May 01 2007
This issue’s theme, “building balance,” is near and dear to my heart, mirroring my own ongoing struggles and questions. Each contributor takes a different approach, showing that there is no one path and that we each must build - and continue to revise - our own best balance. I hope that [...]
May 01 2007
by The Library Career People
Q: Can you please help me? I am currently a certified media specialist in Georgia, and I am so burned out. Can you tell me where to look to use my MLIS? I love research, but whatever I apply for has to pay a decent wage. Can anyone [...]
May 01 2007
by Valerie Nye
Balance between career and home life doesn’t tend to occur naturally. Creating a balanced life requires setting strong priorities, considering future goals, and having an honest conversation with yourself about where you draw the strength to sustain the energy for your commitments. Learning to evaluate the professional and [...]
May 01 2007
by Amy Hoseth
Female academics find balancing a rigorous professional career and the demands of parenthood to be a challenge. More than one researcher has noted the patriarchal bias of the tenure system, which requires women to work aggressively towards tenure during the same years in which they are most likely to [...]
May 01 2007
by Rebecca Albrecht Oling
There is something mystical about our spring rituals, from Lent, to the Passover Seder, to tax time. Legend has it that, at the Equinox, all gravitational forces are balanced and one can literally stand an egg on its end. (As an adult, though, I learned that anyone can [...]
May 01 2007
by Marcy Brown
Twice, I started writing this article with some boring variation of “How I achieve work-life balance.” Then, last week, the stars must have lined up wrong. I had to deal with unexpected layoffs at work, plan my son’s 7th birthday party, and climb daily into a vehicle that was [...]
May 01 2007
by Beverley A. Wood
As librarians, we have the urge to serve others and tend to place our own needs and desires on the back burner. Our profession continues to be female-dominated, and women tend to be self- sacrificing. We feel an enormous pull to let our work dictate our lives, rather than [...]
May 01 2007
by Jamie Osborn
The topic of work-life balance struck a chord. I hope the story of I deal with my busy life, my busy schedule, and my many responsibilities - and how I have built an incredible support system - may show others that it is possible to do it all. I’d like [...]
May 01 2007
“Alternative Work Arrangements: Exploring Your Options and Making It Work,” by Susan Silver
http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/archives/jan04ssilver.htmSuggestions for creating alternative work arrangements in libraries.
“Get a Life: The Challenge of Balance in a Post-Modern World,” by Michael Saint-Onge
http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/profdev/column/2007/200701.aspSome tips on building work-life balance for yourself.
LISCareer.com: Work/Life Balance Section
http://www.liscareer.com/worklife.htmArticles on a number of work/life issues, including: “balancing family [...]
May 01 2007
Tucker, Cory and Reeta Sinha. New Librarian, New Job: Practical Advice for Managing the Transition. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0810858517. $45.00.
New Librarian, New Job touches on what a new librarian needs to know in four sections, with chapters covering specific subtopics. “Getting Started” covers the move from school to work, [...]