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Book Career Paths and Career Development of Business Librarians

Download or read book Career Paths and Career Development of Business Librarians written by Diane Zabel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors provide insights about business librarianship in various types of institutions, explore traditional and non-traditional career paths in business librarianship, and discuss numerous strategies for professional growth (from earning an MBA degree to working abroad). Among the topics covered are the following: recruitment of business librarians (including recent data on the supply and demand of business librarians); the special concerns of early career and mid-career business librarians; the importance of mentoring; leadership development; and business librarians on the job in academic, public, and corporate libraries. This book will appeal to a wide audience: practitioners; directors of public, academic, and special libraries serving the business community; library and information science educators; and those considering business librarianship as a career, including students, generalist librarians, and individuals seeking a career change. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship.

Book Get the Job

Download or read book Get the Job written by Meggan Press and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Job: Academic Library Hiring for the New Librarian is a concise, practical guide to the job search for librarians interested in a career in academic libraries. It opens with concrete suggestions for how to direct your education toward full-time employment and get the most out of student experiences. The majority of the book is dedicated to the job hunt itself, covering the various steps of the academic hiring process, breaking each step into manageable pieces, and providing lots of tips and insights from the perspective of the search committee. Special emphasis is placed on the present.

Book Landing a Library Job

Download or read book Landing a Library Job written by Deloris Jackson Foxworth and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a librarian looking to change jobs or a recent or soon-to-be library and information studies graduate breaking into the field? If so, let this book be your guide through the career development process. Landing a Library Job covers the different types of library and non-library jobs available to you and points you towards the resources you need to land those jobs. The book’s focus on the resources to secure jobs is what makes it unique. You’ll learn where to find library and library-related jobs, how to successfully apply and interview, how to follow up, and how to cultivate your career. This book contains helpful information you can use to: Decide if and where you fit into the significant and growing field of library and information science Find and apply for library and information science positions Prepare for the employment interview Accept or negotiate job offers Further develop your skills and knowledge in the library and information science field

Book The Career of the Academic Librarian

Download or read book The Career of the Academic Librarian written by Perry D. Morrison and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science

Download or read book Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science written by T. Allan Taylor and published by Ferguson. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where the jobs are—an updated guide to careers in library science. An estimated 500,000 people work in some 130,000 libraries across the country, according to the American Library Association. A library’s primary purpose is to acquire, store, organize, disseminate, and provide access to the vast bodies of available knowledge and information. Most people are unaware, however, that an incredibly broad range of activities takes place behind the average library doors, including exhibitions of valuable prints, readings by authors, conferences of scholars, and collaborative brainstorming on information technologies and how best to use them for the benefit of the library community. Providing comprehensive descriptions of more than 85 jobs, Career Opportunities in Library and Information Science offers clear, accessible information on careers in this exciting field. Sections include Librarians, Special Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians, Information Managers, Information Scientists and Technicians, and Education. Invaluable appendixes list educational institutions, periodicals, professional associations, and useful Web sites, and a glossary and bibliography are also provided. Job profiles include: Business librarian Data miner Database administrator Government archivist Information architect Information broker Information services technician Knowledge engineer Library aide Medical librarian Records manager Serials and acquisitions librarian and more.

Book Leadership and Academic Librarians

Download or read book Leadership and Academic Librarians written by Terrence Mech and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual librarians and their personal leadership are contributing to changes in the library profession and the expanding career opportunities available to academic librarians. Not long ago many librarians saw their careers as limited to the confines of their library's four walls. There is a growing range of opportunities for librarians to hold influential positions outside of the library. Libraries have been an integral part of American higher education since 1636, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony's college at Cambridge was founded and then, two years later, took the name of John Harvard in recognition of the bequest of his library. Today the more than 3500 colleges and universities in the United States have collections that total many millions of volumes. In the intervening years, libraries have functioned in varying ways, depending upon the changing and developing purposes and policies of the institutions they have served. During this time the role of the librarian has changed from that of keeper of books to one of broad responsibilities for sophisticated information services. The academic librarian of today is a consummate professional, responsible for providing information services to faculty and students using every available technology.

Book Library Manpower

Download or read book Library Manpower written by Henry T. Drennan and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Leading in the New Academic Library

Download or read book Leading in the New Academic Library written by Becky Albitz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing perspectives of early- and mid-career librarians as well as highly seasoned professionals, this book offers leadership advice that will help academic librarians of all experience levels to surmount the issues they face and overcome new challenges. Academic libraries and librarianship have dramatically evolved in recent years—in everything from their collections and facilities to their relationships with faculty and internal and external partners. These changes demand different mindsets and new skills on the part of librarians. This book explains how the quality of leadership is the key component of successfully implementing innovative service and practices—and as a result, of the success of the library itself. To that end, it offers practical guidelines for implementing leadership principles and achieving success in this evolving culture. Coedited by a team of three highly experienced academic librarians, Leading in the New Academic Library gives actionable advice regarding subjects like helping staff gain new competencies, leading from the middle, and succession planning. The content also addresses hot topics such as the academic library's new role, the integration of IT into library organization and infrastructure, making data-driven decisions, renovating a library space to meet changing user needs, and collaborating with internal as well as external partners.

Book Crisis in Employment

Download or read book Crisis in Employment written by Jane Jerrard and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2009 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for librarians to help them support patrons looking for employment, with advice and methods for providing education and training to job seekers; tips for utilizing the library's resources; and other ideas for how to build partnerships within the community to best serve people's vocational needs. Includes sample documents and other resources.

