# Is Librarian a profession that is viable?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2005, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651 "2005-10-10T23:23:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651/21 "2005-10-11T22:43:56Z")

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Another librarian here. **Lsura** basically covered most of my main points (You need an MLS, the pay’s not great but it sure beats working corporate, etc., etc.)

One thing I’ll add is that often the MLS isn’t enough. I’m about to go for my second masters degree in education, because I want to do bibliographic instruction. Other routes include getting your J.D. for a law library, a masters in biology for a science lab . . . you get the idea.

As has been noted, computer skills are a big plus. I’ll add that if you know foreign languages, this’ll put you ahead of the curve too.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651/22 "2005-10-12T12:06:39Z")

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Talked to my librarian racquetball partner last night, and he wholeheartedly recommended it as a profession, saying that they are plenty of openings. (They may just not be where _you_ happen to be, of course.)

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**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651/23 "2005-10-12T21:39:54Z")

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> [@Shirley Ujest](#):
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> I swear on all that I hold dear that I have read this thread title every time as **Is _Lesbian_ a profession that is viable?**.

Thanks to this, I went back and skimmed the thread replacing, in my mind, every instance of “librarian” with “lesbian.” It made for quite an interesting thread. 😃

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-librarian-a-profession-that-is-viable/325651/24 "2005-10-12T22:47:35Z")

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> [@KKBattousai](#):
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> Thanks to this, I went back and skimmed the thread replacing, in my mind, every instance of “librarian” with “lesbian.” It made for quite an interesting thread. 😃

Well, from that perspective I think **Mahaloth** is severely underestimating the amount of “change” he’s going to have to undergo in order to be accepted in his new field, e.g. “…I am a man and(sorry for the stereotype)…” But far be it from me to stand in the way of his actualization as a lesbian.

I’m also wondering the best institution would be to obtain a “Masters of Lesbian Science” degree. Vassar? Bryn Mawr? Mount Holyoke? Would UC Berkeley be acceptible, or is that too plebian?

Stranger

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