When librarianship becomes a dead end job
(23 May 2023) In this blog post, Alejandro Marquez, a Collection Development Librarian, discusses the challenges librarians face, including a lack of advancement opportunities, low pay compared to education levels, and a culture that overvalues busyness. Despite these issues, Marquez remains hopeful, offering solutions such as making career paths explicit, avoiding non-promotable tasks, and implementing…