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This topic deals with finding jobs, job ads & resources;
the job market; resume
writing; cover letters; references; interviewing;
portfolios; marketing yourself; assessing potential employers; negotiating contracts or salaries; resigning a job;
dealing with termination;
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- Allen, Tiffany Eatman. "Crafting a Winning
Resume." (LIScareer,
Jan 2005)
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Allen, Tiffany Eatman. "It’s
Your Call: Telephone Interview Strategies."
(LIScareer, Jan 2007)
- Allen,
Tiffany Eatman and Richard A. Murray. "Making
Your Cover Letter Work for You." (LIScareer, Mar
2002)
- Allen, Tiffany Eatman. "To
Whom It May Concern: A Guide for Giving Employment References." (LIScareer,
Nov 2007)
- Barta, Erin. "See What You’re Hearing: Explicit vs. Implicit Interview Responses."
(LIScareer, Apr 2007)
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Barta, Erin. "Why I Won’t Work for You."
(LIScareer, Dec 2004)
- Bliss, Laurel. “Interviewing
at Academic Libraries.” (LIScareer,
Feb 2004)
- Block, Karla J. "Surviving
(and Even Impressing!) the Search Committee." (LIScareer,
Nov 2003)
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Bridgewater, Rachel. "From Temporary to Permanent – Making the Best of Your Time
as a Temp." (LIScareer, Nov 2005)
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Brown, Christopher A. "Functional and Stylistic Needs of Every Online Portfolio."
(LIScareer, Jan 2007)
- Burchfield, Amy. "Benefiting From Your Academic Library Job."
(LIScareer,
Mar 2008)
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Carter, Genny. "Overcoming the 'Lack of Experience' Factor."
(LIScareer,
June 2008)
- Cunningham,
Nancy. "In Search of an
Emotionally Healthy Library." (LIScareer, Dec
2001)
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Dalby, Alyson. "Negotiating Salary Packages."
(LIScareer, July 2005)
- Dickinson, Thad. “Relocating:
the Beginning of a Great Adventure.” (LIScareer,
Feb 2004)
- Dunneback, Katie. "Punch Up Your Portfolio."
(LIScareer,
July 2004)
- Edmonson, Emily. "Raising
Our Standards." (Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb 2005)
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Ennis, Lisa. "Going Over the Wall! Escaping a Toxicity."
(LIScareer, Nov 2005)
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Ewing, Robin. "Surviving the Campus
Interview Presentation." (LIScareer, July 2005)
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Ferrer-Vinent, Ignacio J. "How
I Got My Dream Library Job."
(LIScareer, Apr
2006)
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Forest, Jon. "Moving from Public Services to Systems:
Interview Strategies."
(LIScareer, Oct 2007)
- Foster,
Janet. "Jobs
on the Net for Librarians" (Public Libraries,
Jan/Feb 1999)
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Gertz, Christine. "Move Along: Relocation
for Librarians." (LIScareer, Mar 2007)
- Gibson,
Sally. “Your Visual
Presentation: Dressing for an Interview.” (LIScareer,
Sept 2003)
- Glover, John. "Telling
Stories to Get the Job." (LIScareer, June 2007)
- Gordon, Larissa.
"Your Last Impression: Saying Thank You after Your Interview."
(LIScareer,
Aug 2005)
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Herrick, Fritz. "Working Overseas: Opportunities and Challenges."
(LIScareer, Sept 2007)
- Holt, Rachel and Adrienne L.
Strock . "The
Entry-Level Gap." (Library Journal, May 2005)
- Isaacs, Kim. "Handle
Your Work Hiatus on Your Resume." (Monster.com)
- "Jobs,
Salaries, Raises." (Info Career Trends, Mar 2003)
- Johns-Masten, Kathryn. "Deconstructing the Interview Process at a Small Academic Library."
(LIScareer, Nov 2005)
- Kear, Robin.
“International Librarianship:
Getting There from Here.” (LIScareer,
June 2004)
- Klob,
Priscilla. "First
Impressions, Lasting Impressions: Tips for Job Interviews"
(NMRT Footnotes,
Jan 1997)
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Kwaka, Helen. “Interviews: Asking the
Right Questions.”
