Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Priscilla K. Shontz, Richard A. Murray
  • Introduction: What do librarians do all day? Jessamyn West
  • Public libraries. Adult services librarian Katie Dunneback
  • Teen librarian / Sophie Brookover
  • Children's librarian / Jenna Innes
  • Client services librarian / Helen Kwaka
  • Multimedia librarian / Marci Cohen
  • Electronic services librarian / Sarah Houghton
  • Technical services manager / Nanette Wargo Donohue
  • Rural library director / Joy Huebert
  • Urban branch manager / Jim Pearson
  • Administrator / Osei Akoto Baffour
  • Territorial librarian / Alison Hopkins
  • Consultant, state library / Mylee Joseph
  • Academic libraries. Reference librarian / Amanda Etches-Johnson
  • Reference librarian at an overseas American university / Nancy Fawley
  • Reference librarian and school of nursing liaison / Lisa A. Ennis
  • Reference/government documents librarian / Karen Davidson
  • Social sciences and outreach librarian / Samantha Schmehl Hines
  • Distance education librarian / Marie F. Jones
  • Collection development librarian / Alexis Linoski
  • Curriculum specialist / Ann Brownson
  • Conservator / Whitney Baker
  • Cataloging/training librarian Ellen Symons, Anne Brûlé
  • Special materials cataloger / Douglas King
  • Serials/electronic resources librarian / Sarah Sutton
  • Ordering librarian / Jesse Holden
  • Access services librarian / Christine Ciambella
  • GIS/data librarian / Kim M. Ricker
  • Metadata specialist / Robert Wolfe
  • Systems librarian / Doris J. Van Kampen
  • Technology librarian in a developing country / Chinwe Anunobi
  • Human resources librarian / Jenifer Abramson
  • Information literacy coordinator / Michelle S. Millet
  • Head of interlibrary loan/document delivery services / Michelle Batchelor
  • Electronic periodicals manager / Susan Davis
  • Head of information services / Laura Townsend Kane
  • Head of technical services / Karen Douglas
  • Library services coordinator / Erin Barta
  • Learning resource center director / Lonnie Beene
  • University library director / E. Lorene Flanders
  • School libraries. Private school librarian / Barbara Karp
  • International school librarian / Paula Pfoeffer
  • Special libraries. Librarian, history of medicine library / Alyson Dalby
  • Medical librarian, pediatric hospital library / Elisabeth Rowan
  • Library and information officer, nonprofit health organization / Natasha Davies
  • Librarian/vice president, financial company / Dan Cherubin
  • Technical librarian/document controller, oil and gas company / Jennifer Morrison
  • Librarian, Internet start up company / Steven M. Cohen
  • Director of library services, law firm / Kelly Devlin
  • Law librarian, private law firm / Katherine Coolidge
  • Public law librarian / Laurie Selwyn
  • Librarian, art museum library / Jonathan W. Evans
  • Public access coordinator, film archive / Snowden Becker
  • Librarian, private social club / Mary Jo P. Godwin
  • Golf librarian / Doug Stark
  • Information resource director, U.S. embassy / Petter Næss
  • Head, legislative relations office, congressional research service / Robert R. Newlen
  • Information specialist, government research organization / Celia Waters
  • Armed Forces librarian / Stephanie DeClue
  • Police force librarian / Tom Rink
  • Coordinator of correctional libraries / Glennor Shirley
  • Librarian for the blind and disabled / Sarah Pitkin
  • Consortia. Internet trainer Michael Sauers
  • Member support coordinator / Cynthia I. Wilson
  • Metadata specialist / Rebekah Kilzer
  • Knowledge manager / Christina Stoll
  • LIS faculty. Assistant professor / Lynne C. Chase
  • Visiting instructor at an International university / Dallas Long
  • Library vendors. Director of sales for North America / Dena Schoen
  • Sales coordinator for International and special markets / Ann Snoeyenbos
  • Training resources manager / Julie Harwell
  • Cataloger / Bryan Baldus
  • Senior product strategist / Candy Zemon
  • Publishing. Editor, publisher, author, speaker / Judith A. Siess
  • Assistant editor / Tracy Shields
  • Author of young adult novels / Clare B. Dunkle
  • Indexer / Enid L. Zafran
  • Freelance book producer / Vernon R. Totanes
  • Rights and permissions manager / Alisa Alering
  • Electronic marketing manager / Betsy Van der Veer Martens
  • Web marketing coordinator / Michelle Mach
  • Database librarian / Marc Vera
  • Associations and agencies. Director, library association / Jenifer Grady
  • Director of information and communications/privacy officer, advertising association / Jo-Ann McQuillan
  • Senior program officer, federal agency / Elaina Norlin
  • Senior planning and development specialist for library services, federal agency / Nancy G. Faget
  • Program coordinator, health organization / Shelley Hourston
  • Project coordinator, nonprofit corporation / Melody D. Parker
  • Nontraditional. Personal librarian / Michele McGinnis
  • Independent information professional / Mary-Doug Wright
  • Consultant, entrepreneur, marketing manager / Carol A. Berger
  • Senior program manager / Samantha Starmer
  • Information architect / Lynn Boyden
  • Competitive intelligence analyst / Michael Russell
  • Knowledge management specialist / Lana Krolikowski
  • Community evangelist / Jenny Spadafora
  • Epilogue: A day in the life of Priscilla and Rich's editor / Sue Easun.