Mar 01 2007
by Doreen Sullivan
How do you break into committees… and why would you want to? Jokes abound about white elephants and monstrosities “designed by committee,” so why would a LIS worker want to take part? Ah, but surely the experience depends on the actual committee you join, and what you contribute to [...]
Mar 01 2006
by Sarah King Steiner
As a librarian-in-training, you face many demands on your time - classes, homework, a job, a marriage, a family - the list can go on and on. In the midst of all these school- and life-related responsibilities, committee service is something people often defer until after graduation. This [...]
Jan 01 2006
by Nanette Wargo Donohue
Librarians interested in becoming involved with library association committee work may find themselves stuck in a frustrating catch-22: You need to have committee experience to be appointed to a committee…but you need to be appointed to a committee to get committee experience. There are rejection-free ways to get [...]
Jan 01 2003
by Chrissie Anderson Peters
On December 13, 2002, I graduated from the University of Tennessee’s MSIS program — in which I had been a distance education student since Fall 2000. During that same span of time, I’d worked in both a public library and in my current position in a community college [...]
Jul 01 2001
by Priscilla Shontz
“Getting involved with one of the professional organizations is probably the most significant contribution you can make to your own career.” — Sheila Pantry and Peter Griffiths, Your Successful LIS Career: Planning Your Career, CVs, Interviews and Self-Promotion
The above advice has certainly held true for me. Through my involvement [...]
Jul 01 2001
by Julia Nims
Over the past seven years, I have belonged to the state library association wherever I have lived. I am the current chair of the Michigan Library Association’s (MLA) Membership Committee, and am involved in a number of task forces and special ad hoc committees. However, I failed to fully [...]
Jul 01 2001
by Alison Hopkins
Conference exhaustion sets in sometime on Day Two. I’d been up by 6:00 am on both days, rushing to shower, eat, and find a shuttle bus in time to reach early morning meetings. On Day One, the second meeting involved another cross-town shuttle bus. No time for lunch; I [...]
Jul 01 2001
by Trudi E. Jacobson
Back in 1989, I was looking for ways to stretch myself professionally. I’d been in my job about eight years, and while I wasn’t looking for such a radical change as a new position, I did want something different to do. I was employed as the Reference Coordinator [...]