I notice with regularity that many see book and periodical repositories (the L word) as interchangeable with Archival repositories. I know many archivists work for these repositories (the L word) and languish in the low salary pool as those who work in book repositories. I notice that job postings for positions in libraries are frequently posted here with salaries that are incredibly low. Archivists are not librarians and librarians are not archivists. (There, I used the L word). I think there is too much confusion between the two. Could it be that those with an MLS degree can suddenly put out a shingle as an archivist? Have libraries co-opted archival repositories and brought archivists into their structure thus bringing salaries down? Some libraries even require an MLS to be an archivist at their institution (often a tenure track requirement). How do archivists differentiate themselves from librarians? Do you ever have problems with being confused as a librarian? Should you wear a "No. I am not a librarian." button? What do you think? Raymond K. Cunningham, Jr. CRM, CA "When I hear someone using librarian and archivist in the same sentence I reach for my revolver." A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>