Career transitions for librarians : proven strategies for moving to another type of library
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Career transitions for librarians : proven strategies for moving to another type of library
Rowman & Littlefield, c2016
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
What if you were a public librarian and then you wanted to become an academic librarian? How different are those worlds and how would you know what kind of skills or experiences you need to get your foot into the academic door?
Career Transitions for Librarians: How to Get a Job in Another Type of Library explores the multifaceted roles of the librarian profession from personal narratives of professional librarians who have successfully worked and transitioned from one type of library to another.
Learn the successful strategies and stories of librarians who transitioned from public to academic libraries, school media to academic libraries, public to special libraries, print to digital worlds, among other ones.
*What kinds of skill sets and experiences were they able to transfer or draw on from their previous work experiences?
*How can you make these successful transitions as well?
From interview tips to developing relevant and transferable skill sets, this unique guide offers testimonials with a targeted advice and job strategies for readers interested in making these successful transitions during a time when there is a huge difficulty in securing a library job.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Mary Lee Kennedy
Introduction by Davis Erin Anderson & Raymond Pun
Part I: From Special to Academic Librarianship
Chapter 1: Successfully Making Transition Between Academia and Corporation by Jia Mi
Chapter 2: Getting to Great: Transitioning from a Special to an Academic Library by Linda Miles
Chapter 3: An Interview With Jan Chindlund, Library Dean, Columbia College Chicago Library
Chapter 4: From the Hospital to the Academy and Back Again: Opportunities in Medical Librarianship by Lisa Liang Philpotts
Chapter 5: Flipping the Pages: Tracing Experiences from Both Sides of the Road by Joseph M. Yap
Chapter 6: An Interview with Gretel L. Stock-Kupperman, Director of the Library, Instructional Design, and Academic Affairs Initiatives, Viterbo University
Chapter 7: From Public to Corporate to Academic: Tales and Lessons from an Accidental Business Librarian by Celia Ross
Chapter 8: Uprooting from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Los Angeles, California: A Professional Journey by Veronica D'Aquino
Part II: From Academic to Special Librarianship
Chapter 9: One MLIS Degree, Many Career Possibilities by Sandra Hirsh
Chapter 10: Going Govie: An Academic Librarian Joins the Civil Service by Deborah E. B. Keller
Chapter 11: 10 Simple Tips for Managing Your Career: Reflections on an Evolving Career from a Restless Librarian by Carrie Netzer Wadja
Part III: From Special to Public Librarianship
Chapter 12: How Being an Untraditional Librarian Allowed for a Library Career in the Arts by Kara West
Chapter 13: Setting Up Shop: From Business to Public with a little Entrepreneurship Between by Lorene Kennard
Chapter 14: Make Your Own Luck: The Story of a Recent Transition from Art Librarian to Teen Services Librarian by Holland S. Kessinger
Chapter 15: From Prisons to Public: My Time at Brooklyn Public Library by Brian Hasbrouck
Part IV: From Public to Academic Librarianship
Chapter 16: On the Road Again: From Public to Community College Libraries by Gerald Anderson
Chapter 17: A Time to Plant, A Time to Uproot: My Transition from Large Public Library to a Small Seminary Library by Sachiko Clayton
Chapter 18: An Interview with Professor Nicole A. Cooke from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chapter 19: Career Transition: Why I Left Public Library Service for Academic Librarianship by Zena George
Chapter 20: From Public to Academic: Reflections and Tips for Transitions From a Former Overseas Librarian by Raymond Pun
Part V: From Academic to Public Librarianship
Chapter 21: From Big City Academic Library to Big City Public Library By Arieh D. Ress
Chapter 22: An Interview with Catharina Isberg, Library Director of Helsingborg Public Library in Sweden
Part VI: From Public to Special Librarianship
Chapter 23: A Conversation with Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas: Starting Your Own Consulting Gig
Chapter 24: From NYPL to CNN: How I Transitioned from Public to News Librarianship by Christina Podenski
Chapter 25: From Libraries to Museums: Successfully Adapting to Work in a Different Type of Cultural Institution by Laura Ruttum Senturia
Chapter 26: Nine Qualities to Cultivate Across Your Entire Career by Sarah T. Jewell
Part VII: From School Media to Academic Librarianship and Vendor Services
Chapter 27: From School Librarian to Technical Support: An Exercise in Reflection by Allison M. Cloyd
Chapter 28: An Interview with Yujin Hong, E-Resources Librarian from Kyung Hee University Central Library, Seoul, Korea
Part VIII: Transitions within the Academic Library World
Chapter 29: Getting Started with Digital Humanities in Libraries by Zach Coble
Chapter 30: Future-Proof Your Career with Resilience and Proactivity by Heng (Helen) Ge
Chapter 31: From Lawyer to Librarian to Librarian Lawyer: Transitioning to Librarianship from the Legal Field by April M. Hathcock
Chapter 32: The Road from Medical to Science-Engineering Librarianship by Amani Magid
Chapter 33: An Interview with Stacy R. Williams, Head of Architecture and Fine Arts Library in University of Southern California
Part IX: Non-Traditional Transitions, Internships, and General Advice
Chapter 34: An Interview with Naomi House, Founder of "INALJ"
Chapter 35: Refining Your Career: Internships and Transition by Sean A. Flores
Chapter 36: Gaining Experience Without Forgoing Pay: Advice on Landing Paid Work as an LIS Student by Dinah Handel
Chapter 37: An Interview with Dr. Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean for Research and User Engagement at Stony Brook University Libraries
Chapter 38: An Interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian at Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chapter 39: Top Five Tips For Finding New Roles In Your Library by Davis Erin Anderson
About the Editors and Contributors
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