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Visit our blog, Librarians at the Gate Any or all of the librarians would be
happy to discuss a career in librarianship with you.
- Anna Hulseberg (x7566) MLIS, University of Illinois, 1996
- Barbara
Fister (x7553) MLIS, University of Texas, 1981
- Julie
Gilbert (x7552) MLS, Dominican, 2005
- Jeff
Jenson (x7572) MLIS, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee,
2006
- Dan
Mollner (x7569) MS, University of Illinois, 1985
- Michelle
Twait (x7563) MS, University of Illinois, 1999
About
the profession: some places to begin exploring careers in the field of
librarianship
Become a Librarian
- a site from New Jersey that includes information about the
profession, comparisons of graduate programs, and more.
Careers
in Libraries - a bibliography of sources, online and in
print, from the American Library Association (ALA).
Core
Values Statement - a report on librarians' fundamental values
with links to supporting documents (ALA).
Faces
of a Profession - a seven-minute streaming video about
academic librarianship from the Association of College and Research
Libraries (ACRL); academic librarians discuss what they do and why they
made their career choices. Also available as a downloadable
zip file. Requires RealMedia Player
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Librarians - from the US Department of
Labor.
Public
Librarian Recruitment - information from the Public Library
Assosciation, some of it directed to librarians hoping to attract
newcomers to the field.
Special Libraries
Association - includes information on careers; some material
is for members only.
About
graduate education in librarianship
Directory
of Institutions Offering Accredited Master's Programs in Library and
Information Science - from the ALA.
Guidelines
for Choosing a Master's Program in Library and Information Science
- from the ALA.
Scholarship
Links - from Become a Librarian.
Where are the Institutions? Check the
map.
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Related
professions
Archives
So
You Want to Be an Archivist: An Overview of the Archival
Profession - from the Society of American Archivists.
Directory
of Archival Education - from the Society of American
Archivists.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians
- from the US Department of Labor.
Book Publishing
Bookjobs.com
- a site about career possibilities in publishing from the Association
of American Publishers.
About
Publishing: Major/Department Guide - outlines jobs in
publishing and matches them to undergraduate majors; from the
Association of American Publishers.
Publishing
Programs/Education - from the Association of American
Publishers.
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