LIScareer News

New Writing Consultant

2008-07-01T20:29:00.000-05:00

I just got this from my friend Bob Schatz, who wrote a chapter called "Effective Writing for the Career Librarian" in The Librarian's Career Guidebook:

"I am pleased to announce the opening of my office offering writing services to the library/publishing/vending community. Over the years I’ve become aware that much of what organizations send out falls short of its objectives. At worst, it casts an unprofessional light on the organization, negatively impacts results, and damages important relationships. My hope is to help libraries, library associations, publishers, and vendors serving libraries produce clear, effective communiqués, in whatever form they take. I invite you to visit my website, www.impact2info.com, for a detailed look at the services I now offer.
I am, as always, at your service.
Best regards,
Bob Schatz
Business & Professional Writing Services
www.impact2info.com
ph: 503-706-5204"

ACRL New Member Discussion Group meeting at ALA Annual Conference

2008-06-23T20:01:00.000-05:00

Going to Annual in Anaheim? Join us for the ACRL New Member Discussion Group on Saturday, June 28th from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Hilton Anaheim, Balboa C (Right after the the ACRL 101 session and located in the same hotel)*Building a more hireable you: Developing your resume from the inside out*Whether you are currently on the job market or just looking to updateyour resume or CV, join us to discuss tips for developing unique skills that will help you stand out. We'll also talk about tips on how to create a winning online portfolio (as well as provide some great examples!). The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year--at both ALA conferences--to chat about whatever is on our minds. It's an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL.Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Merinda Hensley, Convener, ACRL New Member Discussion Group, mhensle1@illinois.edu

LIScareer temporarily suspending publication

2008-06-02T19:06:00.000-05:00

LIScareer will temporarily stop publishing new articles due to technical, financial, and time issues. We hope to begin publishing again soon, but right now we just can't say when. Thank you very much for visiting LIScareer. We hope that you will continue to enjoy the articles that are on the site.

Priscilla & Rich

June 2008 LIScareer Articles

2008-06-02T19:05:00.000-05:00

Carter, Genny. "Overcoming the 'Lack of Experience' Factor."
Donnelly, Rebecca. "Something Different Every Day: Applying Outside Experience to Youth Services."

May 2008 LIScareer Articles

2008-05-06T19:57:00.000-05:00

Eddington, Sam. "Out in the Country: Making Rural Librarianship Your First Career Step."
Morrissey, Beth. "'But You Don’t Look Like A Librarian': Bringing Back Marian the Librarian."

TLA Conference Program

2008-04-09T10:38:00.000-05:00

Priscilla will be speaking at the Texas Library Association Conference in Dallas on April 18, along with Beverley Geer, Michelle Millet, Delene de la Rose, and Dawn Vogler. Here's the program description: The Librarian Chronicles: Career Options for Librarians. Ever wondered about transferring to a different type of library? Is the grass really greener? A panel of professionals will share the joys, sorrows, and humorous challenges they face in their unique library environments.

Google Book Search

2008-04-09T10:34:00.001-05:00

Limited previews of A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science and The Librarian's Career Guidebook are now available on Google Book Search!

March 2008 LIScareer Articles

2008-03-01T20:38:00.000-06:00

Burchfield, Amy. "Benefiting From Your Academic Library Job."
Dority, G. Kim. "Ask Not What Your Network Can Do For You…"

Feb 2008 LIScareer Articles

2008-02-01T10:34:00.000-06:00

Baggett, Kevin. "The Accidental Academic Health Sciences Librarian."
Martin, Nora. "The Challenges of a Newly Created Library Position."

ACRL New Member Discussion Group meeting at ALA Midwinter

2008-01-07T19:28:00.000-06:00

Going to ALA Midwinter? Join us for the ACRL New Member Discussion Group on Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10:30 am - noon, The Marriott Philadelphia — Room 405

We'll be talking about the things you wish you had learned in library school including marketing, teaching skills and whatever else you've encountered as a new librarian. Share your ideas and experiences with others while brainstorming ways to get more experience. The ACRL New Member Discussion group is for new (and aspiring) academic librarians. We meet twice a year--at both ALA conferences--to chat about whatever is on our minds. It's an opportunity for networking and a friendly place to ask any questions you have about succeeding in ACRL.

