1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809637803321

Titolo

How to stay afloat in the academic library job pool / / edited by Teresa Y. Neely ; foreword by Camila A. Alire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2011

ISBN

0-8389-9247-1

1-283-09346-4

9786613093462

0-8389-9246-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NeelyTeresa Y

Disciplina

023/.2

023.2

Soggetti

Academic librarians - Vocational guidance - United States

Academic librarians - Selection and appointment - United States

Library science - Vocational guidance - United States

Employment interviewing - 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

Welcome to library land / Teresa Y. Neely -- Entry-level jobs in academic libraries / Teresa Y. Neely with Kathleen B. Garcia -- How to read a job ad : seeing the obvious, and reading between the lines / Sever Bordeianu and Christina M. Desai -- Compiling an application packet that doesn't make the search committee want to kill you / Sarah L. Stohr -- You have the right to remain silent throughout the interview process / Teresa Y. Neely -- The phone interview : take your best foot out of your mouth and put it forward / Teresa Y. Neely with Monica Etsitty Dorame -- Live and in-person : get ready to meet the entire library family / Daniel Barkley -- Your presentation : it should not be ridiculous / Sarah L. Stohr and Bruce Neville -- Job offers, negotiations, and all the wonderful things you can ask for! / Evangela Q. Oates and Teresa Y. Neely -- The eight-month marathon : from library school to new librarian / Silvia Lu.

Sommario/riassunto

But whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Neely and her crack team of



expert contributors have the information needed to stay afloat.