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I don’t really buy this
CILIP-approved line that everything is our fault and our pointing out that we
are often paid less than other professionals is some kind of moral weakness. My
own employers think I’m lovely, but that doesn’t mean their budget
magically expands to meet my requirements. My argument is with the *general* assumption that front-line
librarians deserve about 20k. If that perception could be changed it would
benefit us all; it doesn’t seem too much to ask that CILIP might
occasionally put some effort into that, as well as reminding us all how hard we
should be working.
Mike
Indeed......
CILIP could make all the noise it likes about what
information professionals should be paid, but unless we are
prove our worth (and shout about it) to our employers, and indeed the
colleagues to whom we provide a service, we are likely to find ourselves
without gainful employment, let alone a decent salary....
Julian Dawson
Senior
Librarian
Arup
13
Fitzroy Street
London
W1T 4BQ
T 020
7755 3228
F 020
7755 2126
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