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The IA has well over 100 employees, possibly over 200 at this point. With a very strong mission statement, I have to imagine they have a very good culture dedic
by chongli 5y ago
The IA has well over 100 employees, possibly over 200 at this point. With a very strong mission statement, I have to imagine they have a very good culture dedicated to Brewster’s goals. I’m sure he’ll choose a very good successor. I’m sure he’s already taken considerable steps to codify his mission into a charter. He’s a very smart guy and he’s worked too hard to allow his vision to falter when he retires.
Furthermore, archivist is a full blown profession with its own professional society. I’m sure IA will always be able to hire people who are serious about preserving and cataloguing information.
- Mezzie 5y agoI'm curious who it's going to be and what field his successor will come from. As a coder/developer with an MLIS + a decade of library experience, in my experience there aren't that many people who grok both the tech and the politics/people aspect around preservation, which you would need to head IA. I wouldn't be shocked if, if IA is around in a few decades, they start expanding into educational partnerships to ensure the vision continues. Or institute fellowships. Or they may just inspire more people; IA's work was one of the things that convinced me to pursue an MLIS (as a girl, I was discouraged at the time from CS). Or we'll start seeing more degree specializations that mesh the two, like HCI concentrations.