Jul 01 2005
by Barbara J. Arnold
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ALA, the ALA-APA, and former ALA President Mitch Freedman have campaigned to improve the employment status and salaries of library workers. Topics near and dear to all of our hearts, these are complicated issues that involve comparable worth or occupational leveling, salary equity, and economic development. Some myths work against library worker [...]
Jul 01 2005
by Christine Borne
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You may be thinking: “I can’t even find a first job, let alone a second one.” If so, print this article and tuck it away for later.
I once got a good piece of advice: stay in a job until there is nothing more you can learn from it. Although I had many valuable [...]
Jul 01 2005
by Mary Pergander
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Oh, happy day! You’ve interviewed for a good job, and they have called to offer you the position. Now, they are going to make you the perfect offer of your dreams, right? Hold on!
Whenever you are being offered a new position, remember the True Objective: The EMPLOYER wants to get the best person [...]
Jul 01 2005
ALA-APAÂ
Compensation for Support Staff (ALA)Â
FAQs About Pay Equity and Fair CompensationÂ
The Librarian’s Taboo: Negotiating SalariesÂ
Making the Connection: How Salaries Affect Recruitment in LibrariesÂ
Mitch Freedman Interview (Oct. 2001)Â
MONEYTALKS e-mail discussion listÂ
Salary Negotiation Workshop - Real Audio Format - by UIUC’s Leigh Estabrook
Sep 01 2004
by The Library Career People
Q: I work in a small academic library that employs three librarians, two paraprofessionals, and eight to ten student workers. Many academic libraries desire their librarians to have a second masters degree, usually for tenure, although our institution does not have tenure. I am the only one [...]
Mar 01 2003
by Cybele Merrick
As information professionals, librarians are in a privileged position when it comes to negotiating for raises at work. Although (especially at the entry level) we work in an underpaid profession, our training affords us an advantage: we are adept at research. We can use this skill to base our [...]
Mar 01 2003
ALA Better Salaries/Pay Equity Task Force Research/Resources Working Group, Working Bibliography
Freedman Special Presidential Task Force on Better Salaries & Pay Equity
MONEYTALKS e-mail discussion list
Lisjobs.com Statistics and Articles on Library Salaries
APA
Advocating for Better Salaries and Pay Equity Tool Kit
UC Current LIS Clips: Recruiting New Professionals
Equal Pay Day