Jun 30 2008
July 1, 2008 - vol. 9, no. 4 - ISSN 1532-0839
This issue addresses the perennial issue of “getting unstuck,” inspired by a blog post I wrote on the topic a while back. We’re prone to both burnout and inertia, and often need to find ways to move ourselves and our careers forward. Today’s contributors offer [...]
Jun 30 2008
by The Library Career People
Read recent posts on their Career Q&A blog:
Do I need to relocate to get a job?
Are there headhunters in the library field?
Email your library career-related questions to librarycareerpeople@lisjobs.com, or comment over on the blog. You could see your question answered in an upcoming installment!
About the Authors
Tiffany Allen is currently serving as [...]
Jun 30 2008
by Kim Dority
Rethinking Information Careers covers career alternatives and strategies for information professionals. Find ideas for your own career path and learn to think more broadly about what information work entails. Recent columns address:
Smart and Innovative are Not Enough
Organizations: Who Needs What Info?
About the Author
Founder and president of G. K. Dority & Associates, Inc., Kim [...]
Jun 30 2008
by Dan Cherubin
My career path often shocks other librarians: I started out many years ago as a music cataloger in a not-for-profit organization, and am now a Vice President in a financial institution that specializes in agriculture, where I oversee many global-based knowledge initiatives. I am often told that I must have been “really lucky” [...]
Jun 30 2008
by Susan M. Frey
During the course of your career, you will often be asked to provide a prospective employer with a vita or resume. In cases where you’re specifically asked to provide one over the other, it can be daunting not to know the difference. Being savvy about these two important documents could be critical [...]
Jun 30 2008
by Rebecca Donnelly
The natural altruism of the public library draws many of us to the profession. We see a need and move to fill it, from foreign language materials, to teen-only spaces, to genealogy and local history programs. We want to do it all, and our minds are always whirring with ideas. The urge to [...]
Jun 30 2008
by Shanti Chandrasekar
We choose this profession because we have a passion for it and because of a basic belief in its core values. Many of us have been on the job a long time — be it in cataloging, classification, reference, circulation or collection development. Information professionals are a thirsty-for-knowledge lot, which serves us well [...]
Jun 30 2008
de Stricker, Ulla. Is Consulting for You? A Primer for Information Professionals. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8389-0947-8. $40.00 ($36 ALA members).
This succinct guide for librarians and info pros considering a transition into consulting work stands out in its attention to the true pros and cons of such a move. Information on deciding whether consulting [...]
Jun 30 2008
Boule, Michelle. Changing the Way We Work. Chicago: ALA Techsource, 2008. ISSN 0024-2586. $43.00.
Changing the Way We Work, Boule’s resource-packed Library Technology Report, contains a thoughtful discussion of technology-enhanced work presented with concrete examples, lessons learned, and specific technology resources for library evaluation. The book’s first chapter highlights five case studies that distill the experiences [...]