Sep 01 2006
by Larry Cooperman
Librarians unfortunately often overlook the importance of professional development. Many plead lack of time, or lack of classes or professional organizations in their area. Many, though, can enhance their professional development through writing book reviews for professional journals (such as Library Journal). This can heighten a librarian’s professional [...]
Sep 01 2005
by Larissa Gordon and Meg Spencer
First, the people…
You’re young, you’re smart, you don’t know it all - but you do know a lot. When you find your first job after graduation, you may be joining a staff of people who have been there a long time. As a group, librarians tend to [...]
Jul 01 2005
by Socorro Maria Pelayo
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More than once in my new career as a librarian, I have overheard comments referring to my position as that of a “highly-paid clerk.” When I hear this, my immediate thought is, “How can anyone believe that? Do people even know the qualifications and skills required of their local librarian?”
As librarians, often [...]
Sep 01 2004
by Robin Kear
Many of us subscribe to three, four, or even more professional discussion lists. There are general library lists for your career track, for national, regional, and state association committees or interest groups, and for specific aspects of librarianship; larger libraries may even have internal ones. There is a list [...]
Sep 01 2004
by Stacey Knight-Davis
Librarians have been discussing how to achieve professional status in the eyes of society since Dewey’s time. Since we’re still discussing it, odds are that we still have work to do! Looking at the techniques used in other professions helps us discover a few tricks to help our personal [...]
Sep 01 2004
by Dennie Heye
Information professionals usually don’t think of marketing themselves as a big issue. We know are the key to accessing information; we are service- and customer-oriented; we know our business - so, customers will just come to us, right?
Unfortunately, we do need to market ourselves - not just to be [...]
Sep 01 2004
Combating Ageism: Lessons Learned by ‘Baby’ Librarians
Info Career Trends, Sept. 2002. Theme issue on “professional communication.”
Interviewing: Beware Blogging Blunders
Market Yourself Online
NextGen: Speech Wants to Be Free
Professionalism: A Matter of Relationships, Choices and Obligations
Professionalism Is an Attitude
Writing for the Profession