Librarian's Career Guidebook
Sage advice and career guidance is offered by sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions and workplaces. This practical guide addresses a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career: prospective librarians, M.L.S. students, and entry-level librarians, as well as experienced information professionals. Covers: · Career options · Education · The job search · On-the-job experience · Professional development · Essential skills and...
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Sage advice and career guidance is offered by sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions and workplaces. This practical guide addresses a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career: prospective librarians, M.L.S. students, and entry-level librarians, as well as experienced information professionals.
ForewordIntroduction1Why be a librarian?32The public in public libraries93Career options in academe184Never a dull day in the school library255From makeup to missiles : special libraries mirror the diversity and complexity of today's business economy356A bird's-eye view : working for a library consortium457Association careers518Passing it on : a career as a full-time educator579Looking at libraries from both sides : librarian-vendors6310Beckoned by Darth Vader : careers in publishing7511You want me to put what where? : freelancing librarianship as job, hobby, and passion8312Countless opportunities : alternative career paths for librarians and information professionals9213Choosing a library program10314The MLS : what is it worth?10915Now that I'm here, what do I take?12116Replacing classrooms and carrels with keystrokes : distance education of library and information science professionals12817Library work experience : get some!14018Get hired soon! : improving your postgraduation employability14719Hunting and gathering : finding jobs15520Avoiding the landmines : evaluating a potential workplace16221Cover letters : tips for making a good first impression17322The resume : a short story about you18123Interviews in libraries : planning, preparation, and perfection19024Negotiation19725Standing out from the crowd : maximizing your hirability20326Leaving a job : it really is a small world21427Make your own opportunities : staying professionally active while unemployed22228When you come to a fork in the road ... take it22929Does this job make me look fat? : or, making your first year on the job a more comfortable fit23730I got the job, now what do I do? : or, acclimating to the environment and defining expectations in a new workplace24731It just doesn't matter : what you didn't learn in library school25232How to look like you know what you are doing : developing a professional image26333Performance reviews : terror, tedium or inspiration?27134Tenure-track or tenure trap?28135Preparing for promotion : how to succeed without developing an ulcer in the process29336Library management30737Staying relevant : it's all part of learning31238From acorn to oak : transforming a novice into an expert32539Flamed! : the burned-out librarian33240Batteries included : ten tips to supercharge your library career34041Through the mouth, the fish dies : the importance of good interpersonal communication skills35142Talk, listen, repeat : some thoughts on communication skills35743Computer and technology skills for the twenty-first-century librarian36544How to pass the 4:55 Friday afternoon test : the importance of being organized37545It's about time : time management skills38546Public speaking skills39547Librarian as educator, or Dewey, Dewey, and you40648Effective writing for the career librarian41649The core of leadership : skills for emerging leaders42350The art and science of professional behavior43151Click to connect! : successful online communication43852Conference attendance44753Association work : what's in it for me?45654Mentoring : a primer46355Keeping our heads above water : staying current with professional issues47356Publish the thought : writing for the professional literature48157Marketing yourself : planning to achieve your professional goals48858Decompressing the overstressed librarian49959Adapting to change50760Positive attitude51461Balance52162The juggling act : balancing family and your library career53063Conclusion : librarianship for the love of it540
\ American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)...a comprehensive, informative, and engaging book appropriate for librarians at any stage of their careers....an excellent addition to academic libraries and public libraries....This book should also be required reading for library science faculty members and for any librarians who will be mentoring junior colleagues.\ \ \ \ \ Booklist 5/15/2005Priscilla Shontz's Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science (Scarecrow 2002) guided novice librarians through the intricacies of finding, getting, keeping, and enhancing jobs. Her new book does all that, and more....The pragmatic information in each article and the bibliographies make this an excellent guidebook for everyone in our profession, whether we are trying to assess where we are or figure out how to be in a better place.\ \ \ Library Student Journal...a basic, generalized guide to building a career in librarianship....a good starting point for those new to the profession...\ \ \ \ \ AcademiaWhile it may seem unusual to call a 565 page collection of 63 articles on librarianship concise, the breadth of the subjects approached in this guidebook could not possibly be covered in any more of an accessible and brief manner. Pulling from expert voices in all aspects of the field...Shontz manages to create an invaluable resource for next generation and experienced librarians alike....The Librarian's Career Guidebook should hold a prominent place on every MLS student's bookshelf, but experienced librarians will want to keep it in reach, as well, for those times when change is calling.\ \ \ \ \ Public LibrariesThe Librarian's Career Guidebook is one of those valuable print resources for career development, offering the collective wisdom of those serving the library community and patrons on frontlines and in trenches. Priscilla K. Shontz, author of Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science (Scarecrow, 2002), has compiled an excellent collection of contributions....This book—despite its formidable size—is eminently readable and practical. Those who own it will surely consult its pages throughout the different stages of their career. Highly recommended for public libraries.\ \ \ \ \ American Reference Books Annual...a comprehensive, informative, and engaging book appropriate for librarians at any stage of their careers....an excellent addition to academic libraries and public libraries....This book should also be required reading for library science faculty members and for any librarians who will be mentoring junior colleagues.\ \
