(This post originally appeared on Letters to a Young Librarian, and was edited by Jessica Olin.) Your first year as tenure-track faculty is an odd one. You’re not expected to publish right away, but it’s encouraged that you keep your CV active by adding to it in one way or another. Given the amount of time you… Read more »
Posts Categorized: career
MOAR LINKZ
Well it’s a snowy Friday, and I thought I’d take some time today to compile and post the links I’ve collected since my last link post. Cuz I’m nice like that. UR WELKUM. ☺ Library Stuff From Wikipedia to our libraries | Everybody’s LibrariesWikipedia can be a big help in making online readers aware of… Read more »
FORKED!
The list of library tech peeps was starting to get a bit unwieldy, so I forked it! Sheet 1 of the list is website and user experience types, while sheet 2 is digital projects/eResources/systems/repository types. I know there’s some overlap, so when in doubt, I tried to think if I would classify that particular person… Read more »
Catching Up On the World of Library WebTech
So, I thought myself fairly knowledgeable in the area of library technology. Turns out, every aspect of library technology has its own communities, its own published body of knowledge, its own go-to gals and guys. Yes, you say, well, duh. I thought much of my experience in social media and online marketing would carry over… Read more »
In which I tell you how I was almost a Mover and a Shaker
Julie Jurgens is a friend of mine. When I read her post, ego, thy name is librarianship, I nodded along to a lot of what she said, but I didn’t feel it necessary to weigh in on the back and forth discussion that ensued (both in the comments, and in others’ response posts.) Part of… Read more »
Hit the Ground Running: Some (Simple) Advice for Job-Hunters
(Note: this is cross-posted at Letters to a Young Librarian, Jessica Olin‘s blog, which is amazeballs and you should totally read it. -vf) Last month at the New Jersey Library Association conference I volunteered for a resume-review service. The session was run speed-dating-style, where a job-seeker could bring their resume, and sit down for five minutes… Read more »
Rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated -or- Librarian shushes self
Just back from my lovely three day weekend, and I have to see this in my feeds? Really people? Here I am, sitting at my desk, just trying to do my job, and the internet is already on my back. Well, maybe not my back per se, but our backs, we humble librarians (or information… Read more »
I don’t want to be a reference and research services librarian anymore!
Well, I think I’ve done it. Given ridiculous restrictions on what words I could use in my new job title (web and digital are out, because we already have a ‘web services librarian’ and plan on hiring a ‘digital initiatives librarian’), I think I’ve finally come up with a title that works. The thing is,… Read more »
