Posts with the tag 'Library Careers'

The Librarian Lexicon

Have you hear of the term “blended librarian?” Curious as to what this newer composite role may include? You may be filling the roles without knowing you have moved into a a new world of library and ctechnology collaboration. For a discussion of the field, several videoclips are available. Here’s one to get you thinking, yes I do that already, but I just have not recognized how allied the two facets of instructional design and libraru instruction can work together.  http://blendedlibrarian.org/video.html#five

Add comment March 13th, 2008

New resources added to the librarycareersny.org web site

  • LibraryThing.com has become such a popular place to explore titles in any discipine Collection sharing and collection filtering for personal libraries has some definite benefits-so if you haven’t used it as a finding or tagging source, try it today for one of the titles we have noted or your own personal favorites
  • Blogs…There are so many sites for so many library functions: leadership, staff develoment, reference. libraries and librarians. What makes the work interesting is the continuous challenge to what we are doing–a re-examination to determine what changes we really need to make, and how, effectively, to do it.

Add comment October 31st, 2006

The Ultimate challenge: Do librarians innovate?

One of the concerns of the profession is how to cope. Technology, new services, static staff. We can ask the question of whether training for staff helps build a user driven community? We can ask whether the kinds of networking services that comprise users’ interests are the ones we are comfortable providing?

Add comment October 31st, 2006

Career Tips: Getting the Job

Can you think of your first job offer and how exciting success can be? Today a former intern called the office just at 9am to proudly announce she had landed a position as an information specialist. Just how to go about this daunting task is a constant question- One respected bloggger goes into some detail at   http://gathernodust.blogspot.com/. 

Are there ways to make the job search more productive in terms of self-development, knowlwedge of the working world and libraries? Give us your take on what has helped you.

1 comment October 31st, 2006


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