by Claire Schmieder, Head Editor, INALJ New Jersey Beggars Can’t Be Choosers Here are a few things I’ve learned during my seven-month (and, as of yet, continuing) job search: 1. Because I can’t relocate, my search may take me a little longer. I am not in a position to move, nor am I willing to…
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All About Mentoring
by Kate Kosturski, Head Editor, INALJ NYC All About Mentoring When I attended Drupal Camp CT earlier this month (read my wrap-up here), our keynote focused on mentorship, and the importance of mentors in the Drupal community. The keynote speaker, DrupalEasy co-founder Mike Anello, believes highly in the value of mentoring – for both mentor…
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Can’t Miss Conferences, Conventions, & Events For New Mexico LIS Workers
by Mychal R Ludwig, Head Editor, INALJ New Mexico Can’t Miss Conferences, Conventions, & Events For New Mexico LIS Workers Becoming an active member of one’s community, as well as continuing one’s adult education, represent two crucial parts of being an LIS professional. What then, are some must-see conferences, conventions, expositions, and events going on…
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Working the Job Hunt (While Working a Job), Part 1
by Alexis Stapp, Head Editor, INALJ Minnesota Working the Job Hunt (While Working a Job), Part 1 Some of you out there surely must be in the position of looking for a new job when you already have one. The job hunting process while already employed can be tricky – it is, after all, practically…
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Have You Heard of Little Free Library?
by Lisa Huntsha, Head Editor, INALJ Sweden Have You Heard of Little Free Library? You’ve seen those “take a penny, leave a penny” dishes at stores. Well, this is the same concept, but with books. Perhaps you’ve seen something similar at train stations or coffee shops – a shelf or book rack inviting you to…
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Back to School? Or Not Back to School?
by Shelley Macon, Head Editor, INALJ Florida Back to School? Or Not Back to School? I don’t know about you, but it is back to school time in my house. The last few weeks have been a flurry of shopping for school supplies, clothes, supplies, shoes, and supplies. Did I mention supplies? The back to…
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Breaking Out: Non-Traditional Jobs for Library Technicians
. . . by Lauren Bourdages, Head Editor, INALJ Ontario Breaking Out: Non-Traditional Jobs for Library Technicians There’s a lot of talk out there about non-traditional LIS jobs for librarians. For example: 61 Non-Librarian Jobs for LIS Grads The ALA’s Non-Traditional Jobs for Librarians page The Where We’re Going: Non-Traditional Careers for LIS Graduates slideshare…
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Should You Leave the MLS off Your Resume?
by Sarah Roark Schott, Head Editor, INALJ Arizona Should You Leave the MLS off Your Resume? I recently left my job in Arizona and moved to another state. The move is slightly temporary; I only plan on living here for a year unless my partner or I find amazing positions here. Unfortunately library or archive…
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Do It Anyway
by Sarah Porter, Head Editor, INALJ California Do It Anyway Do you ever find your “dream job” posted, and feel discouraged from applying for it after reading a long list of qualifications? Some of the wish lists of requirements are so long and comprehensive that only a highly intelligent robot set on world domination could…
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Back to the Book Shelf: This Librarian’s “To-Read” List
by Sarah Deringer, Head Editor, INALJ Mississippi Back to the Book Shelf: This Librarian’s “To-Read” List If you are anything like me, you have plenty of books on the shelf to read but are always looking for more. I recently ran across a Pinterest item that describes the situation perfectly. It reads, “Abibliophobia: (n). The…
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Great Sci-Fi for Those Who Don’t Like Sci-Fi
by Renee Holden, Head Editor, INALJ Nebraska Great Sci-Fi for Those Who Don’t Like Sci-Fi I used to read sci-fi books as a kid, but when I became a teenager I traded sci-fi stories for the passion of teen romance books. As a reader’s advisory librarian, I talk to adults who like me fell out of…
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Don’t Let Job Searching Become a Path to Losing Your Mind
by Fallon Bleich, Head Editor, INALJ Oklahoma Don’t Let Job Searching Become a Path to Losing Your Mind I have a dirty little secret: I’m thoroughly enjoying NOT job searching at the moment. But, I just graduated and I need a job right now, right? And how can I work for INALJ and not be…
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Cardmunch, store business cards on your phone
. . . by Duda Trickovic, . Head Editor, INALJ New Brunswick and INALJ Prince Edward Island Cardmunch, a new way to store business cards on your phone In today’s digital world I am still getting a lot of information on paper. I am trying to convert everything in digital form but that is not always easy. One of the…
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Why You Must Travel
by Mychal Ludwig, Head Editor, INALJ New Mexico Why You Must Travel Full disclosure: I’m writing this from atop a hillside overlooking Laboucherre Bay on the most North Western point of Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Currently on vacation in what I like to call Baja Alaska, technically volunteering for an archaeologist friend on…
