by Leigh Milligan, Senior Editor previously published 8/11/14 Jobs! Got to Catch Them All!! I love Pokémon games! I have been playing Pokémon since the red and blue editions were on Game Boy. I am now playing the newest one Pokémon X for 3DS and I can’t put it down. I love that there are so many…
Monthly Archives: April 2015
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Librarians Are Superheroes (Literally and Figuratively)
by Claire Schmieder, Volunteer Coordinator previously published 10/22/14 Librarians Are Superheroes (Literally and Figuratively) Last year, I spent just one day at New York Comic Con, and it was absolutely not enough time for me to take it all in. This year, I snagged a four-day Professional Badge. During those four days, I spent a lot of…
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Threading the Corkscrew: Non-Ladder/Non-Lateral Job Advancement
by Naomi House, MLIS previously published 4/24/14 Threading the Corkscrew: Non-Ladder/Non-Lateral Job Advancement I have not had the most traditional work-life for a librarian. I didn’t get my undergrad degree, then my MLIS and then get a job in a library or information center. I spent years in grocery stores and import stores working the…
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So, you have an interview?
So, you have an interview? by Amy Steinbauer, Senior Assistant, INALJ California I am having a bit of an interview streak. In the past month, I have been on 8 job interviews, and they have all been extremely different. Hopefully, one will pan out into a real job! The following examples mostly pertain to a public…
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JP Porcaro – Candidate for President of the American Library Association
JP Porcaro – Candidate for President of the American Library Association All information taken from the candidate’s website. Also check out his mention of INALJ here! “JP Porcaro’s ALA Presidential Platform! My platform for my time as ALA President revolves around ensuring a stronger future for librarianship. Presidential initiative: We know from the data [OCLC…
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Jamie LaRue – Candidate for President of ALA
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Joe Janes – Candidate for President of ALA
Joe Janes – Candidate for President of the American Library Association Let’s start with things we all already know: The job market in libraries has been rocky for a while, though it is getting somewhat better as time goes on and budgets stabilize and occasionally even improve. There’s lots of guidance about how to pursue…
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Julie Todaro – Candidate for President of ALA
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The Path of the Book: how rescued manuscripts finally get digitized
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A Selfie is Worth 1,000 Words
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Bringing Humanity into Libraries
Bringing Humanity into Libraries by Angela Piccola, Senior Editor Libraries function as a common ground to nurture knowledge and foster community. The idea of the library being a brick and mortar storage house for books has shifted in the new digital age. What more can we do as a profession other than to provide answers…
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Ask a Special Librarian – April Edition
Ask a Special Librarian – April Edition Tracy Z. Maleeff Library Resources Manager at Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia @LibrarySherpa & LibrarySherpa.com No money, more problems? I once overheard someone lament, “I can’t even afford to job hunt right now.” It’s true that it could be a costly proposition to get new clothes, business cards and…
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Crowdsourcing, Digital Volunteering and Science
Crowdsourcing, Digital Volunteering and Science by Gabrielle Spiers, Senior Editor One of the great things about the internet is that it brings people together from all over the world and allows them to collaborate on projects. Many people have heard of the Citizen Archivist Dashboard, which is part of the National Archives. It allows people…
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Not Feelin’ It: Tips for Improving Your Internship Experience
Not Feelin’ It: Tips for Improving Your Internship Experience by Josh Rimmer, Senior Editor We’ve all been there. When a job, an internship opportunity, or volunteer experience transpires to be something completely different than what we thought. Rather than developing negative thoughts, it’s best to turn the experience into a learning opportunity. It’s okay…
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There’s a Twitter Chat for That
There’s a Twitter Chat for That by Naomi Gonzalez, Senior Assistant, INALJ Virginia For those of you who spend what could be called an inordinate amount of time online (ahem), the world of Twitter chats is probably not new ground to you. For those that prefer to spend your time in the physical realm…
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3 tips for learning to speak-up and share ideas in your first professional role
3 tips for learning to speak-up and share ideas in your first professional role by Lauren Bourdages, Senior Assistant, INALJ Ontario I’m in my first professional library support staff role, I split my time between two departments/teams; I am also someone who gets really anxious about sharing ideas or speaking up in group settings, for…
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4 questions to ask before applying to a for-profit university job
Four questions to ask before applying to a for-profit university library job by Rebekah Kati, Senior Assistant, INALJ North Carolina Libraries at for-profit universities are pretty mysterious. For-profit universities have libraries and some employ MLS-holding librarians, but accounts of for-profit librarianship are scarce. I spent four years working as a librarian at a large,…
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Six Tech Teaching Tips for Public Librarians
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Rise Like a Phoenix: The Story of the Glasgow School of Art
Rise Like a Phoenix: The Story of the Glasgow School of Art by Kate Kosturski, Volunteer Coordinator and Senior Editor, INALJ Ontario and INALJ Quebec While we in the States were settling in for the Memorial Day weekend 2014, our friends across the pond in Glasgow, Scotland, were watching one of the most historic educational buildings, a beautiful example…
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Knowledge is power: an Ideal Library Community Center
Knowledge is power: an Ideal Library Community Center by Angela Piccola, Senior Editor Libraries often expand programming to best serve the community. Libraries have to be receptive to the needs of patrons and adapt accordingly to maintain relevancy within the community. During difficult times, such as a recession, the unemployment rate goes up causing many…
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Staying in Touch: Moving On Doesn’t Have To Mean Cutting Ties
Staying in Touch: Moving On Doesn’t Have To Mean Cutting Ties by Cassidy Charles, Senior Assistant, INALJ NYC Staying in contact with someone after a move or a transition is rough. You go from seeing them on a regular basis or communicating regularly to not seeing them as much and infrequent talks. You get…
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Shoebrarian Extraordinaire: Meet Leslie Howerton-Hicks
In order to better reflect how LIS folk currently feel I am removing all interviews that are more than 1 year old. This interview may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions, so it has been harvested to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine (see link below) and removed from INALJ. All…
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Prepping for ALA Annual 2015: A Job Seeker’s Perspective
Prepping for ALA Annual 2015: A Job Seeker’s Perspective by Oscar Giurcovich, Senior Editor About 2 weeks before I wrote this blog post, I received an email from ALA asking me to confirm my hotel reservation for Annual in June. “Why are they sending this out so early?” I thought to myself. I then glanced…
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Marissa Lieberman on Tosho-con & Planning a Comic Con at your Library
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions Interview with Marissa Lieberman about Tosho-con and Planning a Comic Con at your Library by Leigh Milligan, Senior Editor My great librarian friend Marissa Lieberman is holding an anime and comic convention at her library…
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7 Tips for Moving Past Job Search Rejection
7 Tips for Moving Past Job Search Rejection by Erin Kinney, Senior Assistant, INALJ Wyoming There are several strategies for coping with rejection of any kind, not just during the job hunt. Rejection on the job hunt has been covered on INALJ, but a refresher is always good. Process Your Emotions It is natural to feel angry…