(LIScareer,
June 2004)
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Larrabee, Nancy. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Interview; or, What
Not to Do." (LIScareer, Apr
2006)
- Lee,
Suzan. "The Interviewing
Process Broken Down." (LIScareer, Apr 2002)
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(LIScareer, Sept 2004)
- "Marketing
Yourself Online" (Marketing Library Services 15:7,
Oct/Nov 2001)
- Marrinan, Michelle. "Returning
After a Leave." (Monster.com)
- McKay,
Beatrice and Clare Dunkle. "Top
of the Heap or Bottom of the Barrel? Tips for Job Applicants"
(NMRT Footnotes,
Jan 1993)
- Millet, Michelle. "The Small World of Librarianship: Be Wary of Taking
Test-Drives." (LIScareer, July 2005)
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Moody, Kim. “Online Portfolios,
or ‘WOW! Look at
Everything I’ve
Done!’”
(LIScareer,
June 2004)
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Moll, Joy Weese. "Meet Me at the Placement Center."
(LIScareer,
Sept 2005)
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Moran, Jessica. "On Being an Experienced,
Flexible Specialist: Finding Your First Professional Librarian Position."
(LIScareer, May 2005)
- Mort, Mary-Ellen. "The
Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting." (Infotoday.com,
July 2002)
- Murray, Richard A. "Geography
101: See the World, Get a Job." (LIScareer, Mar 2003)
- Newlen, Robert R. and Teri
Switzer. "Taking a
Paraprofessional Position with an MLS: Savvy Career Move or Career Kiss of
Death?" (LIScareer, Nov 2004)
- Nye,
Valerie. “Perfect on Paper: Putting Your
Experience To Work.” (LIScareer,
June 2004)
- Olmstadt, Will. "What
to Ask Your Interviewer." (LIScareer, June 2005)
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Paul, Sara R. "Find a Job in 10 Minutes a Day: Persistent Job Search Via an Aggregator."
(LIScareer, Dec 2006)
- Peters, Chrissie Anderson. "Panel
Interviews: Everything's Gonna Be All Right." (LIScareer,
Apr 2003)
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Potter, Charlie, and Shelly Franklin. "Getting Started:
Employment Opportunities for Graduate Students in Library and Information
Programs." (LIScareer, May 2007)
- Schimming,
Laura. "And Now for Something
Completely Different: Moving From One Library to A Very Different One."
(LIScareer,
July 2004)
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Smith, Felicia A. "Pursuit of Employment in the New Millennium."
(LIScareer, July 2007)
- Stevens,
Jennifer S. “Making
Non-Library Experience Work for You.” LIScareer,
Aug 2003)
- Sullivan, Doreen. "Flying Off the Inside
Track: Survival Strategies for the Internal Candidate."
(LIScareer, Mar 2007)
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Sullivan, Doreen. "The Librarian Has Not
Yet Left the Building: Resignation After-Effects."
(LIScareer, June 2006)
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tenBroek, Barbara. "Is There a Library Job
in Your Future?" (LIScareer, Jan 2006)
- "The
Library Job Hunt" (Info Career Trends, Jan 2001)
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Vetruba, Brian. "Librarians
and Languages."
(May 2005)
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Walker, Shaundra. "Making a Lateral Move."
(LIScareer, Jan 2006)
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Wilcox, Matt. "Why I Won’t Hire You."
(LIScareer, Dec 2004)
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York, Amy. "Should You Take a Temp
Job?" (LIScareer, Mar
2006)
Websites
Print
Resources
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Biggs,
Debra R. and Cheryl Terrass Naslund. “Proactive Interviewing:
Strategies for the Assertive Job Hunt.” College &
Research Libraries News, no. 1 (Jan 1987): 13-17.
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Dority, G. Kim. Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for
Librarians and Other Information Professionals. Libraries
Unlimited, 2006.
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MacAdam,
Carol. “Job Hunter's Workshop: How to Find and Land the Right
Job, and Survive the Transition (Workshop Report from the 1994
NASIG Conference).” The Serials Librarian 25, no.
3-4 (1995): 357-61
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Nesbeitt,
Sarah L. and Rachel Singer Gordon. The
Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online.
Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2002
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Newlen, Robert R. Resume Writing and
Interviewing Techniques that Work:
a How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York:
Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006.
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Pantry,
Sheila and Peter Griffiths. Your
Successful LIS Career: Planning Your Career, CVs, Interviews and
Self-Promotion. London:
Library Association Publishing, 1999
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Shontz,
Priscilla K. Jump Start Your Career in Library and
Information Science. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow
Press, 2002
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Shontz, Priscilla
K., ed. The Librarian’s Career Guidebook.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004
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