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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<\/span><\/h2>\n

My interview with the author of INALJ’s Top 10 Job Sites for Librarians & Info Pro\u2019s<\/a>, Karly
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\nNaomi:<\/strong> What is your dream job and why? And if you could take any of your hobbies and create a job out of them or integrate it into your job what would it be? And how?
\nKarly:<\/strong> My dream job is one that utilizes my existing skills, provides interaction with people, has opportunities for advancement, has unique challenges, allows me to innovate, and is led by effective and capable leadership. If you couldn\u2019t make it through all the buzzwords, I\u2019ll summarize: my dream job lets me be me and rewards me for it. (Isn\u2019t that everyone\u2019s dream job?)<\/p>\n

Hmm\u2026 I\u2019m not sure if I want to as I might become so obsessed that I would work 16 hours a day! I\u2019d love to create my own organizational schema or my own analysis strategy and apply it to a real-world issue.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong> Favorite library you have been to?
\nKarly:<\/strong> Without question, it is the research library at the Detroit Institute of Arts. I worked there for three years and I never lost that feeling of awe when I was in the stacks. In addition to the usual monographs on art and photography, it also has a collection of auction catalogs going back to the 1920s and the complete illustrated collection of Napoleon\u2019s books of Egypt. It has books from the 1700s! While I was a student I was writing a research paper on local architect Albert Kahn, who was active in the early 20th century. I went down to the stacks to look through the old architectural journals. The first one I opened was from 1909 and there was a nameplate inside saying, \u201cgift of Albert Kahn.\u201d It was amazing! Here I was researching him, holding a journal that he most likely read!<\/p>\n

Sadly, the library is closed to the public. It is open to researchers by appointment.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong> Favorite book?
\nKarly:<\/strong> I don\u2019t have just one. I read constantly \u2013 primarily non-fiction. Currently I\u2019m reading Fundraising Analytics: Using Data to Guide Strategy by Joshua M. Birkholz. For fun, I tend to read about the arts, architecture, fashion and film. I\u2019ve read some excellent books about Albert Kahn and Detroit-area architecture, as well as silent film and a biography of Coco Chanel. When it comes to fiction I primarily read short stories, otherwise, I stay up all night! Really, I do. I remember years ago staying up until 4 in the morning and not being able to work the next day. That\u2019s when I made the shift to short stories.<\/p>\n

Naomi:<\/strong> Favorite thing about libraries\/ library technology?
\nKarly:<\/strong> My favorite thing about libraries is the advances in technology, particularly remote technology, such as the online public access catalog and online inter-library loan request. I love that we can now access library materials outside of the library building (or with just a quick trip to the reference desk to pick up books). It\u2019s a great option for those who, for whatever reason, cannot easily access a library building.<\/p>\n

this question added on 4\/10\/12<\/em>
\nNaomi: <\/strong>What blogs\/feeds should we be following?
\nKarly: <\/strong> For prospect research:<\/p>\n