Jim Neal's article about how the library profession is changing as we hiring professionals from other traditions
(IT, HR, fundraising, etc.), and how we need to enculturate need these "feral professionals". 

 

"Stanley Wilder has another article in the Chronicle, this one exploring the changing demographic trends in hiring in ARL libraries. Channeling Jim Neal's notion of "feral professionals," Wilder analyzes the 2005 ARL demographic data and finds that 23% of professionals at research libraries are in nontraditional positions such as "systems, human resources, fund raising, publishing, instructional technology, and facilities management," and that these professionals are more likely to be under 35 years old."