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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798396203321

Titolo

Career transitions for librarians : proven strategies for moving to another type of library / / edited by Davis Erin Anderson and Raymond Pun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-6373-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

020.23

Soggetti

Library science - Vocational guidance - United States

Librarians - Employment - United States

Librarians - United States

Career changes - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. From special to academic librarianship -- Successfully making transition between academia and corporation / by Jia Mi -- Getting to great : transitioning from a special to an academic library / by Linda Miles -- An interview with Jan Chindlund, Library Dean, Columbia College Chicago Library -- From the hospital to the academy and back again : opportunities in medical librarianship / by Lisa Liang Philpotts -- Flipping the pages : tracing experiences from both sides of the road / by Joseph M. Yap -- An interview with Gretel L. Stock-Kupperman -- From public to corporate to academic : tales and lessons from an accidental business librarian / by Celia Ross -- Part II. From academic to special librarianship -- One MLIS degree, many career possibilities / by Sandra Hirsh -- Going govie : an academic librarian joins the civil service / by Deborah E.B. Keller -- 10 simple tips for managing your career : reflections on an evolving career from a restless librarian / by Carrie Netzer Wadja -- Uprooting from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Los Angeles, California : a professional journey / by Veronica D'Aquino -- Part III. From special to public librarianship -- How being an untraditional librarian allowed for a library career in the arts / by Kara



West -- Setting up shop : from business to public with a little entrepreneurship between / by Lorene Kennard -- Make your own luck : the story of a recent transition from art librarian to teen services librarian / by Holland S. Kessinger -- From prisons to public : my time at Brooklyn Public Library / by Brian Hasbrouck -- Part IV. From public to academic librarianship -- On the road again : from public to community college libraries / by Gerald Anderson -- A time to plant, a time to uproot : my transition from large public library to a small seminary library / by Sachiko Clayton -- An interview with professor Nicole A. Cooke from the Graduate School of Library and Information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Career transition : why I left public library service for academic librarianship / by Zena George -- From public to academic : reflections and tips for transitions from a former overseas librarian / by Raymond Pun -- Part V. From academic to public librarianship -- From big city academic library to big city public library / By Arieh D. Ress -- An interview with Catharina Isberg, Library Director of Helsingborg Public Library in Sweden -- Part VI. From public to special librarianship -- A conversation with Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas : starting your own consulting gig -- From NYPL to CNN : how I transitioned from public to news librarianship / by Christina Podenski -- From libraries to museums : successfully adapting to work in a different type of cultural institution / by Laura Ruttum Senturia -- Nine qualities to cultivate across your entire career / by Sarah T. Jewell -- Part VII. From school media to academic librarianship and vendor services -- From school librarian to technical support : an exercise in reflection / by Allison M. Cloyd -- An interview with Yujin Hong, E-resources Librarian from Kyung Hee University Central Library, Seoul, Korea -- Part VIII. Transitions within the academic library world -- Getting started with digital humanities in libraries / by Zach Coble -- Future-proof your career with resilience and proactivity / by Heng (Helen) Ge -- From lawyer to librarian to librarian lawyer : transitioning to librarianship from the legal field / by April M. Hathcock -- The road from medical to science-engineering librarianship / by Amani Magid -- An interview with Stacy R. Williams, Head of Architecture and Fine Arts Library in University of Southern California -- Part IX. Non-traditional transitions, internships, and general advice -- An interview with Naomi House, founder of INALJ -- Refining your career : internships and transition / by Sean A. Flores -- Gaining experience without forgoing pay : advice on landing paid work as an LIS student / by Dinah Handel -- An interview with Dr. Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean for Research and User Engagement at Stony Brook University Libraries -- An interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian at Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign -- Top five tips for finding new roles in your library / by Davis Erin Anderson.

Sommario/riassunto

Career Transitions for Librarians: How to Get a Job in Another Type of Library explores the multifaceted roles of the librarian profession from personal narratives of professional librarians who have successfully worked and transitioned from one type of library to another.