Book Emerging Human Resource Trends in Academic Libraries

Download or read book Emerging Human Resource Trends in Academic Libraries written by Michael A. Crumpton and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Human Resource Trends in Academic Libraries presents the collective wisdom of human resource librarians and administrators who have been in the forefront of practicing and applying the human resource principles in academic libraries. The book is divided into five Parts: Part I focuses on the present academic library environment and the unique human resource challenges that can be found there. Part II looks at the role of LIS education in preparing Masters level librarians to work within academic libraries and beyond. Part III examines how human resource departments in organizations can continue education beyond the degree for professionals and other staff. Part IV is concerned with how academic libraries show their value to the parent institution. Part V focuses on the library staff roles, how they have changed, and how they are valued in relation to faculty and professional positions. These chapters within each Part represent the emerging trends within academic libraries that impact how librarians are educated, mentored and given the ability to obtain professional development training as incumbent librarians as changes occur in the field. Each chapter is written by a practitioner in HR who has experienced related problems and sought solutions.

Book The Academic Library Administrator s Field Guide

Download or read book The Academic Library Administrator s Field Guide written by Bryce Nelson and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daily administration of an academic library often leaves you needing quick advice on the topic at hand. Nelson, an experienced administrator writing from first-hand knowledge, delivers such advice in 30 topical chapters. Each chapter begins with an “Assertion,” a one-sentence summary allowing you to rapidly scan the book and find what you need. When you’re on the job you can dip into this guide for ready-to-use guidance on the full range of administrator responsibilities, such as How to think and act politically Preparing staff for safety and security procedures Influencing student and faculty's perception of the library as a basic component of education Fostering librarians' professional identity as teachers Communicating effectively, from email messages to meetings Assessment and systematic collection of data Commentary sections in each chapter offer observations and interpretation, with abundant examples of useful advice. If you want to dig further into a topic, a Readings section points you to resources. Packed with insight about the day-to-day operations of the academic library, Nelson's guide will be invaluable to new and experienced administrators alike.

Book Recruiting  Training  and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians

Download or read book Recruiting Training and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians written by Patricia A. Kreitz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s there has been a persistent shortage of sci-tech librarians, and as more librarians retire or change positions, the prospect looms that the profession will only depopulate further. Tackling this difficult challenge, Recruiting, Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians gathers together into one source the perspectives of top library administrators and managers as well as front-line librarians who present the latest research and practical strategies to find, train, and keep those valuable specialized professionals. This book explores in depth timely issues and presents creative perspectives and innovative solutions to this persistent problem in subject-specialized libraries. As the baby-boom generation of science and technology librarians begins to retire, training and keeping sci-tech librarians will become even more crucial. Recruiting, Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians discusses the “replacement gap” problem in libraries, including who should be recruited, how they should be trained, and how to retain them once hired. Several authors address the field’s long-standing specialist vs. generalist debate, bringing new data and experience-driven perspectives to this challenging issue. Topics in Recruiting, Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians include: updating the cultural image of librarians to make the profession more appealing a comprehensive literature review how to cultivate candidates who are dedicated to service and love research and learning practical approaches to improve the visibility and attractiveness of science librarianship the skills and support needed to become a successful science librarian an innovative program to recruit undergraduates an in-depth survey of practicing science and technology librarians the challenges of science librarianship in Africa library and information science educators as recruiters for sci-tech librarians creative strategies to recruit and retain librarians adapting aspects of first-year student retention programs as a model for library retention programs how professional competencies can be used for recruitment, training, and retention and more Recruiting, Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians is a timely, important resource for college and university administrators, and public, special, academic, and government librarians.

Book Envisioning Our Preferred Future

Download or read book Envisioning Our Preferred Future written by Bradford Lee Eden and published by Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 8 of the series Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library is focused on new services, directions, job duties and responsibilities for librarians in academic libraries of the 21st century. Topics include research data management services, web services, improving web design for library interfaces, cooperative virtual reference services, directions on research in the 21st-century academic library, innovative uses of physical library spaces, uses of social media for disseminating scholarly research, information architecture and usability studies, the importance of special collections and archival collections, and lessons learned in digitization and digital projects planning and management. Data management services are highlighted in the context of a consortium of smaller liberal arts and regional institutions who share a common institutional repository. Survey research plays a role in a number of chapters. One provides insight into how academic libraries are currently approaching web services, web applications, and library websites. A second survey is used to explore the role of librarians as web designers, and provides detailed information related to job titles, job duties, time percentages related to duties, and other duties outside of web design. Comments of those surveyed are included and make interesting reading and a deeper understanding of this new function in libraries. More generally, is a survey study exploring how librarians feel about the changes that are currently happening within the profession, as well as how these changes have personally affected their job duties and their current job assignments. Case studies are include one that features QuestionPoint in the context of a cooperative virtual reference service; another shows how research and scholarship can be disseminated using social media tools such as blogs, Twitter, ResearchGate and Google Scholar, among others; a other studies explore the importance of user engagement and buy-in before moving forward on digitization; and one shows how information architecture and usability emerge from the redesign of a public library website and whose successful completion involves user surveying, focus groups, peer site reviews, needs analysis, and usability testing. Two chapters deal with the changing legal context: the importance and understanding of copyright and author rights in the 21st-century academic library, and the basics Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.

Book A Program of Research Into the Identification of Manpower Requirements

Download or read book A Program of Research Into the Identification of Manpower Requirements written by Paul Wasserman and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Academic Business Librarians in the United States

Download or read book Academic Business Librarians in the United States written by Elizabeth Casellas and published by Geneseo, N.Y. : School of Library and Information Science, State University College of Arts and Science. This book was released on 1979 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minority Recruitment and Retention in ARL Libraries

Download or read book Minority Recruitment and Retention in ARL Libraries written by and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1990 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: