This article is from the May 2012 issue.
The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) webinar ‘Talent has No Boundaries’ is a guide to using the WRP and recruiting and retaining individuals with disabilities. View the archived webinar, and view and download the program materials.
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or … Read the rest
This article is from the February 2012 issue.
By Gina Martinez
Editor’s note: This article is part of LW’s series “No One Ever Told Me My Job Would Include…” which highlights the unexpected challenges and pleasures faced by new librarians.
Once I graduated from my Library and Information Science program, I became an extra help librarian fairly quickly and received training at the reference desk for a couple of days. Just like learning how to swim, I was thrown onto the children’s reference desk for my first day … Read the rest
This article is from the January 2012 issue.
By Allison Tiffany Coltin, MLIS
After I had attended library school for a year, my husband was accepted to a law program in San Diego. In the seven months before our move I applied to anything and everything library-related, but I found myself trapped in the “need experience to get experience” circle. As the move grew closer, and the need to pay the bills grew more pressing, I reluctantly widened my search. I was eventually offered an administrative assistant position … Read the rest
This article is from the October 2011 issue.
By Natalie N. Jean
Your studies in library school are invaluable, but it is the work you do outside of class that can have the largest impact on your future career as an academic librarian. Your future employers value a depth of understanding that only extracurricular experiences can provide – understanding of the issues and trends of the 21st century academic library. Create learning experiences outside of class to learn the skills you need for future success and job satisfaction.… Read the rest
This article is from the September 2011 issue.
By Jennifer Meyer
In a previous article published in Library Worklife I explained the value I believe career (for-profit) college libraries bring to their schools. But for librarians in these schools to maximize the value they bring to their institutions, it is crucial that we expand the leadership and professional development opportunities for those librarians. I think that what any librarian from a traditional college or university would say to a career college librarian is that without solid leadership a library … Read the rest
This article is from the April 2011 issue.
What separates the smart job seeker from others looking for employment? Career Builder has some answers.… Read the rest
This article is from the February 2011 issue.
By Kate McMillan
The interview. It is both a cause for relief (these days, being granted an interview is cause for celebration) and a cause of anxiety (few of us consider job interviews fun). But job interviews help the candidate, not just the employer; the interview allows the candidate to determine whether the open position is a good fit.
Every library is different, but there are some common practices within – and notable differences between – public and academic libraries.… Read the rest
This article is from the November 2010 issue.
By Laura Francisco
Last night I dreamed I was driving a bookmobile.
I’ve yet to parse the Freudian implications, but in the dream I was in full charge of that big boy – a hefty white truck filled with books, a few helpers and a really comfy and modern seating area. Furthermore, the Dreamland Library System had thoughtfully installed a conveyor belt in the parking garage that automatically parked the vehicle. All I had to do was align the truck’s … Read the rest
This article is from the October 2010 issue.
By Raphael Jackson
According to Diverse Issues in Education, African American male librarians represent less than .05 percent of all professional librarians (Rogers, 2008). This percentage accounts for approximately 572 librarians nationwide. A recent study published by librarian and scholar Kaetrena Davis-Kendrick indicates that the percentage of African American male librarians among African American librarians is still less than 10 percent (Davis-Kendrick, 2009). With such sparse representation, it is imperative that a formal network for African American male librarians be … Read the rest
This article is from the August 2010 issue.
By Randall Colburn
Artists go on a lot more job interviews than you think. If the artist isn’t making a living with his or her art (and very few of them are) and doesn’t have a trust fund or inheritance to draw from (and very few of them do), they have to find a variety of ways to support their passion so creditors don’t derail their dreams. Luckily, their chosen fields can often give them the edge in interviews, so … Read the rest
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