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Authors: Priscilla K. Shontz
ISBN-13: 9780810850347, ISBN-10: 0810850346
Format: Paperback
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Priscilla K. Shontz

Book Synopsis

Sage advice and career guidance is offered by sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions and workplaces. This practical guide addresses a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career: prospective librarians, M.L.S. students, and entry-level librarians, as well as experienced information professionals.

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	Why be a librarian?	3
2	The public in public libraries	9
3	Career options in academe	18
4	Never a dull day in the school library	25
5	From makeup to missiles : special libraries mirror the diversity and complexity of today's business economy	35
6	A bird's-eye view : working for a library consortium	45
7	Association careers	51
8	Passing it on : a career as a full-time educator	57
9	Looking at libraries from both sides : librarian-vendors	63
10	Beckoned by Darth Vader : careers in publishing	75
11	You want me to put what where? : freelancing librarianship as job, hobby, and passion	83
12	Countless opportunities : alternative career paths for librarians and information professionals	92
13	Choosing a library program	103
14	The MLS : what is it worth?	109
15	Now that I'm here, what do I take?	121
16	Replacing classrooms and carrels with keystrokes : distance education of library and information science professionals	128
17	Library work experience : get some!	140
18	Get hired soon! : improving your postgraduation employability	147
19	Hunting and gathering : finding jobs	155
20	Avoiding the landmines : evaluating a potential workplace	162
21	Cover letters : tips for making a good first impression	173
22	The resume : a short story about you	181
23	Interviews in libraries : planning, preparation, and perfection	190
24	Negotiation	197
25	Standing out from the crowd : maximizing your hirability	203
26	Leaving a job : it really is a small world	214
27	Make your own opportunities : staying professionally active while unemployed	222
28	When you come to a fork in the road ... take it	229
29	Does this job make me look fat? : or, making your first year on the job a more comfortable fit	237
30	I got the job, now what do I do? : or, acclimating to the environment and defining expectations in a new workplace	247
31	It just doesn't matter : what you didn't learn in library school	252
32	How to look like you know what you are doing : developing a professional image	263
33	Performance reviews : terror, tedium or inspiration?	271
34	Tenure-track or tenure trap?	281
35	Preparing for promotion : how to succeed without developing an ulcer in the process	293
36	Library management	307
37	Staying relevant : it's all part of learning	312
38	From acorn to oak : transforming a novice into an expert	325
39	Flamed! : the burned-out librarian	332
40	Batteries included : ten tips to supercharge your library career	340
41	Through the mouth, the fish dies : the importance of good interpersonal communication skills	351
42	Talk, listen, repeat : some thoughts on communication skills	357
43	Computer and technology skills for the twenty-first-century librarian	365
44	How to pass the 4:55 Friday afternoon test : the importance of being organized	375
45	It's about time : time management skills	385
46	Public speaking skills	395
47	Librarian as educator, or Dewey, Dewey, and you	406
48	Effective writing for the career librarian	416
49	The core of leadership : skills for emerging leaders	423
50	The art and science of professional behavior	431
51	Click to connect! : successful online communication	438
52	Conference attendance	447
53	Association work : what's in it for me?	456
54	Mentoring : a primer	463
55	Keeping our heads above water : staying current with professional issues	473
56	Publish the thought : writing for the professional literature	481
57	Marketing yourself : planning to achieve your professional goals	488
58	Decompressing the overstressed librarian	499
59	Adapting to change	507
60	Positive attitude	514
61	Balance	521
62	The juggling act : balancing family and your library career	530
63	Conclusion : librarianship for the love of it	540