Short talk at the 2010 Bibliothekskongress in Leipzig. Held at the KIBA-Lounge stand. A somewhat whimsical overview of the various roles in US libraries.

1. What DO you do? Berufsbilder der Bibliothekare in den USA

2. Die Cocktail-Party-Frage jonesor, flickr

3. Die Antwort Ich bin Bibliothekar

4. Die Reaktion Ach, ich liebe Bücher ... oder ohrenbetäubendes Schweigen

6. Bibliothekar definiert MLS – Master of Library Science kein Dipl.-Bibl. kein Bachelor/Master kein höherer Dienst Promotion nicht erforderlich

7. Rollen in den USA in wiss. Bibliotheken reference librarian instruction librarian subject librarian systems librarian cataloger usw.

8. Aktuelle Bezeichnungen Metadata Librarian Education Librarian Access Services Librarian Reference Librarian Educational Services Librarian Reference and Instruction Librarian Collection Development Librarian Grateful Dead Archive Project Manager Integrated Library System (ILS) Coordinator Science Librarian Government Publications Education and Outreach Librarian Web Services Librarian