
> workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Nigel Brook
> *Sent:* 03 November 2005 11:25
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: article in Guardian on working in libraries[AV Scanned]
>
> speaking as someone who was a graduate trainee in the Guardian Media
> Library, I think that the researcher probably approached the Library
> service for these figures... media librarians are obviously much
> wealthier than us humble public servants and have spent so much time
> sitting in the ivory tower that thney have totally lost touch with the
> rest of the profession... £25K entry indeed... I've got one staff
> member paid at that level, all the others are significantly lower...
> and great news for those of us who may have tired of a life of
> libraries, books or a life of service.. we can go and do the same
> thing somewhere else for about the same money.. whooppeee dooo
>
> Nigel
>
> Library Services Manager
>
> George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
>
>
>
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> From: /Derick Yates <[log in to unmask]>/
> Reply-To: /Derick Yates <[log in to unmask]>/
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: /Re: article in Guardian on working in libraries[AV Scanned]/
> Date: /Thu, 3 Nov 2005 11:05:50 -0000/
>
> He might want “new horizons” but the Guardian “career advisor”
> shows a distinct lack of imagination, they’re all library jobs,
> I’m sure Tony could have worked out for himself that he could work
> in another library. And starting on £25K in the NHS! Can I have an
> application form for that library please?
>
> **Derick Yates**
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* UK medical/ health care library community / information
> workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Alan
> Fricker
> *Sent:* 03 November 2005 10:57
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: article in Guardian on working in libraries[AV Scanned]
>
> I think we should be more impressed by the fact that Tony has
> managed to work as a children’s librarian for five years and
> become a member of CILIP all by the tender age of 22. Clearly in a
> public library that believes in hiring them young.
>
> Alan Fricker
>
> Knowledge & Library Service Manager
>
> Newham University Hospital NHS Trust
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* UK medical/ health care library community / information
> workers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Gillian
> Foster
> *Sent:* 03 November 2005 10:42
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: article in Guardian on working in libraries[AV Scanned]
>
> I’m impressed;
>
> a) that Tony earned £23K as a children’s librarian; and
>
> b) that his research skills could command a minimum of £25K in the
> NHS.
>
> Perhaps I work for a different NHS?
>
> Gill
>
> *Gill Foster*
>
> Librarian
>
> NHS Direct (North East)
>
> Tel: 0191 270 5025
>
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> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> *From:* UK medical/ health care library community / information
> workers [mailto:LIS-MEDICAL@JISCMAIL.AC...UK
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>]* **On Behalf Of* Caroline Miller
> *Sent:* 02 November 2005 17:11
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* article in Guardian on working in libraries
>
> I thought list members might be interested to see this article
> from the Guardian today…
>
> *What else can I do?*
> http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,1606088,00.html
> <http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,1606088,00...html>
>
> Tony, 22, is a librarian and member of the Chartered Institute of
> Library and Information Professionals. After five years working in
> a children's library, on £23k, he wants new horizons
>
> *Debbie Andalo
> Wednesday November 2, 2005
> **The Guardian* <http://www.guardian.co.uk/>
>
> *1* If Tony stays with a local authority, he could go down the
> management route, which would enhance his CV and give more options
> to pursue wider cultural management roles. As a librarian team
> manager responsible for staff and service development, he would
> maintain some customer contact. His salary would increase to a
> maximum £27,000.
>
> *2* Working in a prison or young offender institution would offer
> fresh challenges. A key part of the job would involve encouraging
> inmates to use the services, perhaps for the first time. The
> professional satisfaction would help compensate for a drop in
> salary, to around £22,000.
>
> *3* Tony's research skills could lead to employment as an NHS
> librarian. Many hospital trusts have onsite staff libraries to
> help keep clinicians up to date and boost the professional
> development of other staff. He would ensure information could be
> found easily through clear library indexing and catalogue keeping.
> Tony might also provide regular summaries of clinical journals for
> medical staff. He can expect at least £25,000.
>
> *4* With a less long-term view, Tony could become a freelance
> librarian working for government departments, local councils or
> non-governmental organisations. He could earn between £100 and
> £400 a day. His CILIP membership entitles him to register for an
> international job swap, which might create new career options or
> provide him with breathing space before deciding his next career
> move.
>
> *5* Most cathedrals have their own libraries. The salary varies
> but can be low because of a lack of funds. However, working as an
> assistant librarian at Lambeth Palace library, which is the
> historic record office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, offers up
> to £30,445. Tony's library and information studies qualification
> is essential, and he must be interested in ecclesiastical business.
>
> Caroline Miller/ //BA (Hons) MA MCLIP
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