The librarian's career guidebook /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
Table of Contents:
- Section 1 Career planning. Why be a librarian? / Sarah Ann Long
- The public in public libraries / Erika James
- Career options in academe / Mary Anne Hansen
- Never a dull day in the school library / Linda Rowan
- From makeup to missiles : special libraries mirror the diversity and complexity of today's business economy / Regina Lee
- A bird's-eye view : working for a library consortium / Kim Armstrong
- Association careers / Stephen A. Kershner
- Passing it on : a career as a full-time educator / Elaine Yontz
- Looking at libraries from both sides : librarian-vendors / Karen J. Cook
- Beckoned by Darth Vader : careers in publishing / Trudy Lindsey
- You want me to put what where? : freelancing librarianship as job, hobby, and passion / Jessamyn West
- Countless opportunities : alternative career paths for librarians and information professionals / Selma Permenter
- Section 2. Choosing a library program / Kevin O'Kelly
- The M.L.S. : what is it worth? / Chrissie Anderson Peters
- Now that I'm here, what do I take? / Tanzi Merritt
- Replacing classrooms and carrels with keystrokes " distance education of library and information science professionals / Amanda J. Roberts
- Library work experience : get some! / Tom Bahlinger
- Get hired soon! improving your postgraduation employability / Elaine Yontz
- Section 3. Employment. Hunting and gathering : finding jobs / Suzan Lee
- Avoiding the landmines : evaluating a potential workplace / Nancy Cunningham
- Cover letters : tips for making a good first impression / Sarah L. Johnson
- The resume : a short story about you / John Lehner
- Interviews in libraries : planning, preparation, and perfection / Tiffany Eatman Allen
- Negotiation / Mari Marsh
- Standing out from the crowd : maximizing your hirability / Richard A. Murray
- Leaving a job : it really is a small world / Madeline A. Copp
- Make your own opportunities : staying professionally active while unemployed / Colleen Simmons
- When you come to a fork in the road-- take it / Beverley Geer
- Section 4. Experience as an entry-level librarian. Does this job make me look fat?, or, Making your first year on the job a more comfortable fit / Clint Chamberlain
- I got the job, now what do i do?, or, Acclimating to the environment and defining expectations in a new workplace / Marilyn P. Lewis
- It just doesn't matter : what you didn't learn in library school / Jill Emery
- How to look like you know what you are doing : developing a professional image / Sarah E. O'Neal
- Performance reviews : terror, tedium or inspiration? / Frances C. Wilkinson and Linda K. Lewis
- Tenure-track or tenure trap / Christopher Nolan
- Section 5. Experience as an experienced librarian. Preparing for promotion : how to succeed without developing an ulcer in the process / Linda Marie Golian-Lui
- Library management / Cindy Scroggins
- Staying relevant : it's all part of learning / Birdie MacLennan
- From acorn to oak : transforming a novice into an expert / Carol Anne Germain
- Flamed! The burned -out librarian / Zahra M. Baird
- Batteries includes : ten tips to supercharge your library career / Janet Foster
- Section 6. Skill. Through the mouth, the fish dies : the importance of good interpersonal communication / Junitas Bendicto
- Talk, listen, repeat : some thoughts on communication skills / Rob Persing
- Computer and technology skills for the twenty-first century librarian / Leo Robert Klein
- How to pass the 4:55 Friday afternoon test : the importance of being oppressed / Ladd Brown
- It's about time : time management skills / Beth Thornton
- Public speaking skills / Trudi E. Jacobson and John R. Vallely
- Librarian as educator, or Dewey, Dewey, and you / Gale Hannigan and Kathleen Dalton
- Effective writing for the career librarian / Bob Schatz
- The core of leadership : skills for emerging leaders / Teri R. Switzer
- Section 7. Professional development. The art and science of professional behavior / Nancy George
- Click to connect! Successful online communication / Kate Sinclair
- Conference attendance / Jeff Bullington
- Association work : What' in it for me? / Ann Snoeyenbos
- Mentoring : a primer / Carol Ritzen Kem
- Keeping our heads above water : staying current with professional issues / Denise Landry-Hyde
- Publish the thought : writing for the professional literature / Wayne Jones
- Marketing yourself : planning to achieve your professional goals / Christine Shupala
- Section 8. Enjoying your career. Decompressiong the overstressed librarian / Timothy A. Baird
- Adapting to change / Mary Anne Hansen
- Positive attitude / Dora Ho
- Balance / Ann Snoeyenbos
- The juggling act : balancing family and your library career / Catherine J. Woodworth Wong
- Conclusion : Librarianship for the love of it / Karla J. Block.