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Re: Another Archive recruiters/Job hunting



Mark,

Stop giving away our secrets or EVERYONE will want to go into
academic archives!!

Steve F.

On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Mark Lambert wrote:

> Paul:
> I appreciate your comments, and feel there is some validity in them.
>
> However, I will give you my view of some of the benefits of working in
> an academic environment, which to me would justify a substantial
> increase in my salary should I move to the world of government or
> corporate archives.  Probably more substantial than they are willing to
> give!
>
> For instance, for the next 11 days, I will be on a vacation, without
> having to use any of my own vacation days.  Thats valuable!
>
> Also, my present employer really does encourage me to research and
> publish in the field.  How do I know?  Because he doesn't mind while I
> stand in front of the photocopier for an hour every now and then,
> copying things that have nothing to do with my job duties, but have to
> do with my own research and writing!  Also, all that research is right
> here, in my reach easily, and can be photocopied for free.  If I worked
> for a government or corporation, I would not have the amount of sources
> around me I do here.
>
> Also, I have found it personally less stressful to work in an
> environment where I don't have to continually go around justifying my
> job to everyone else I work with, since in the academic world, the
> preservation of primary sources of history is widely accepted, and seen
> as part of academia's mission.
>
> There is also the intellectual stimulation of working around others who
> value, love, and crave information and knowledge like I do, which can
> sometimes include knowledge for knowledge's own sake, and not just to
> produce some product or service.  I personally think work is more fun
> and less drudgery when I am constantly learning from others-I did not
> get that stimulation in past jobs with government or corporate entities.
>
> I'm sure I could think of more reasons why, if someone were to offer me
> a job at a government or coporate archives, I would require around a 25%
> increase in my present pay. ;-)
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Lambert
> Special Collections and Government Documents Librarian
> South Texas College of Law
> Houston, TX
>
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