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Overcoming Procrastination
by Elinor Crosby, Head Editor, INALJ Nova Scotia Overcoming Procrastination Hello, my name is Elinor and I am a procrastinator. I’ve been getting better as I get older, but I’ve always been an at-the-last-possible-minute kinda gal. As a child I found my schoolwork easy, so I spent my time reading instead, and then did my work…
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What a job seeker wants to see in a job posting (An article to employers)
by Tiffany Newton, Head Editor, INALJ Missouri What a job seeker wants to see in a job posting (An article to employers) I’ve been volunteering at INALJ since January of this year, and I’ve looked at thousands of job postings. Some of them are fantastically written and sadly, some of them could use a little…
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Achieving Success in a Non-Traditional Position: Meet Stephen MacDonald
. . . by Christina Wilson , Head Editor, INALJ Alberta Achieving Success in a Non-Traditional Position: Meet Stephen MacDonald, MLIS and Resource Coordinator for Edmonton’s Social Planning Council (ESPC) After obtaining his MLIS, from Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University, Stephen MacDonald aspired to become a reference librarian, but was open to pursuing other information management opportunities.…
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Tweet-up with INALJ
by Julie Watson, Head Editor, INALJ Pennsylvania updated by Naomi House on 4/10/14 Tweet-up with INALJ Are you following INALJ on Twitter? Well, you should be! It’s another great way to engage with the INALJ community. We tweet when we post new jobs and share the best articles from INALJ. We also link to great advice…
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What Do You Do When You Can’t Relocate For a Job?
by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina What Do You Do When You Can’t Relocate For a Job? The most frequent piece of advice that I was given in library school was that I would need to relocate to find a job. “You’ll likely have to move to a place where you won’t want to…
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You Are Not A Good Fit For This Position
by Gabrielle Spiers, Head Editor, INALJ Montana You Are Not A Good Fit For This Position Recently I got to be involved in hiring interns which was a very interesting experience partly because I love reading people’s resumes. I find what other people have done work-wise to be fascinating. Part of me wishes that I…
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6 Great Books on Writing
by Alexandra Janvey, Head Editor, INALJ Iowa 6 Great Books on Writing One of my new years resolutions for 2013 was to begin writing seriously and I’ve followed through, with my work appearing in numerous publications in the past few months. To get into the proper mindset, I began devouring a slew of good books…
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Podcasts to make your commute bearable
by Scottie Kapel, Head Editor, INALJ Oregon Podcasts to make your commute bearable I had intended to write this post earlier in the summer in preparation for the height of vacation season, but time got away from me, and now here we are just a hop, skip, and a jump away from fall. Until the holiday…
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Discovering Your Strengths
by Diana La Femina, Head Editor, INALJ South Carolina Discovering Your Strengths I’m being hard on myself again. I’m at a perfectly good job, with wonderful coworkers and an environment that’s anything but stale. Problem is, this isn’t where I had envisioned myself a few years ago (or even one year ago, or six months ago).…
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Mapping out your library career – 3 great reads
by Mary-Michelle Moore, Head Editor, INALJ Vermont Mapping out your library career – 3 great reads How to stay afloat in the academic library job pool edited by Teresa Y Neely So you want to work as an academic librarian but you’re not sure what the interview process will look like or what the search committee…
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Translating Your Resume Language
by Caitlin Moen, Head Editor , INALJ Louisiana Translating Your Resume Language Prior to and while attending grad school for my MLIS I worked for 3 ½ years at a church. This is a huge chunk of my work experience, yet, the religious nature of the position makes it a little tricky to speak to.…
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Spotlight on Libraries-Egypt
by Sarah Parramore , Head Editor , INALJ Middle East / Arabian Gulf Spotlight on Libraries-Egypt What is it? The New Library of Alexandria (Bibliotheca Alexandrina) Where is it? On the Corniche in Alexandria, Egypt http://www.bibalex.org/Home/Default_EN.aspx Why should you visit? Because this library originated in around 200 BC!!! It should be like Mecca to librarians. The new…
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Career Sustainability
by Ryan Nitz, Head Editor, INALJ Alaska Career Sustainability Monique Valcour over at Harvard Business Review recently wrote a piece entitled Craft a Sustainable Career. This is a thought-provoking read and one that provides a great framework for analyzing the way in which you think about your career. And in terms of sustainability, we’re not…
