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Lauren graduated from the Library & Information Technician program at Conestoga College in 2013 with the highest mark in the program that year. She focused on a few different areas of interest, Records & Information Management, Metadata and Digital Initiatives, and Library Instruction (Information Literacy & Emergent Technologies). She is currently working as a supply library technician in school libraries and doing a lot of volunteering while searching for regular\/full-time employment; she lives in the Region of Waterloo. She is also a certified Teacher-Librarian with a BA in English and Religion & Culture and a BEd, both from Wilfrid Laurier University. Lauren has a passion for advocating the role of Library & Information Technicians in the LIS industry, and for the role of LIS professionals in non-traditional LIS jobs. She also, obviously, loves to hunt for traditional & non-traditional LIS job postings to share with her compatriots. To find out more about Lauren\u2019s experience and skills please visit her\u00a0LinkedIN profile<\/b><\/a>.<\/i>When she\u2019s not at work or looking for job postings for INALJ-ON she enjoys reading, writing, writing about reading, video games, text-based roleplay, movies, pixel art, and research. Last year she started blogging about her love of reading at\u00a0Novel Concepts<\/b><\/a>. She is interested in meeting and getting to know others in the LIS community in Ontario, especially those living and\/or working in the Waterloo Region.<\/i><\/p>\nArticles<\/h3>\n\n- Online vs. F2F Programs: Why Employers Need to Stop Stereotyping Grads Based on Their School<\/a>\u00a0(Jul. 2014)<\/li>\n
- Informational Interviewing strategies for the Introverted and\/or Socially Anxious*<\/a>\u00a0(May 2014)<\/li>\n
- So you\u2019ve been laid off, what now?<\/a>\u00a0(Mar. 2014)<\/li>\n
- Reflecting on my first Library Conference experience \u2013 #OLASC14 (Tips for: networking, resumes, and cover letters)<\/a>\u00a0(Feb. 2014)<\/li>\n
- So You\u2019re Thinking about being a Head Editor\u2026<\/a>\u00a0(Jan. 2014)<\/li>\n
- 15 Days to OLA<\/a>\u00a0(Jan. 2014)<\/li>\n
- Extreme Resume Makeover: Library Technician Edition<\/a>\u00a0(Nov. 2013)<\/li>\n
- How I Jumped in with Both Feet<\/a>\u00a0(Oct. 2013)<\/li>\n
- Constructing a Job Posting Infographic<\/a>\u00a0(Sept. 2013)<\/li>\n
- Breaking Out: Non-Traditional Jobs for Library Technicians<\/a>\u00a0(Aug. 2013)<\/li>\n
- Talking about Technicians \u2013 with Michael David Reansbury\u00a0<\/a>(July 2013)<\/li>\n
- An open letter to my fellow job hunters for when you get discouraged<\/a>\u00a0(June 2013)<\/li>\n
- How I try to compete with Masters holding Librarians as a Library Technician<\/a>\u00a0(May 2013)<\/li>\n
- Professional Associations for Canadian LIS Professionals<\/a>\u00a0(Apr. 2013)<\/li>\n
- Building the Dream: You are Your Best Teaching Tool<\/a>\u00a0(Mar. 2013)<\/li>\n
- On Library and Information Technicians: a 101 guide<\/a>\u00a0(Feb. 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lauren graduated from the Library & Information Technician program at Conestoga College in 2013 with the highest mark in the program that year. She focused on a few different areas of interest, Records & Information Management, Metadata and Digital Initiatives, and Library Instruction (Information Literacy & Emergent Technologies). She is currently working as…<\/p>\n
Lauren graduated from the Library & Information Technician program at Conestoga College in 2013 with the highest mark in the program that year. She focused on a few different areas of interest, Records & Information Management, Metadata and Digital Initiatives, and Library Instruction (Information Literacy & Emergent Technologies). She is currently working as…<\/p>\n