Career transitions for librarians
Subtitle: proven strategies for moving to another type of library
By: edited by Davis Erin Anderson, Raymond Pun
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781442265578; 9781442263727
Subjects: Case studies; Vocational guidance; Career changes; Librarians; Interviews; Library science; Employment
Description: Professional librarians who have worked and transitioned from one type of library to another provide targeted advice and job strategies for readers who are similarly inclined.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. From specialized to academic librarianship: Successfully making transitions between academia and the corporation / Jia Mi; title: Getting to great : transitioning from a special to an academic library / Linda Miles; title: An interview with Jan Chindlund, Library Dean, Columbia College Chicago Library; title: From the hospital to the academy and back again : opportunities in medical librarianship / Lisa Liang Philpotts; title: Flipping the pages : tracing experiences from both sides of the road / Joseph M. Yap; title: An interview with Gretel L. Stock-Kupperman; title: From public to corporate to academic : tales and lessons from an accidental business librarian / Celia Ross; title: Uprooting from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Los Angeles, California : a professional journey / Veronica D'Aquino. II. From academic to specialized librarianship: One MLIS degree, many career possibilities / Sandra Hirsh; title: Going govie : an academic librarian joins the civil service / Deborah E.B. Keller; title: Ten simple tips for managing your career : reflections on an evolving career from a restless librarian / Carrie Netzer Wajda. III. From specialized to public librarianship: How being an untraditional librarian allowed for a library career in the arts / Kara West; title: Setting up shop : from business to public with a little entrepreneurship between : an interview with Lorene Kennard; title: Make your own luck : the story of a recent transition from art librarian to teen services librarian / Holland S. Kessinger; title: From prisons to public : my time at Brooklyn Public Library / Brian Hasbrouck. IV. From public to academic librarianship: On the road again : from public to community college libraries / Gerald Anderson; title: A time to plant, a time to uproot : my transition from large public library to a small seminary library / Sachiko Clayton; title: An interview with professor Nicole A. Cooke, Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; title: Career transition : why I left public library service for academic librarianship / Zena George; title: From public to academic : reflections and tips for transitions from a former overseas librarian / Raymond Pun. V. From academic to public librarianship: From big city academic library to big city public library / Arieh D. Ress; title: An interview with Catharina Isberg, Library Director, Helsingborg Public Library, Sweden. VI. From public to specialized librarianship: A conversation with Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas : starting your own consulting gig; title: From the New York Public Library to CNN : how I transitioned from public to news librarianship / Christina Podenski; title: From libraries to museums : successfully adapting to working in a different type of cultural institution / Laura Ruttum Senturia; title: Nine qualities to cultivate across your entire career / by Sarah T. Jewell. VII. From school media to academic librarianship and vendor services: From school librarian to technical support : an exercise in reflection / Allison M. Cloyd; title: An interview with Yujin Hong, E-resources Librarian, Kyung Hee University Central Library, Seoul, Korea. VIII. Transitions within the academic library world: Getting started with digital humanities in libraries / Zach Coble; title: Future-proof your career with resilience and proactivity / Heng Ge; title: From lawyer to librarian to librarian lawyer : transitioning to librarianship from the legal field / April M. Hathcock; title: The road from medical to science-engineering librarianship / Amani Magid; title: An interview with Stacy R. Williams, Head of Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California. IX. Non-traditional transitions, internships, and general advice: An interview with Naomi House, founder of INALJ; title: Refining your career : internships and transition / Sean A. Flores; title: Gaining experience without forgoing pay : advice on landing paid work as an LIS student / Dinah Handel; title: An interview with Dr. Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean for Research and User Engagement, Stony Brook University Libraries; title: An interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; title: Top five tips for finding new roles in your library / by Davis Erin Anderson.