{"id":5593,"date":"2013-01-10T08:30:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=5593"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:24:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:24:31","slug":"chelsea-jordan-makely-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=5593","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Jordan-Makely …Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Jobs<\/span><\/b> for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441<\/a> Updated daily
\nNaomi House\u2019s interview with success story Chelsea.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"chelseajm\"<\/a>Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>How did you find your current job?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 I actually found two part-time jobs. The first was posted on the Oregon State Library Jobline<\/a> and on INALJ<\/a>. The other position is to do a research project for an academic library and it came about through networking.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite library you have been to?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 My favorite libraries are the Wilkinson Library <\/a>in Telluride, Colorado, and the Silverton Public Library<\/a> because they got me through some tough times and onto the path the led me here. I have soft spots in my heart for both, even though they\u2019re quite different from one another.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite book?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 I like books that are telling of the human experience, including triumphs and tragedies and that expand my horizons. I read a lot of African fiction but these days, I\u2019ve been on a nonfiction kick. I\u2019m almost done with The Warmth of Other Suns<\/em><\/a> by Isabel Wilkerson. It\u2019s powerful and gripping and I\u2019ve learned a lot that I didn\u2019t know about Jim Crow and the great migration, but mostly I\u2019m in awe of the research that went into writing it. From that perspective, I think any librarian would be impressed with it!<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 Very simply put, libraries help people!<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Any websites or feeds or blogs we should be following?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 I would just recommend that job seekers have active Twitter <\/a>accounts, not just for the networking but because it\u2019s such a great way to share and find library-related information.<\/p>\n

Naomi:\u00a0 <\/b>Best piece of job hunting advice?
\nChelsea:<\/b>\u00a0 Remain active in the library community, even if you don\u2019t have any great leads. Volunteer and network whether it\u2019s online or in person. It\u2019s important that you feel connected and that you are making a contribution even if you aren\u2019t employed, plus others will take note!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve worked in libraries in Tanzania and in South Africa, at the Denver Public Library, and now, I\u2019m starting a new position at the Tigard Public Library in Oregon. It\u2019s a beautiful library and my time will be divided between reference and technology instruction. In addition to working in public libraries, I\u2019m interested in research about libraries, or how we can collect and use data to show why libraries matter and to continuously improve services and plan for the future. I was a research fellow at the Library Research Service in Colorad<\/a>o, and now I\u2019m embarking on an impact study at a local university here in Oregon. It\u2019s really neat to get to see libraries from these two perspectives, plus I feel that I\u2019m at my best when I\u2019m so busy!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All Jobs for INALJ can be found here: https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=1441 Updated daily Naomi House\u2019s interview with success story Chelsea. Naomi:\u00a0 How did you find your current job? Chelsea:\u00a0 I actually found two part-time jobs. The first was posted on the Oregon State Library Jobline and on INALJ. The other position is to do a research project…<\/p>\n

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