{"id":23275,"date":"2013-05-15T08:30:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=23275"},"modified":"2019-01-13T19:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:01:46","slug":"natasa-doten-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=23275","title":{"rendered":"Natasa Doten &#8230;Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: #fcfc29;\">This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees&#8217; positions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jobs<\/span><\/b> for INALJ can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441<\/a> Updated daily<br \/>\n<em>Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Natasa.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/natasad-e1368583536188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23279\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/natasad-e1368583536188.jpg\" alt=\"natasad\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 I found my job through an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indeed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indeed.com<\/a> search. I was very thrilled to be offered my current position. My dream was to work as a Librarian in an academic setting. I now work at a career training college as a Librarian \/ Instructor, and it is wonderful! I really enjoy working with both students and faculty.<\/p>\n<p><b>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 My favorite library that I have been to is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlg.gr\/www\/el\/node\/59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Library of Greece in Athens<\/a>. I was not able to go inside the library at the time, but it was beautiful to look it.\u00a0 So far, my favorite library, that I have been able to utilize, is the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cincinnatilibrary.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite book?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0802130208\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0802130208&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=i0fe1-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>A Confederacy of Dunces<\/i><\/a> by John Kennedy Toole<\/p>\n<p><b>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 Libraries connect the User to Information in various ways. These ways are through face-to-face interactions and virtual \/ digital \/ technological means. I greatly enjoy Digital Libraries. I appreciate Integrated Library Systems that allow user-friendly search and retrieval of information. I am also very excited about Resource Description and Access (RDA).<\/p>\n<p><b>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 I follow a variety of sites and blogs that help me stay current in emerging trends, library and information science, and education.\u00a0 Some of these include: <a href=\"http:\/\/readwrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/readwrite.com\/<\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidleeking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.davidleeking.com\/<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cengage.com\/?page_id=110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/blog.cengage.com\/?page_<wbr \/>id=110<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?<br \/>\n<b>Natasa:<\/b>\u00a0 Never, ever give up or \u201crest on your laurels.\u201d Always network and accept help! Also, volunteer, intern, and \/or apprentice someplace that will help you gain experience and insights that will help you stand out from other people. This place (s), by no means, has to be in a library setting. However, having &#8220;library&#8221; experience will help you get a library related job.<br \/>\nNonetheless, schools of Library and Information Science keep current with desired skill sets, and these skills are highly transferable into other professions \/ roles.<\/p>\n<p>Stay current in technologies, trends, and educate yourself to be tech savvy. \u00a0\u00a0It can get exhausting, but hard work does pay off! I applied to an average of 3 jobs \/ week until I landed the job I really wanted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees&#8217; positions All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Natasa. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? 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