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5 Fun and Interesting Blogs to Follow
by Kiersten Bryant, Head Editor, INALJ California 5 Fun and Interesting Blogs to Follow Need to lighten up your blog reading? Here are five blogs to check out when you need a break from the job hunt, or temporary relief from work doldrums. Reel Librarians Reel Librarians was created by academic librarian Jennifer Snoek-Brown who…
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3 #TweetChats You Should be Following
by Africa Hands, Head Editor, INALJ Kentucky 3 #TweetChats You Should be Following: using hashtags in Twitter for learning (Editor’s Update: you can now participate Monday’s at 9pm ET with us on #inaljchat) Have you participated in a tweet chat? Tweet chats are chat sessions that happen regularly on Twitter using a particular hashtag. Chat…
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Creating your brand as a job searcher
by Stephanie Leigh Taylor, Head Editor, INALJ British Columbia Creating your brand as a job searcher When we’re looking for a job, especially these days, it’s tough to have your personality come through on an online application form. This is where branding yourself online, using social media and blogging, are definite aids in the job…
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Keeping Current: Low to No-Cost Professional Development Opportunities in June
by Adrith Bedore Bicchieri, Head Editor, INALJ Maryland Keeping Current: Low to No-Cost Professional Development Opportunities in June It’s already the end of May, INALJ visitors! Can you believe it? I know I can’t. Here is a list of excellent free webinars open to all for the month of June. The eagle-eyed reader will…
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Stay and Linger: Japan’s Kanazawa Library
by Matthew Tansek, Head Editor, INALJ Rhode Island Stay and Linger: Japan’s Kanazawa Library At first glance the Kanazawa Library looks like a giant white shoe box with holes punched in the side, but it’s quite an impressive library. Built for the rapidly urbanizing city of Kanazawa, the library represents Japan’s new shift its public…
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Being open to jobs in different library environments
Jennifer Crutchfield, Head Editor, INALJ Connecticut Being open to jobs in different library environments Being open to different library work environments is something I am finding useful in my library job search journey. When I went to school to become a librarian, I always thought I would be an Archivist and work at some historical…
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Searching for Jobs Using Apps
by Elena Bubelich, Head Editor, INALJ Quebec Searching for Jobs Using Apps (for smartphones and tablets) Over the last few years, smartphones and tablets have become accessible for most people. For owners of these devices they have even become an essential tool, especially after many useful applications appeared (here application means software for a mobile…
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Casting a Wide Net in your Job Search
by Joy Rodriguez, Head Editor, INALJ Delaware Casting a Wide Net in your Job Search I recently accepted a position as a temporary part-time medical librarian at a local hospital even though I don’t have a health sciences or medical background. My focus in library school was on digital libraries and information organization and when…
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Leveraging the power of your state
by Amanda Viana, Head Editor, INALJ Massachusetts Leveraging the power of your state One of the things successful librarians do is get to know their community. They find a way to become imbedded in community events and get to know the characteristics that make their communities unique. Whether it’s finding the most popular town event…
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Get Your Passport Ready, It’s Time To Make Connections
Sarah Parramore, Head Editor, INALJ Middle East/Arabian Gulf Get Your Passport Ready, It’s Time To Make Connections Maybe you’ve made the commitment to start looking for international library jobs. Your soul searching is complete, your expectations are realistic and now you’re ready for the next step. Sure, you can start peppering your CV to any…
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How I try to compete with Masters holding Librarians as a Library Technician
by Lauren Bourdages, Head Editor, INALJ Ontario How I try to compete with Masters holding Librarians as a Library Technician As someone actively looking for a full time position, preferably in a library related to education in some way, I’ve noticed something about the current job market in our industry. It’s not a new piece…
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Don’t stress about professional emails: 3 tips for success
by Rebekah Kati, Head Editor, INALJ North Carolina Don’t stress about professional emails: 3 tips for success My first librarian job was also my first full time job. I was excited to start – but also terrified that I would do something wrong! One of the things that I was most anxious about was sending…
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Jennifer Snoek-Brown…Reel Librarians Blog
This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee/interviewees’ positions by Leigh Milligan, Head Editor, INALJ Wisconsin Jennifer Snoek-Brown…Reel Librarians Blog Jennifer was previously interviewed as a success story on INALJ. Film and librarians, my two loves! So glad I had the opportunity to interview…