Jan 01 2004
Today’s theme, balancing work and family, is one near-and-dear to my own heart - I’m struggling with similar issues to those of many of today’s contributors, balancing part-time work with full-time child care and with writing and other professional activities. Inspired by today’s contributors’ stories of staying professionally active while [...]
Jan 01 2004
by The Library Career People
Q: I completed my MLS in May of 2003. Both before that time and since, I have taken on increased responsibilities at the special library where I work (in a non-professional position), most of which are at the professional level. I have been at this library for almost [...]
Jan 01 2004
by Susan Silver
Part-time work, leaves of absence, flex time, job sharing, telecommuting. These are the new work buzzwords. What do these terms mean, and can these types of arrangements work in libraries?
Why alternative work arrangements?
There are many reasons librarians may want or need an alternative work arrangement. Raising children, caring for an [...]
Jan 01 2004
by Cynthia Orr
Like Xena the Warrior Princess, librarians have many skills - and some of these can lend themselves to a freelance career. Storytelling is one of the most likely candidates: since it involves a public performance, it must be scheduled in advance. This makes it a good fit for someone [...]
Jan 01 2004
by C.J. Woodworth Wong
Until recently, the term Sequencing had little meaning to me - unless “DNA” was placed in front of it! Sequencing is a term used to describe the process where a person gets education, starts a career, and then takes time away from full-time employment to care for small [...]
Jan 01 2004
by Janet Clapp
One of the advantages of library work is that many libraries are open evenings and weekends. For the librarian who wants to be home with children during the day, this opens up part-time opportunities in the profession that would not be available in the traditional 9-5 world. A more [...]
Jan 01 2004
by Dennie Heye
In the Netherlands, there was a famous TV commercial a few years ago in which a normal family was shown at the dinner table, portrayed in fifties style. Mother and child were sitting at the table, watching the father cut the meat. The camera would focus on the child, who [...]
Jan 01 2004
Librarian Stay at Home Moms e-mail listA Yahoo! Group devoted to discussing ways to stay active in librarianship and/or work from home while staying home with children. Also includes parenting and household tips. See also Librarian Parenting, which focuses on general work/family balance issues.
LISCareer.com - “Work-Life Balance”Articles here address staying professionally active [...]
Jan 01 2004
Crawford, Walt. First Have Something to Say: Writing For The Library Profession. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2003. ISBN 0-8389-0851-9. $29.00.
Welcome to Writing in Walt’s World! A senior analyst at RLG with 13 other books and 300 articles under his belt, the columnist of American Libraries’ “Crawford Files” offers us his personal advice [...]