Without trying to sound too smug, can I just make the point that not all
librarians are badly paid. Healthcare librarians and, as far as I know,
law librarians generally receive higher salaries than newly qualified
nurses and teachers. Incremental stages are also competetive. With
regards to posts advertised in the LA Record with starting salaries
around 9k, the simple thing to do is ignore them. We should vote with
our feet rather than grumbling in the staffroom (or on a mailbase list).
Finally, the added advantage of working in a healthcare or law library
is that you can call yourself what you like. Last week I finally managed
to lose the librarian tag to become something much more appropriate ...
something that my friends can't sneer at.
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