So You Want To Be a Librarian

So You Want To Be a Librarian

Author: Lauren Pressley

Publisher: Library Juice Press, LLC

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1936117290

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"Provides information about librarianship as a career, including types of libraries, types of jobs within libraries, professional issues, and educational requirements"--Provided by publisher.


A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

Author: Priscilla K. Shontz

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2007-04-30

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 0313094764

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The editors of liscareer.com have assembled 95 authors, each of whom describes a typical workday or work routine, sharing joys, sorrows, and annoyances in refreshingly candid fashion. In the process, they offer those interested in finding a similar job exposure to useful skills and advice across a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs. In addition to public, academic, school, and special libraries, consortia, associations, LIS programs, vendors, publishing, consulting, and other non-library fields are also covered. Many people, not just those new to the field of Library and Information Science, are curious about their career options. The editors of LIScareer.com have assembled 95 authors, each of whom describes a typical workday or work routine, sharing joys, sorrows, and annoyances in refreshingly candid fashion. In the process, they offer those interested in finding a similar job exposure to useful skills and advice across a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs. In addition to public, academic, school, and special libraries, consortia, associations, LIS programs, vendors, publishing, consulting, and other non-library fields are also covered. This is a perfect guide for library and information science students, prospective information professionals, new librarians-or anyone considering a career change.


A Day in the Life of a Librarian

A Day in the Life of a Librarian

Author: Liza N. Burby

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 1999-01-15

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780823953042

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Describes a typical work day for a public librarian as he answers reference questions, repairs microfilm readers, weeds the collections, and finds videos for patrons.


A Day in the Life of a Librarian

A Day in the Life of a Librarian

Author: Liza N. Burby

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 1999-01-15

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9780823953042

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Describes a typical work day for a public librarian as he answers reference questions, repairs microfilm readers, weeds the collections, and finds videos for patrons.


A Day in the Life of a Librarian

A Day in the Life of a Librarian

Author: David Paige

Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780816701025

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Follows the chief librarian in an Illinois public library through her day's work, as she supervises library employees and helps them carry out their responsibilities in the technical processing center, children's reading room, graphic arts department, and other areas.


A Day with a Librarian

A Day with a Librarian

Author: Derek Miller

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2020-07-15

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 1502658216

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Experts in the field of information science, librarians do much more than manage the checking out of books. This guidebook explores how librarians create welcoming, inclusive hubs in our communities and draw on their extensive training to help patrons solve problems, answer questions, and enjoy the world of books and reading. This book features descriptions of the tech tools that librarians use and new technologies available to community members in many libraries, including 3D printers and exciting software.


Being a Teen Library Services Advocate

Being a Teen Library Services Advocate

Author: Linda W. Braun

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1555707955

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Here are YALSA's answers to what advocacy is and isn't, what it takes to be an effective advocate for teens, how to practice advocacy skills and techniques, how to be a day-to-day advocate for teens, and how to set up a succesful long-term library teen services advocacy initiative. Front-line public and school librarians working in young adult services will find the volume useful as they will be able to use the information included every day to successfully advocate with administrators, colleagues, community members, and government officials. You get examples of advocacy campaigns from inside and outside of the library world that demonstrate basic principles of successful advocacy efforts, and you will learn to navigate the barriers of time and funding.