I thought I would share way too many photos of my trip to Istanbul over the Thanksgiving holiday with everyone. If anyone has ever wondered what I look like when I am sick then you are in for a treat! Also my husband Sana is prominently featured throughout as is my INALJ business card. I…
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Recipe: Soothing Italian Hot Chocolate
via INALJ daily email Assistant Editor Kelli Bragg Inspired by the amazing Coconut Curry Chocolate bar made byTheo’s (in Seattle) this is my ultimate comfort beverage in winter. You can make your own favorite hot chocolate recipe and just add ¼ tsp curry powder per serving, or use my favorite cocoa recipe, Italian Hot Cocoa,…
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Ask Naomi: Ask INALJ members
Many of you have noted that I do not have open comments here on INALJ.com. That is because I like gathering all commentators in one place- the INALJ LinkedIn Group. It is a closed group but anyone can join. The reason it is a closed group is that this allows for a bit of privacy-…
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Ask Naomi: Outside-the-box jobs
Many years back I took a class at Computers in Libraries taught by Sabrina Pacifici called “Got CI?” Since then every year I eagerly look forward to Sabrina’s Competitive Intelligence entry in her webzine, LLRX.com. This year’s edition should help anyone who wonders just what CI is and what resources they’ll need to know to…
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Recipe: Comforting Artichoke Pie
by Angela Prikockis I have been making this recipe for about 15 years so I don’t have a written recipe. Recently I have been leaving out the artichokes because my family, except me, dislikes them. You can add whatever you want. Mostly I go vegetarian, but sometimes I make it with no-nitrates, no-MSG bacon or…
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$5 (or more) Campaign
INALJ is a labor of love & it takes hours daily for the volunteers & I to sort, search, format & upload all the jobs into the 150+ page INALJ Daily Digest- it also costs money to do all of this & the website so I am looking for donations- even $5 helps- things I…
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For Librarians, Buy Librarians 2
A holiday Shopping Guide to Etsy Shops of INALJ fans, friends and family 🙂 I am amazed by all of the imagination and skill. I will be updating this all day today and all week! Happy shopping everyone- Naomi Christmas Shops Marina DeGeorgia Christmas wreaths Wintersong Books Christmas wreaths Gifts Dewey Decimal Crafts crocheted…
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Recipe: Protein Packed Salmon Cakes
Easy Salmon Cakes Makes 10 – 12 cakes Job hunters need protein to keep them going. Unfortunately, protein can be expensive. Job hunters need to watch their pennies, too. Enter canned salmon. It’s a tasty, economical, and sustainable choice for fortifying oneself during the hunt. ¼ cup finely chopped bell pepper ¼ cup finely chopped…
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Ask Naomi: Don’t Apply to Everything
Often I have served on more than one search committee at a particular job and we see the same candidate apply for every job we post whether it is a staff position, librarian, etc. What this tells us is that the person is desperate for any job but not necessarily focused on our specific job…
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Discussions
I want to extend this invitation to library staff, students, librarians, information professionals and and anyone interested in job hunting within our fields to join the conversations over at the I Need a Library Job LinkedIn group. There are many fascinating threads already active and we are always looking for more. INALJ is a safe…
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For Librarians, Buy Librarians 1
A holiday Shopping Guide to Etsy Shops of INALJ fans, friends and family 🙂 I am amazed by all of the imagination and skill. I will be updating this all day today and all week! Happy shopping everyone- Naomi Christmas Shops Marina DeGeorgia Christmas wreaths Wintersong Books Christmas wreaths Gifts Dewey Decimal Crafts crocheted…
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I’m back from Istanbul!
I am definitely healthier and more rested than when I left and so thankful for the short break. For my birthday and our anniversary my husband Sana and I went to the beautiful and historic city of Istanbul, Turkey. Unfortunately (for him) I brought my cold with me and now he has it but we…
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Thankful
I just wanted to take this opportunity today to say Thanks! Thanks to the INALJ fans, to the employers who have hired and continue to support librarians and information professionals and to my friends and family. On this Thanksgiving day I am thankful for the opportunity to share these jobs, the people I have met…
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Spotty Coverage
Hi All -I will be on as much as possible this next week but there may be lulls here on INALJ.com- never fear- I will be in full force after Thanksgiving with plenty more articles, interviews and tips! In the meantime sign up for the daily email at ineedalibraryjob@gmail.com -Cheers, Naomi
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Launching Jobs Pages Menu…Soon!
A huge thanks to Rachel Singer Gordon of LISjobs.com for allowing INALJ to host the jobs pages she has so meticulously maintained for the past 15 years! We will be link checking and formatting this week and will let you all know when they are refined and posted! I will make a menu in the…
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Jobs Pages NE-WY
Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York (state) NYC (New York City) North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming All Jobs Found on the INALJ JOBS page
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Jobs Pages ID-MT
Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana All Jobs Found on the INALJ JOBS page
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Jobs Pages AL-HI
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC (Washington, DC) Florida Georgia Hawaii All Jobs Found on the INALJ JOBS page
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International Jobs Pages
Please now go to INALJ Jobs for all jobs pages
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♥ Happy Birthday to my husband Sana!!! ♥
♥ Wishing my husband a very happy birthday today! You can read more about him here: http://inalj.com/?p=203
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Ask Naomi: What does INALJ cover?
What websites, RSS feeds and Listservs do we cover? Listservs We Cover Websites We Cover There are more that I have yet to add to this list but if you notice something missing, something you think we should cover email it to me at ineedalibraryjob@gmail.com
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Keywords for Job Searching
I have added a new permanent list to the right-hand sidebar called Keywords for Job Searching. I will add more as I find them or as they are suggested to me. Please drop me a line at ineedalibraryjob@gmail.com if you have any other terms you think I should add. h/t to Mallory for the idea-…
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A Huge Thanks to MD SLA!
I had the pleasure of speaking at today’s Maryland SLA Jobs Workshop and I met so many great librarians and heard so many great tips and suggestions. I very much wish to thank Cindy Sheffield and Judy Taperio for this opportunity. I mentioned at the workshop that if you are interested anyone is welcome to…
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Ask Naomi: What do you do in your spare time?
Glad you asked! First of all what exactly is spare time? LOL- I don’t think I have found any in the last few years. In addition to my work as a reference librarian for a DC area government contractor and my work on INALJ (I Need a Library Job) I work on my husband’s moving…
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♥ Thanks to JC, PR & SL! ♥
Thanks to fans PR, SL &JC for sending the very first donations- they are very appreciated!