BUILDING YOUR CAREER

I found another great resource in my files. Enjoy.

Info Career Trends, vol. 4, no. 3, May 1, 2003, http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/archives/text/jul03.txt

There comes a time in every librarian’s career to ask: “Where do I go from here?” This issue’s contributors have answered that question in a variety of ways, showing some of the different paths and possibilities available to today’s information professionals. Rachel Singer Gordon, LISJobs Editor

Contents:

Librarianship: Not Just a Job, a Career

by Dennie Heye

Laid Off Twice At Age 30

by Russ Singletary [Cadence Group Inc.]

Growth Through Change: From Archivist to Consultant

by Valerie Nye

Charting Your Course: Taking Control of Your Professional Development

by Zahra M. Baird [Scarsdale Public Library, Westchester County, New York]

What’s Online? Recommended Resources

“How a Librarian Can Live Nine Lives In a Knowledge-Based Economy,” Brunella Longo discusses how the author stepped out on her own to create a career as a consultant.

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/nov01/longo.htm

University of Illinois Current LIS Clips: Continuing Professional Development. This issue of UIUC’s current awareness service provides a number of professional development resources. http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/clips/2002_10.html

“Climb High: High Altitude Mountaineering Lessons for Librarians,” Georgia Briscoe discusses lessons learned from mountain climbing and how they apply to having a successful career in librarianship.

http://www.aallnet.org/products/2000_19.pdf

Care and Maintenance of the Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding. This special issue of Law Library Journal features a number of mid- career law librarians discussing how they continue to find satisfaction and challenges in their work after having reached the professional goals they originally set for themselves.

http://www.aallnet.org/products/2001-27.pdf

Career Development. This chapter from Ward, Evans, and Rugaas’ management text addresses how newer librarians develop their careers.

http://www.neal-schuman.com/career.htm

“What’s Luck Got to Do With It?” from Jennifer Cram. Mildly Australian-oriented; talks about how newer librarians can build a career.

http://www.alia.org.au/~jcram/whats_luck.html