Pres4Lib Organizers: John, Janie, Amy and Pete, originally uploaded by New Jersey State Library. Congrats to the good folks who put together Pres4Lib. I watched a bit from afar and was impressed with the enthusiasm and excitement in person and online participants brought to the day. From the wiki: Pres4Lib2009 Camp IS a presentation camp for library speakers and trainers a series of informal gatherings and lightning talks to share ideas, technologies, and discussions around how to deliver effective presentations an opportunity for presenters and trainers (and those interested in presenting and training) in the library community to network and […]
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When Kyle invited comments on how newly minted (and seasoned!) librarians were job hunting, I had to share my story and technique. After graduating in December from my masters program, I had high hopes: well before graduating, I had been lucky enough to have a few phone and in-person interviews. While the experiences were each unique and useful, they didn’t end in a job. As anyone who has been through a search — particularly in a weak economy — can tell you, the emotional weight of the hunt is overwhelming. Each rejection can further breed anger, sadness, and frustration. Instead […]
The American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leaders, Group G is collecting real stories of how Human Resources Development and Recruitment (HRDR) has impacted job seekers—new graduates and transitioning career seekers alike—over the past 35 years. Find the perfect job thorough the ALA Placement Center? Locate the perfect candidate at a conference? Successfully revamp your resume with NMRT? We’d love to hear about it. No story is too small, no story too large. Visit the website (http://www.ala.org/cfapps/emergingleaders/jumpstart/index.cfm) for more information or to submit a story. You can also submit stories via email to: library.careerstories@gmail.com or upload a video to YouTube with the tag “jumpstartlibrarian” Thanks from Emerging Leaders 2009 Team […]
When I read recently that I had been one of 200 potential candidates for an academic library position I came to the sad realization that, yes, this economy was going to affect my job search tremendously. As a recent graduate from Dominican University’s LIS program, I’ve been on the hunt for a few months and my techniques for searching have changed quite dramatically. I used to sample a few sites a couple times a week and browse through the listings in ACRL publications, but recently I’ve refined my attack to be much more effective. I’d like to share what I’ve […]
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Librarian, Interupted writes: I think the first place I came across the idea was at Jenny Levine’s blog – see The Shifted Librarian: The Exeter Public Library Does Netflix . Here I am two years later still wondering how Netflix is working in libraries. Is it still working? Have the executives at Netflix shut everyone down? Did all the ‘naughty’ libraries get a copy of “There Will Be Blood” as recommended in that NEWSWEEK article? I really wanted to know. So, I decided to just go ahead and ask. I chose to check in on the Cook Memorial Library way up in Tamworth, NH from that article in Library […]
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/kbosch/2008/09/21/national-park-trading-cards Recently my sixth grade students have been working on a research project about our National Parks. One of their project choices was making a National Park trading card based on their research using this site: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php I had a few directions written down for the students and they had no problems doing this without much assistance. After they created the card, they dragged it to their desktop. Then they doubleclicked on the image to open it full size and were able to print the card full size without all the other text on the website page. (We are on […]
Library Skunk Works: User Experience Design for the 21st Century Library View more Microsoft Word documents from John Blyberg. John Blyberg presents another incredible slide deck. Take a look!
MS: I just concluded a section of my favorite class to teach: LIS768 Library 2.0 and Social Networking Technologies. Centered around the concept of participatory service, the class encourages students to experiment, play, and think critically about improving services in a changing world. I close the session with some counsel to students as they head out into the job market. Make Issues Opportunities. Look at any of the issues impacting libraries right now, for example, the economy, new converged devices, and digital streaming and downloads. Then look at what innovative thinkers have done regarding such issues. Learn to be such change agents. […]
Are you familiar with “create your own adventure” books? How about a “create your own library conference?” The Indiana Library Federation Reference Division is doing just that with Reference Unconference 2009 at Ball State University’s Bracken Library on Friday, August 7. What makes an unconference is special is the ability for everyone to be actively involved from determining the topics to giving presentations and contributing to the discussions. Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a learner! It is a format becoming popular throughout the library world! The first step is to visit the unconference wiki at ilfreference2009.pbwiki.com. There you can read […]