{"id":4047,"date":"2013-07-29T08:30:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T12:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2019-01-02T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T02:44:58","slug":"victoria-brooke-rodrigues-in-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4047","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Brooke Rodrigues …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

My interview with success story, Victoria Brooke Rodrigues<\/em><\/p>\n

by Naomi House, MLIS<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Naomi: <\/strong>How did you find your current job?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>INALJ’s daily jobs<\/a>. Albuquerque’s library jobs were few and far between, and most with the local university are offered as work-study to its students. This made job hunting tough as a distance-ed student interested in academic libraries tough. However, when I saw a listing for a librarian for a college of Oriental Medicine on INALJ, I had a very good feeling that it would be a perfect fit for me.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite library you have been to?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>The Alachua County Library Headquarters in Gainesville, Florida. I wrote about why it means so much to me on OffbeatMama.com: http:\/\/offbeatmama.com\/2011\/04\/libraries-shaped-motherhood<\/a><\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite book?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>That’s a trick question, right? Mothers don’t pick favorites between their children! Favorites I’ve read in the last few months are: Middlesex <\/em>by Jeffrey Eugenides; Contents May Have Shifted <\/em>by Pam Houston; and St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves<\/em> by Karen Russell.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>Despite my professional focus on the technology side, my favorite thing about libraries is their place as community hubs. Whether it is an academic library filled with co-eds, a public library filled with neighbors or a corporate resource center filled with colleagues, I see libraries as grounds for people to explore knowledge in a communal atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite blogs?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>When I have extra time, I jump around through the Arts and Letters Daily<\/a>. Just reading the intro lines for the various links is inspiring.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nVictoria: <\/strong>Bring a long list of possible questions for the part when your interviewer asks if you have any questions. You’ll show them you are prepared, engaging, and truly interested in their organization.<\/p>\n

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\nI am a second-year graduate student in Library & Information Science at Florida State University, in an online-learning program I complete from my home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This spring I will graduate with my Master’s and a specialization in Information Architecture. I am now the sole librarian at the Albuquerque Campus of Southwest Acupuncture College, which has graduate programs in acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. I run a micro-micro-homestead with my kids and husband, keeping chickens and growing the odd tomato. I’m a writer, nature girl, homemaker and, now officially, a librarian. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Formerly entitled Victoria Brooke Rodrigues …In Six and published on 9\/4\/12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions My interview with success story, Victoria Brooke Rodrigues by Naomi House, MLIS Naomi: How did you find your current job? Victoria: INALJ’s daily jobs. Albuquerque’s library jobs were few and far between, and most with…<\/p>\n

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