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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786526903321

Titolo

Making the most of your library career / / edited by Lois Stickell, Bridgette Sanders ; cover design by Kimberly Thornton ; Tamara Acevedo [and ten others], contributors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ALA Editions, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8389-9598-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 p.)

Disciplina

020.23

Soggetti

Library science - Vocational guidance - United States

Librarians - Employment - United States

Librarians - United States

Career development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR LIBRARY CAREER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FIRST IMPRESSIONS; Chapter 2: THE VIEW FROM THE TOP; Chapter 3: THE ACCIDENTAL LIBRARIAN; Chapter 4: WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY; Chapter 5: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND YOU; Chapter 6: LIFE CYCLE OF A LIBRARIAN'S YEAR; Chapter 7: ASSESSING THE JOB; Chapter 8: DEVELOPING A PLAN B; Chapter 9: HOW NOT TO BE ONE OF THE PENGUINS; Chapter 10: WHAT IF THE JOB DOESN'T WORK OUT?; AFTERWORD; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Benefiting those fresh out of library school as well as experienced professionals, career librarians from every corner of the profession offer a personal, down-to-earth view of ""what it''s really like out there.""