Questions? Interested in getting involved? Contact Merinda Hensley, Convener, ACRL New Member Discussion Group, mhensle1@uiuc.edu

Lisjobs launches discussion forums

2008-01-03T06:45:00.000-06:00

Just got this press release from Rachel Singer Gordon over at Lisjobs.com:

LISjobs.com Launches Online Community
New discussion forums now open

LISjobs.com, the largest free library career portal on the Internet, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online community for librarians. Devoted entirely to career development and job hunting, these forums provide a space for librarians, LIS students, library workers, and information professionals to discuss professional development issues: http://lisjobs.com/forum/.

“I’m excited to be able to offer this space for collaboration and discussion,” says Rachel Singer Gordon, webmaster, LISjobs.com. “As librarians, we know that we work and learn best in community -- I look forward to watching the forums grow.” Current forum moderators include:

Michael Stephens, LIS schools
Jess Bruckner, Jumpstart your career
Meredith Farkas, Professional development and participation
Susanne Markgren, Talking tenure
Kim Dority, Professional writing
Sophie Brookover, Work/life balance

In recent related developments, Info Career Trends, LISjobs.com’s professional development newsletter, has moved to the Wordpress platform to better serve its subscribers. Its long-time career Q&A columnists, Tiffany Allen and Susanne Markgren, have moved to their own blog, and author/entrepreneur Kim Dority joins in with her new monthly column on “Rethinking Information Careers.”

Info Career Trends continues to fill an underserved niche, devoted entirely to career and professional development issues for librarians and information professionals. The newsletter and column content are accessible at: http://www.lisjobs.com/career_trends/. Rachel Singer Gordon shares: “I’m so pleased to bring Kim on board, and to watch the Library Career People column evolve in its new blog format. I look forward to hearing others’ opinions across the LISjobs.com online community.”

LISjobs.com, launched in 1996, provides free library-related job listings to both employers and job seekers, as well as related services from resume postings to career development blogs.

Informed Librarian article: What You Wish You'd Learned in Library School

2007-12-05T19:07:00.000-06:00

You may remember back in the summer we told you that we wanted to write an article called "What Do You Wish You'd Learned In Library School?" Many of you responded to that question, and for that, thanks! The article that resulted from that question has just been published as the guest column in this month's issue of Informed Librarian Online. We included many of your comments (anonymously), so you may find yourself quoted in our article. We had fun reading your responses and writing the article, and we hope you enjoy reading it. You can view it at the Informed Librarian Online site (link to Guest Forum on the left side of page). We've also posted a brief summary of responses on our site.

Thanks again for your help!

Rich

Nov 2007 Articles

2007-11-01T20:42:00.000-05:00

Allen, Tiffany Eatman. "To Whom It May Concern: A Guide for Giving Employment References."
Larrabee, Nancy. "What I Wish I Had Learned in Library School: A Public Librarian’s Perspective."

Oct 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-10-01T20:06:00.000-05:00

Forest, Jon. "Moving from Public Services to Systems: Interview Strategies."
Wells, Muriel K. "The Internship Voyage: Shipwreck or Smooth Sailing?"

What do you wish you'd learned in library school?

2007-09-29T21:23:00.000-05:00

"What do you wish you'd learned in library school?"

When Rich and I asked this question a few months ago, we received a lot of interesting replies, which we'll be summarizing in an article for Informed Librarian. If you haven't already responded, we would love to hear your answers! (Please keep it brief - your "gut reaction.")

And by the way, Nancy Larrabee will share her views on the topic in an upcoming LIScareer article.

Sept 2007 Articles

2007-09-03T21:16:00.000-05:00

These articles were just published at LIScareer.com:

Guthrie, Ana. "Shifting: Ways to Cope When You’re the Only Minority in Your Department."
Herrick, Fritz. "Working Overseas: Opportunities and Challenges."

Interested in writing for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

Aug 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-08-01T07:42:00.000-05:00

Newly-published articles:

Powell, Jessie Bishop. "Contract Cataloging in the 21st Century."
Switzer, Teri R. "Mentoring: A First Step on the Road to Success."

