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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Workforce Literacy: Supporting Job Seekers in Your Community

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Workforce Literacy: Supporting Job Seekers in Your Community

A webinar exploring ways libraries of all sizes can provide services and support for job seekers in their communities.

As job seekers of all kinds continue to come to the library for
resources and support, libraries continue to find new ways to respond to
this essential community need. Workforce literacy impacts a variety of
patrons, including ex-offenders reentering the workforce, small
businesses looking to grow, young first time job seekers, military
personnel and veterans, and older adults seeking new skills to stay in
the workforce. Work SC brings a
comprehensive, yet accessible, set of tools to South Carolina residents
through the State Library, and Jason played no small part in making it
happen. Find out how your library, large or small, can adapt
these service models and partnerships to provide the resources and
support your local community needs to thrive in today’s workforce.

Presented by: Jason Broughton, Outreach Coordinator, South Carolina State Library, and 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Event - Webinar: Librarianship as an "Avocational Vocation" - Advice for new professionals METRO [Free]

Speaker Char Booth

Riser, devoted oceanite, and advocate of radical neutrality, Char Booth explores the integration of education, research, technology, and design in libraries. Char is the Instruction Services Manager and E-Learning Librarian at the Claremont Colleges, and is on the faculty of the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Institute. An ALA Emerging Leader and Library Journal Mover and Shaker, Char blogs at info-mational and tweets at @charbooth. Her publications include Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators (ALA Editions, 2011) and Informing Innovation: Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Library Technologies (ACRL, 2009). Char received a BA in History from Reed College in 2001; an MSIS from the UT Austin School of Information in 2005, and a Master of Computer Education and Technology from Ohio University in 2008.

In this second installment of the METRO / ACRL/NY New Professionals Series, Char Booth, Instruction Services Manager and E-Learning Librarian at the Claremont Colleges, converses with Jason Kucsma, Executive Director of the Metropolitan New York Library Council.

This webinar will focus on building a solid reputation through writing, publishing, and public presentations. Char has published and presented on many topics, including library instruction, the future of access, and using technology to facilitate a positive library experience. Please join us to hear from Char on these subjects and more.

Who should attend:

Librarians new to the field, LIS students, and anyone interested in learning more about the future of librarianship. Read more and register...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Random House Did Not Mean Own, Exactly | PWxyz

Random House Did Not Mean Own, Exactly | PWxyz

Peter Brantley -- October 23rd, 2012

Words have to be put in context. Last week, Skip Dye, Random House’s VP of Library and Academic Sales, was quoted in Library Journal as saying, “Random House’s often repeated, and always consistent position is this: when libraries buy their RH, Inc. ebooks from authorized library wholesalers, it is our position that they own them.” Along with many others, I had many questions about what RH meant by “own.” I wrote Mr. Dye directly, noting that the Internet Archive was able to cut a check as a registered California library to purchase books for Open Library. Mr. Dye returned my message, and yesterday we had a long conversation, running almost an hour. At the end of our discussion, I better understand how much ownership libraries have of Random House titles: Nada. Libraries don’t own anything. Read more...

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Tumblrarian 101: Tumblr for Libraries and Librarians


Tumblr got me a job.

Being intimidated by the prospect of a “full-size” blog, I joined Tumblr in February 2011. Since then I’ve shamelessly promoted my “name” and stalked down as many libraries/librarians on the site as I could find. I’ve connected with libraries, librarians, library students, publishers, writers, readers, Doctor Who fanatics, and cat lovers. I even linked up with LJ and got to write my first “Backtalk” piece.

Days later, my now current employer reached out after reading the piece, complimented my writing, and told me about an opening at their company. I was in immediately for an interview, and a week or so after that, received an offer. Just like that, I’m a working librarian. Read more....

Thursday, April 26, 2012

She Needs More Book Reviewers! — Library Journal Reviews

She Needs More Book Reviewers! — Library Journal Reviews

Margaret Heilbrun


Photo courtesy Henrietta Thornton-Verma

Monday, January 9, 2012

61 Non-Librarian Jobs for LIS Grads

61 Non-Librarian Jobs for LIS Grads

Posted by: Mia Breitkopf
December 23, 2011

At the beginning of the semester, way back in September 2011 when I’d only been in library school for a few weeks, I blogged about job opportunities for library and information science grads. I was pleasantly surprised by the options available to those with a master’s degree in library and information science (MLIS). I wrote about a few of the career paths that seemed most interesting to me, like being my own boss as an independent research consultant (like our own Professor of Practice Jill Hurst-Wahl), and working with a historic collection at a unique place like The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia, PA. [Please click headline to read full blog post.]

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ebook Summit — The Digital Shift

Penguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles — The Digital Shift

Image via WikipediaPenguin Group USA to No Longer Allow Library Lending of New Ebook Titles — The Digital Shift

Michael Kelley

This story has been updated from an earlier version to include comment from OverDrive.)
The number of ebooks available for libraries to loan has just shrunk as Penguin Group USA has decided, for now, to no longer make digital editions of new titles available for library lending.

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Thursday, April 16, 2015