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IL 2006 Wrapup

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Wow! What an amazing conference! I can honestly say that I didn’t go to a single bad/boring/irrelevant talk and, although I was sick and sidelined on Day 3, I got more out of this conference than any I’ve been to in the past.
I didn’t go to a lot of the social software talks because […]

The 21st Century Librarian: Further Thoughts and Your Comments

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

I’m on vacation in Florida this week and have happily been away for the computer for long periods of time, so I was very surprised to find all of the comments on what I had written a few days ago on skills for the 21st century librarian. I guess it really touched a chord (it’s […]

Promoting your grads: what all library schools should be doing

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

When I graduated from FSU with my MLIS, I didn’t come out of it with job searching tips, an alumni network or really any help of any kind in finding a job. The College of Information, as it is now called, wasn’t great with the mentoring, networking, support stuff. So when I saw the Prospectus […]

Buy This Book. Now!

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

The NextGen Librarian’s Survival Guide by Rachel Singer Gordon
If you’re a nextgen librarian, a new librarian, or someone who now or may one day be supervising nextgen librarians, you should run and order this book right now. I just got it in the mail last night and after looking at the Table of Contents, […]

On Becoming the Change You Want to See

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Other than perhaps being included in a blanket condemnation of “illiterate bloggers,” I never would have thought that I’d be so much as acknowledged by an incoming ALA President. Although she got my name wrong, it’s still nice to see that Leslie Burger is keeping up with the conversations in the blogosphere. And I […]

We’re hiring

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Just a head’s up for those on the job hunt, though this is not a position for those who are brand-new librarians. We are hiring a Coordinator of Public Services. Here’s the description and the requirements:
Description: Norwich University’s Kreitzberg Library seeks a dynamic, team-oriented librarian for the position of Coordinator of Public Services. […]

Cool things I found this week

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

The unsinkable Rachel Singer Gordon’s column about the role Gen-X’ers can play as a bridge between the boomers and the millennials. She’s dead-on and this is an article you should clip out and give to the boomer library administrators you know.
Heidi Dolamore’s blog, Quiddle. Her posts about her job interviews should be read […]

My year in blog

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Today is the anniversary of my blog (Adam laughed at me when I used the word “blogiversary”). Part of me can’t believe it’s already been a year since I first started this blog. The other part of me can’t believe it’s only been a year for all I’ve written and for all […]

Why blog?

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005

I used to blog a lot more than I do now. I was unemployed and had a lot of free time. Now that I have a job and a house and other committments, I had to ask myself why should I continue blogging? Is it worth the time it takes? The […]

Letters to a not-so-young wanna-be Librarian

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

Ok, Rilke’s title sounded a lot better.
I got an email this morning from a gentleman from New York City who is in his early 40’s. He recently started library school and has been hearing all sorts of horror stories about the job market and how terrible it is to work in public libraries. […]

Finding a job and finding lasting love

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

When I was looking for a job, I remember reading (and sometimes participating in) the many discussions about the job market on NEWLIB-L and NEXGENLIB-L. People would talk about how they’d read articles about a rosy employment forecast for librarians and how the graying of the profession would lead to plentiful jobs. I […]

The “kept-up” distance learning librarian

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

I have gotten several emails from library students who feel that their programs are not teaching them enough about technology. The student I heard from a few days ago expressed concerns that she would be at a distinct disadvantage when she got out of school and wondered if I learned what I know about […]

The Job Hunt: What I Learned

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken some time to reflect on my job search. I spent a long time looking for a job; longer than I’d expected, though a shorter time than many others I’ve met or read about. I’ve heard about new librarians having anywhere between 200 rejection letters to only […]

Life is good

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

I’ve been wanting to blog about this for a while…
I got a job.
I was offered the position about 11 days ago, but was nervous about blogging about something that was not yet in writing. After having lunch yesterday with the Library Director and her husband, I realized that yes, I really do […]

Do you like your patrons?

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005

I just had another really great interview today. I could get used to this (though I could also get used to having a job and being done with these shenanigans)! The search committee said a lot of things that impressed me, but what really stuck with me was the fact that […]

On the other hand…

Sunday, June 5th, 2005

In the past, I’ve written about the do’s and don’t’s of interviewing and have described some of the bad experiences I’ve had in interviews. So I thought it would be good to mention the absolutely wonderful interview experience I had on Friday (I just got home yesterday). Like I’ve said before, the way […]

Job search hoops

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

This morning (at 8 am Central Time) I got a call from a college on the east coast. They wanted to interview me for a reference librarian position I’d applied for months ago. First, however, they needed me to get my references to write letters of recommendation that specifically addressed the job responsibilities. […]

You want to pay me what? To live where????

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

Let me preface this post with the statement that I didn’t become a librarian in order to get rich. The average librarian’s salary is more than the average salary for social workers, so it was never one of my complaints. I would rather do something I love than make a lot of money, […]

Cites and Insights June 2005 is here!

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

The June issue of Walt Crawford’s Cite & Insights is out with some interesting articles, particularly those about the open access movement and the broadcast flag. What surprised me was that there were two mentions of my blog in this issue. Wow!!! I guess I’m still surprised that people even read my […]

For those who think there is a librarian shortage (and those who don’t)

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

FINALLY there is a thoughtful article on the entry-level library job shortage! Finally, there is an article that actually uses current research to describe the job market rather than statistics that are based on projections that are based on fallacies. I urge everyone to read this Library Journal article by Rachel Holt and […]

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