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Comment on Displaced at ALA Annual by Lee LeBlanc

Lee LeBlanc — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:20:38 +0000

Re: Jane and anyone else who has insights-

ALA charges potential employers to display in this area? How much? Why?

Comment on Creating Zones with Heart- Slides & Thanks by Natty

Natty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:54:54 +0000

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Thanks for posting (& Twittering) this! I was not @ ALA. Truly, Vertias ET Caritas!

Comment on Red Box Rentals at Princeton Public Library by Red Box @ the Library

Red Box @ the Library — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:14:10 +0000

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Kein unnötiges Gequatsche mit lästigen Kunden…. « Librariablog — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:07:07 +0000

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Comment on Displaced at ALA Annual by anitazavrrr

anitazavrrr — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:22:02 +0000

I agree…I was feeling so inspired & hopeful after a couple of great sessions, then went to the placement center. I walked right back out.

Comment on I have been waiting for these visitors… 5 by Lynette

Lynette — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:37:12 +0000

What an evil photo!!!!. Hi from Australia.

Comment on Displaced at ALA Annual by Jane

Jane — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:01:36 +0000

Some libraries cannot afford to recruit in the official recruitment area – so they are interviewing/meeting people outside the curtained walls.

There are a lot of jobs – it’s just not everyone can afford ALA.

Comment on Displaced at ALA Annual by Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:09:03 +0000

That’s really disappointing. What was the one academic library from the US?

Comment on Displaced at ALA Annual by Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:22:18 +0000

This is the experience I had at Midwinter too. While it was great hearing about these organizations in person, all of the information I got from them I was also able to Google in no time.

But for perspective, I went to Annual last year and there were about 20-25 hiring organizations there. One of my classmates interviewed with three libraries and got 3 job offers: one after 20 minutes in her interview, and two via phone at the conclusion of the conference. I think that in-face presence is still a major way to gain recruits, but I think that with hiring freezes, a lot of these organizations are just unable to show up, especially since what they’ll end up telling people is that there are no jobs or that they’re in a deep freeze.

It would be nicer if you were able to know EXACTLY who was going to be at the displacement center, since that’s not really an option through jobweb. At least you could shield yourself from disappointment when you get there, eh?

Best of luck!

Comment on Meme: Passion Quilt or What I Want for New Librarians* by Online Teachers need to FLASH! « California Dreamin’ by Rob Darrow

Online Teachers need to FLASH! « California Dreamin’ by Rob Darrow — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:17:46 +0000

[...] or concepts that these teachers would remember if they become online teachers. I have admired Michael Stephens’ mantra he shares as part of his presentations. He says that library professionals need [...]