Websites of Interest to Library Support Staff

American Library Association

Library Support Staff Interests Round Table (LSSIRT)

http://www.ala.org/lssirt/

 *Associates* online newsletter for Support Staff

http://associates.ucr.edu/journal/

Library Support Staff Certification

http://ala-apa.org/lssc/

 American Library Association Committee on Education

Task Force for Review of the Criteria for Programs to Prepare Library Technical Assistants

http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/education/3rdcongressonpro/criteriaprograms

 Library Worklife Newsletter

http://ala-apa.org/newsletter/

 Paraprofessional Job, Wage, and Employment Information

 Library Paraprofessional Job Classifications, Wage Information, and Employment Statistics

http://www.ala.org/offices/hrdr/librarysupportstaff/paraprofessional_job_classifications_and_wage_information

Job Descriptions for Library Support Staff

Library Technicians and Assistants

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/library-technicians-and-assistants.htm

Career Planner: Library Technician job description

http://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Library-Technicians.cfm

 YouTube video: Library Technician Job Description

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RAMOdCgTCY

 National Institutes of Health – Library Technician job description

http://www.jobs.nih.gov/positions/admin/librarytech.htm