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This topic deals with getting experience; how non-library experience can help you; adapting to your organization's culture;
time management; stress management; project management;
organizational skills; running meetings;
technical or computer skills; public speaking skills; instructional/teaching skills;
dealing with or writing performance reviews; tenure track environments; developing a professional image;
professional work behavior; and more. Interested in writing an article on this
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Websites | Print
Resources
Advice
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Anderson, Elsa. "Teach Yourself To Be Tech Savvy."
(LIScareer, Apr 2007)
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Andrews, Sarah. "Learning to Teach: Providing Library Instruction."
(LIScareer, Apr
2006)
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Brannon, Sian. "How
Working in Retail Made Me a Better Librarian." (LIScareer, Feb
2006)
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Bridgewater, Rachel. "From Temporary to Permanent – Making the Best of Your Time
as a Temp." (LIScareer, Nov 2005)
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"Building
Your Career." (Info Career Trends, May 2003)
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Burns, Elizabeth. "Experience Needed: Using Non-Librarian Skill Sets in a Library
Environment."
(LIScareer,
Apr 2005)
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Casburn, Steve. "Prove
Yourself: What Public and Academic Librarians Can
Learn from Special Librarians." (LIScareer,
Jan 2005)
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Dalby, Alyson. "Negotiating Salary Packages."
(LIScareer, July 2005)
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David, Matthew. "Self-LT&D:
Positioning Yourself for Advancement." (LIScareer,
Jan 2004)
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Delumeau,
Andrea. "Time Management for Library Professionals."
(LIScareer,
Sept 2005)
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Dyer, Jonathon. “Seeing Ourselves as
Others Do.” (LIScareer,
Sept 2003)
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Emery, Jill. “The Style Council.” (LIScareer,
Sept 2003)
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Emery, Jill. "There
Are No Facts, Only Interpretations." (LIScareer, Mar 2002)
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Ferguson, Timothy. "Surviving Jobs You Loathe."
(LIScareer, Mar 2004)
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Ferris, Anna M. "Tales
from the Tenure Track: a Cataloger's Ultimate Experience."
(LIScareer, Apr 2002)
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Ganster, Ligaya. "Making a Visual Impact: A Former Graphic Designer's Guide to Creating
Library Publications."
(LIScareer, Dec 2006)
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Glossop, Kelly. "Liaising Around: Essentials for a New Liaison Librarian."
(LIScareer, Feb 2007)
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Gore, Sally. "Designated for Assignment."
(LIScareer, Feb 2006)
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Johnson, Melissa M. "Multitasking to Within an Inch of Your Life: Working in a Small Library."
(LIScareer, Apr
2006)
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Johnston, Jennifer. "A Permanent
Alternative: Temporary, Part-Time Library Work." (LIScareer,
Aug 2004)
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Johnston, Jennifer. "Not Just for Kids:
Cultivating Adult Programs."
(LIScareer, Nov 2006)
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King, Douglas. "The
Hows and Whys of Book Reviewing." (LIScareer, Apr 2007)
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King, Douglas. “The
Renaissance Librarian: Catalogers Working in Public Services.”
(LIScareer,
Dec 2003)
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King, Sarah C. "Being a New Librarian
in a New Library:
What to Expect When You Take the Plunge."
(LIScareer,
Oct 2004)
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Krygier, Sarah. "Experience to Get Experience."
(LIScareer, Mar
2006)
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Larrabee, Nancy. "Creating Connections in Your Community: Starting and Leading a Book
Discussion Group." (LIScareer, Jan 2006)
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Larrabee, Nancy. "Readers’ Advisory: You Can Do It!"
(LIScareer,
Aug 2005)
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Martin, Nora. "The Challenges of a
Newly Created Library Position." (LIScareer,
Feb 2008)
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(LIScareer,
Sept 2004)
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Morrissey, Beth. "'But You Don’t Look Like A Librarian': Bringing Back
Marian the Librarian." (LIScareer,
Apr 2008)
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O'Connor, Matthew. "Task-Specific
Internships: Focused Experiences, Expansive Benefits."
(LIScareer,
July 2004)
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Osborn, Jennifer. "Developing Teaching
and Training Skills." (LIScareer, Mar 2007)
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Osborn, Jennifer. "The
Librarian's
Guide to
Developing
Presentation
Skills."
(LIScareer,
Aug
2004)
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Osterloh, Cassandra E. "Your
First Year on the Job: Five Tips for New Librarians." (LIScareer,
Jul 2003)
Persing, Bob. "Getting
Technical." (LIScareer, Apr 2002)
Pressley, Lauren. "Electronic Communication
in the Workplace."
(LIScareer, June 2006)
"Promotion"
(Info Career Trends, Jul 2002)
Riehle, Catherine Fraser.
"Teaching Tips from the Instruction Front: Insights of a New Librarian."
(LIScareer, May 2007)
Roberts, Amanda. “Combating Ageism: Lessons Learned by "Baby"
Librarians.” (NMRT Footnotes, Nov 2003)
Rodgers, Lala. "Early
Career Survival." (Library Journal, May 1, 2004)
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Shontz, Priscilla. "Diversifying
Your Experience." (LIScareer, Dec 2001)
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Sill, Laura A. "Preparing
to Chair a Committee Meeting." (LIScareer, Dec 2001)
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Sill, Laura A. "To: The Chair.
Re: Committee Meeting Mechanics." (LIScareer,
Nov 2004)
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Snoeyenbos, Ann. "Failure is Bad, Right?"
(LIScareer, Apr 2002)
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Snoeyenbos, Ann. "From
Baby Librarian to Tenured Faculty: Strategizing for Success"
(LIScareer, Mar 2003)
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Stevenson-Moudamane, Veronica L. C. "Growing Your Talent Tree: Practical Tips for New Professionals."
(LIScareer,
Sept 2005)
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Strong, Marcy. "New Librarians as
Project Managers: A Project Cataloger Tells All." (LIScareer,
Oct 2005)
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Van Sant, Susanna. "Gaining
Library Experience While You're a Student." (LIScareer,
Dec 2001)
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Vetruba, Brian. "Librarians
and Languages." (LIScareer,
May 2005)
Websites
Print Resources
- Seiss, Judith A.
Time
Management, Planning and Prioritization for Librarians.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002
- Seiss, Judith A.
The Visible Librarian: Asserting Your Value With Marketing and
Advocacy. ALA Editions, 2003
- Shontz,
Priscilla K. Jump Start Your Career in Library and
Information Science. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow
Press, 2002
- Shontz, Priscilla
K., ed. The Librarian’s Career Guidebook.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004
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