It must be true. I read it in U.S. News and World Report. According to a December 15, 2008 article Librarian is one of the top 30 professions for 2009 in terms of job outlook, job satisfaction, difficulty of training, prestige, and pay. Another semi-interesting factoid: special librarians are especially cool. A special librarian is someone who doesn't work in an academic or public library, so this would include yours truly, having worked in medical libraries for what is now decades.
I was interested to see that the article lists "Health Informatics Specialist" as one of "13 Ahead of the Curve Careers". This confirms my hunch that the combination of medical librarianship and health informatics is where our field is headed. I always like it when my hunches are confirmed, especially by such a highly-revered news source.
Just this week, I found myself encouraging a UC Berkeley undergraduate who was conducting informational interviews at the hospital to consider the Medical Librarian/Health Informatics option. As I was making the pitch, a musical version of William S. Borrough's Words of Advice for Young People kept running through my mind. I'm always surprised at how helpful (ahem) my subconscious is at suggesting songs that suit the situation. Maybe I should give the whole thing some more thought.
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