Making the most of your library career
By: edited by Lois Stickell, Bridgette Sanders
Publisher: ALA Editions, American Library Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9780838911860
Subjects: Library science; Vocational guidance; Librarians; Employment; Interviews; Career development
Description: This collection of essays from ten from-the-trenches librarians offers practical insights into how to launch and manage your library career. Though everyone's path is different, this book is intended to help you formulate an organized approach to finding your own career path.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: First impressions / Melinda Livas; title: The view from the top / Theodosia Shields and Annie Payton; title: The accidental librarian / Tamara Acevedo; title: We've always done it this way / Katherine Farmer; title: Professional associations and you / Lynda Kellam; title: Life cycle of a librarian's year / Jenny Dale; title: Assessing the job / Greta Wood; title: Developing a plan B / Beth Martin; title: How not to be one of the penguins / Phil Blank; title: What if the job doesn't work out? / Kelly Evans.