{"id":80421,"date":"2014-09-03T06:40:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T11:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=80421"},"modified":"2019-01-01T19:22:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T01:22:05","slug":"sierra-l-campbell-chicago-history-museum-inalj-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=80421","title":{"rendered":"Sierra L. Campbell… Chicago History Museum & 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

by\u00a0<\/span>Mary-Michelle Moore<\/a>, Senior Editor, INALJ California, DC, and Illinois<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Sierra L. Campbell… Chicago History Museum & Success Story<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"sierra<\/a>Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> How did you find your current job?
\nSierra:<\/strong> I found my current job by being in the right place at the right time, otherwise known as luck.\u00a0No, that\u2019s really what happened. I inquired at the Chicago History Museum originally for an internship\u00a0involving digital asset management. It was unpaid, 12 weeks long and would mostly be editing the\u00a0metadata inside their DAM system, so that when museum staff would go to find things for researchers,\u00a0it would be easier for them to do so. One of the staff members who initially interviewed me was leaving\u00a0for another job, literally a month after I\u2019d started as an intern, so they needed someone ASAP to fill her\u00a0position temporarily. Because I was already working in their department, and was familiar with some of\u00a0the day-to-day duties, I talked with my supervisor at the time, expressing great interest in the position.\u00a0She went and talked to her boss on my behalf and eventually I was hired.
\nIt was a very fast and stressful transition from an intern to an employee because I was being exposed to\u00a0a great amount of information that I had to learn in what has seemed like a short amount of time. And\u00a0to magnify this situation even more, my supervisor left on a vacation shortly after I came on board and I\u00a0was left to manage the department alone for a whole week! Luckily I made it through!\u00a0As of right now, this is only temporary, as they still are looking for a full-time person to replace the\u00a0person who\u2019d left, but I\u2019m hoping with time that it will become something more permanent.<\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What is your favorite book?
\nSierra:<\/strong> I actually don\u2019t have a favorite book, but if I had to choose, I\u2019d say \u201cJurassic Park\u201d by the late\u00a0Michael Crichton, \u201cDevil in the White City\u201d by Erik Larson, and \u201cA Tree Grows in Brooklyn\u201d by Betty\u00a0Smith<\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What are some websites or blogs we should be following?
\nSierra:<\/strong> \u201cthelifeguardlibrarian\u201d aka Kate Tkacik on Tumblr www.thelifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com<\/a>\u00a0(I actually met Kate at a networking event at my old college, she\u2019s very cool)<\/p>\n

Not library-related but \u201cThis Japanese Life,\u201d http:\/\/thisjapaneselife.org\/<\/a> – fascinating insight into\u00a0what it\u2019s like living and working in Japan as an ex-patriot<\/p>\n

And of course, the Chicago History Museum Tumblr at http:\/\/chicagohistorymuseum.tumblr.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What is your favorite thing about libraries\/library technology?
\nSierra:<\/strong> My favorite thing about libraries and library technology is how they can bring so many different\u00a0people from so many different walks of life together. In this day and age of library budgets being cut,\u00a0I think libraries are innovating by being community centers for those who still need to have a sense of\u00a0community in the lives.\"MaryMichelleMoore\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What job hunting advice do you have for INALJ readers?
\nSierra:<\/strong> The most important thing I\u2019ve heard\/read about job hunting in the library world is networking.\u00a0More than your cover letter or resume, networking seems to be the only way that I\u2019ve been able to even\u00a0get my foot in the door at some places. Yes, you do have to slog through all those online listings, but\u00a0unless you are able to talk to a real, live person, it isn\u2019t going to be much help, at least from what I\u2019ve\u00a0experienced. If you can, take a chance at internships, they could open doors for you, like mine did.<\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What major challenges did you have while job hunting?
\nSierra:<\/strong> The major challenges I had while job hunting is trying to distinguish myself from everyone else.\u00a0I\u2019m still working on that, and it is by no means easy. I think though in respect to the job I just got, the\u00a0previous job I had helped to open the door to this one and I hope that it will open the door to many\u00a0more.<\/p>\n

Mary-Michelle:<\/strong> What is your favorite way to connect with other librarians?
\nSierra:<\/strong> My favorite way to connect with librarians is to just talk to them \u2013 let them tell you their\u00a0stories about their institution, their collections, and their people and I think their words will speak for\u00a0themselves.<\/p>\n

Sierra L. Campbell is an assistant on the INALJ California page. Sierra holds an Associates in Arts from\u00a0Harold Washington College, Chicago, a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of\u00a0Illinois \u2013 Chicago, and a Masters of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of\u00a0Illinois \u2013 Urbana-Champaign. She is currently working at the Chicago History Museum<\/a> as a temporary\u00a0Licensing and Reproductions Technician in Rights and Reproductions. Sierra was born and raised in\u00a0Chicago and loves Chicago history. She is fascinated by the city and is always seeking out or reading\u00a0about many aspects that make the city so great. Sierra is a cat lover, bibliophile, pop culture junkie and\u00a0tech junkie as well. The state she\u2019s vacationed in the most is California.<\/em><\/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 by\u00a0Mary-Michelle Moore, Senior Editor, INALJ California, DC, and Illinois Sierra L. Campbell… Chicago History Museum & Success Story Mary-Michelle: How did you find your current job? Sierra: I found my current job by being in…<\/p>\n

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