TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this article is to explore the reason behind the conflictual relationship between degreed librarians and non-degreed professionals in the library organization. Design/methodology/approach– This article takes the form of an opinion piece. Findings– The conflicts can be resolved using open communication and collaboration among colleagues. Originality/value– Resolving conflicts in the working relationship between degreed librarians and non-degreed professionals eliminates hostilities and jealousies and allows the library organization to serve the library customer with a far more united approach to customer service. VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0888-045X DO - 10.1108/BL-02-2014-0007 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-02-2014-0007 AU - H. Kieserman Robert PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/01/01 TI - Exploring the question: who is a librarian? T2 - The Bottom Line PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 26 EP - 28 Y2 - 2024/04/26 ER -