{"id":37285,"date":"2013-08-22T08:30:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=37285"},"modified":"2019-01-01T21:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T03:00:26","slug":"jeremy-withnell-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=37285","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Withnell …Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Jeremy.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"jeremyw.\"<\/a>Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 How did you find your current job?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 My current job that I just started (Library technician with the rare books and manuscripts section of the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine) is in the same institution as my previous position. \u00a0It was posted through usajobs.gov<\/a>, but was only open to current National Library of Medicine employees. \u00a0I’d have to say that what really helped me to land the position was to be open and enthusiastic in expressing my love of history and desire to work in special collections one day. \u00a0While still working in the Technical Services division, I was assigned to work as part of a TSD\/HMD partnership in which I would do some book processing work for HMD. \u00a0By already being “the person on the spot” as it were, I was well positioned to be the best qualified candidate when a full time position came available.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite library you have been to?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 Just came back from my honeymoon to Ireland where I got to visit the Long Room of the Old Library of Trinity College<\/a>, Dublin.\u00a0 It was jaw-droppingly beautiful and held some fantastic displays of rare books and artifacts.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite book?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, by J.R.R. Tolkien, but I should probably give a shout out to the lesser known Albion’s Dream<\/em>, by Roger Norman.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 About libraries in general: spending hours in the stacks browsing in my favorite sections, history and British literature.\u00a0 About library technology: That it is getting easier and easier to discover more materials on subjects one is interested in.\u00a0 I love the way library catalogs, online shops, and social media are intersecting to provide individuals with many options for getting their hands on the resources they desire.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 Because I’m a sucker for all things old, I tend to like rare book blogs.\u00a0 A particularly good one is “Echoes from the Vault”\u00a0 http:\/\/standrewsrarebooks.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/b>\u00a0 Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nJeremy:<\/b>\u00a0 Persistence.\u00a0 I have gone the federal employment route to further my career as a library technician as I work towards my MLS, but it took quite a lot of constantly checking usajobs.gov<\/a>, updating my resume, applying to lots of positions, tweaking keywords, and patience to get where I am today.\u00a0 There is often a lot of behind the scenes red-tape and bureaucracy that makes it difficult both for job applicants and for the librarians that want to do the hiring.\u00a0 Keep at your job search even if it takes a year or more and multiple interviews that go nowhere.\u00a0 Eventually your hard work will pay off.<\/p>\n

I am currently a graduate student pursuing my MLS at Catholic University, and have been working in libraries, first at the University of Maryland, and now at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, for about 8 years.\u00a0 I started as a page\/assistant during undergrad at UMCP and have progressed to being a Library Technician with the Rare Books and Manuscripts section of the History of Medicine division at NLM.\u00a0 I just got married this past June, and my wife and I enjoy reading, travelling (both locally and internationally), and generally enjoying all that Washington D.C. has to offer.\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n

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This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Jeremy. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Jeremy:\u00a0 My current job that I just started (Library technician with the rare books and manuscripts section of the History…<\/p>\n

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