Want to write for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

July 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-07-01T20:15:00.000-05:00

Harrington, Heather. "Quiet in the Library: Working in a Work Zone."
Smith, Felicia A. "Pursuit of Employment in the New Millennium."

Interested in writing for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

June 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-06-01T19:22:00.000-05:00

These articles were recently published on LIScareer.com:

Dority, G. Kim. "LinkedIn: Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell You, But Was Too Shy/Modest/Embarrassed to Say…"
Glover, John. "Telling Stories to Get the Job."

Interested in writing for LIScareer.com? Check out the submission guidelines.

May 2007 Articles

2007-05-01T19:35:00.000-05:00

These articles were just published at LIScareer.com:

Potter, Charlie, and Shelly Franklin. "Getting Started: Employment Opportunities for Graduate Students in Library and Information Programs."
Riehle, Catherine Fraser. "Teaching Tips from the Instruction Front: Insights of a New Librarian."

Interested in writing for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

A Day in the Life is out !!

2007-04-27T15:46:00.000-05:00

We're excited to announce that our book is out! We'd like to thank the 98 contributors for their hard work, candor, and enthusiasm. (And in case you're wondering, the LU.com description below says 95 authors -- we actually had 95 chapters, 98 contributors.) :-)

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Shontz, Priscilla K. and Richard A. Murray, editors. A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science. Libraries Unlimited, 2007. 464 pages. ISBN 1591583640.

Table of contents, excerpts, contributor information, and more at http://www.liscareer.com/dil.htm.

Many people, not just those new to the field of library and information science, are curious about their career options. The editors of LIScareer.com have assembled 95 authors, each of whom describes a "typical" workday or work routine, sharing joys, sorrows, and annoyances in refreshingly candid fashion. In the process, they offer those interested in finding a similar job exposure to useful skills and advice across a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs. In addition to public, academic, school, and special libraries, consortia, associations, LIS programs, vendors, publishing, consulting, and other non-library fields are also covered. This is a perfect guide for library and information science students, prospective information professionals, new librarians-or anyone considering a career change.

April 2007 Articles

2007-04-01T20:19:00.000-05:00

These articles were just published at LIScareer.com:

Anderson, Elsa. "Teach Yourself To Be Tech Savvy."
Barta, Erin. "See What You’re Hearing: Explicit vs. Implicit Interview Responses."
Doshi, Ameet. "Reducing Library-related Stress Holistically."
King, Douglas. "The Hows and Whys of Book Reviewing."

Interested in writing for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

Priscilla Shontz, editor
Rich Murray, assistant editor

What do you wish you'd learned in library school?

2007-03-18T15:11:00.000-05:00

"What do you wish you'd learned in library school?"

I've been mulling over this topic and would love to hear your answers! Email me (keep it brief, please - a short list, your "gut reaction" answers, a couple short paragraphs, whatever works for you).

Priscilla

March 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-03-01T11:00:00.000-06:00

These articles were just published at LIScareer.com:

Ferguson, Jen. "Tips from the Trenches: How to Survive (and Even Enjoy) Distance Learning."
Gertz, Christine. "Move Along: Relocation for Librarians."
Osborn, Jennifer. "Developing Teaching and Training Skills."
Sullivan, Doreen. "Flying Off the Inside Track: Survival Strategies for the Internal Candidate."

Want to write for LIScareer? See the author guidelines.

Priscilla Shontz, editor
Rich Murray, assistant editor

Feb 2007 LIScareer Articles

2007-02-01T20:19:00.000-06:00

These articles have just been published at LIScareer.com:

Gaspari, Maureen. "To Cohort or Not to Cohort: An Essential Question to Ask When Considering an Online MLS Program."
Glossop, Kelly. "Liaising Around: Essentials for a New Liaison Librarian."
Morris, Sarah E. & Patrice Johnson. "Getting Your LIS Degree without Breaking the Bank."
Peters, Chrissie Anderson. "Paying for Graduate School."

Interested in writing for LIScareer.com? See the author guidelines.