{"id":4137,"date":"2013-06-02T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2019-01-04T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T17:49:42","slug":"alexis-stapp-in-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=4137","title":{"rendered":"Alexis Stapp …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, Alexis, success story and Head Editor, INALJ Minnesota<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Naomi: <\/strong>How did you find your current job?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>I found my current job through LISjobs.com<\/a>. I read about 40+ assorted RSS feeds, e-mail listservs, and INALJ<\/a> (of course!) every day while I was searching.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite library you have been to?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>To me, the main branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh <\/a>epitomizes what a library should look like, on top of offering some amazing services. I’m also awfully fond of my hometown library, the Ridgedale branch of the Hennepin County <\/a>Library System in Minnetonka, Minnesota. It’s the library I grew up going to and even though it’s gone through some major remodeling, it remains a very familiar, very comfortable place.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite book?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>Put to the test, I’d say my favorite is Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal<\/em> by Christopher Moore. It has pretty much everything I love in a novel – buddies, journeys, silliness, and more – and while it’s completely, ridiculously irreverent, it somehow manages to be one of the most reverent books I’ve read. Other favorites include Moby-Dick<\/em>, Winter’s Tale<\/em>, and pretty much anything by Bill Bryson, Isabel Allende, and M.T. Anderson. This is a cruel question to put to librarians.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>The best thing about libraries and technology is connecting people, both to information they’re seeking but also to other people. Almost every day I’m working or any time I’m in a library, I see some sort of interaction, very frequently between total strangers, that reaffirms what I believe about people – they are essentially good and just want to help.<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>If you’re a library job hunter and you’re not reading Hiring Librarians<\/a>, get on the bandwagon! It provides so much insight into that persnickety world. Other librarian blogs I like are PC Sweeney’s Blog<\/a>, 8bitlibrary.com<\/a>, and Stephen’s Lighthouse<\/a>. The OxfordWords blog<\/a> is awesome for logophiles<\/p>\n

Naomi: <\/strong>Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nAlexis: <\/strong>Be yourself! My boyfriend (also an MLIS) reminded me of this all the time – if you feel like you have to dress up\/act a certain way in an interview, or you are considering fudging the truth even slightly on your resume\/cover letter\/at any point in the hiring process, don’t. If you get hired on the pretense of being someone other than you or having skills you don’t, it won’t be a good fit and you’ll probably wind up miserable. Yes, miserable. Some other great advice I received came from Mr. Ryan Jones, who was interviewed by INALJ back in April: annotate <\/a>your references!<\/p>\n

I’m the new Interlibrary Loan Librarian\/Night and Weekend Supervisor at the Barbour Library of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I’m from Wayzata, Minnesota originally, have a BA in communication and Spanish, and worked at a bookstore for 5+ years. I moved to Pittsburgh to attend the University of Pittsburgh\u2019s MLIS program and graduated in August. While in school, I interned at Pitt’s Engineering Library, which I liked, even though I was helping students find resources on topics completely beyond my understanding – stochastic modeling, anyone? I also volunteered at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, which I hope to continue. In my free time I like to cook, eat (especially in group settings at potlucks), read, be outside, and make stuff. <\/em>
\nreposted from 9\/14\/12 and 3\/28\/13<\/p>\n

Formerly titled Alexis Stapp …In Six<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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