Taking Your Mlis Abroad

Author : Lara Seven Phillips,Katherine G. Holvoet
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440850226

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Taking Your MLIS Abroad by Lara Seven Phillips,Katherine G. Holvoet Pdf

This book explains how and why to get an international library job, what to expect when you arrive in your host country, and how to overcome challenges in your new home. For those who possess an ALA-accredited degree, there are opportunities to work in library settings around the world—and many of these attractive career options do not require non-English language skills or an EEC/Commonwealth citizenship. This guide to library work in countries outside the United States and Canada explains the benefits of taking on a library position in an international setting, how to find such a job, what to expect in working in a library outside of North America, and what strategies to employ to be successful and happy living and working in your host country. This guide answers all the questions that a librarian considering a position abroad would have, and it also covers subjects and concerns that might not be as obvious. Based on the direct experiences of the authors as well as anecdotal accounts from other librarians who have worked around the world, the book informs readers about common cultural differences with the application and interview process; explains how workplaces and working assumptions can be different from American expectations; profiles the different procedures, collection scope, curricular support, and intellectual freedom policies of libraries outside the United States and Canada; and describes the unique experience of moving to another country and living as an expat.

Author : Cate Carlyle,Dee Winn
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838917186

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Your Passport to International Librarianship by Cate Carlyle,Dee Winn Pdf

Whether you're a library professional with decades of experience or a recent graduate in your first position, career enrichment can mean so much more than simply watching a webinar, taking a class, or even attending a conference.

Author : Karen Bordonaro
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780081018972

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International Librarianship at Home and Abroad by Karen Bordonaro Pdf

International Librarianship at Home and Abroad examines both the concept and reality of international librarianship. The intent of this book is not to glorify international librarianship, but to instead explore different ways that international librarianship might be understood and practiced. The book seeks to enrich and improve the everyday work done by librarians both at home and abroad in areas such as collection management, library services, and learning styles and techniques. Describes familiar librarian work, such as resource sharing, weeding and distance reference services Explores features and how they contribute to, and reflect, international librarianship Offers further examples on how to incorporate more explicit elements of international librarianship into home library practice

Author : American Library Association. Committee on Accreditation,American Library Association. Office for Accreditation
Publisher : Chicago, Ill. : The Association
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Library schools
ISBN : UOM:39015029073981

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Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library & Information Studies by American Library Association. Committee on Accreditation,American Library Association. Office for Accreditation Pdf

These standards for the accreditation of graduate programs of library and information studies leading to a master's degree are a result of review and revision of the "Standards for Accreditation 1972." Six areas are addressed: (1) Mission, Goals and Objectives; (2) Curriculum; (3) Faculty; (4) Students; (5) Administration and Financial Support; and (6) Physical Resources and Facilities. An afterword presents an abridged version of the commentary used during the revision process in order to enhance understanding of the scope and focus of the standards and to define key terms and phrases. The following are listed as important issues at the time of the revision (1989-1992): action orientation; definition of the field; discrimination; distance education; diversity; excellence; future focus; globalization; innovation; interaction with other fields of study and other campus units; management; multiple degree programs; ongoing evaluation processes; philosophy, principles, and ethics; research; specialization; technology; and users. (ALF)

Author : Sarah R. Kostelecky,Lori Townsend,David A. Hurley
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838949801

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Hopeful Visions, Practical Actions by Sarah R. Kostelecky,Lori Townsend,David A. Hurley Pdf

Cultural humility offers a renewing and transformative framework for navigating interpersonal interactions in libraries, whether between patrons and staff or staff members with one another. It foregrounds a practice of critical self-reflection and commitment to recognizing and redressing structural inequities and problematic power imbalances. This collection, the first book-length treatment of this approach in libraries, gathers contributors from across the field to demonstrate how cultural humility can change the way we work and make lasting impacts on diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries. This book's chapters explore such topics as how Indigenous adages can be tools for reflection and guidance in developing cultural humility; the experiences of two Black librarians who are using cultural humility to change the profession; new perspectives on core concepts of customer service; rethinking policies and practices in libraries both large and small; using cultural humility in approaching collection development and creating resource guides; what cultural humility can look like for a tribal librarian working in a tribal college library; and reflecting on cultural humility itself and where it is going.

Author : Priscilla K. Shontz,Richard A. Murray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598848298

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What Do Employers Want? by Priscilla K. Shontz,Richard A. Murray Pdf

A candid, comprehensive, and insightful explanation of what library school students need to do in order to maximize their chances of getting a professional position immediately after graduation. While library schools provide graduates with a solid understanding of library science concepts, many diploma holders have no clear plan for finding a desirable job with their knowledge The information in What Do Employers Want? A Guide for Library Science Students will be extremely valuable for students currently in Masters of Library Science program as well as recent recipients of MLS degrees, regardless of what kind of work environment they wish to work in. The book guides readers through the process of planning a job search step-by-step. Divided into two major sections—the student experience and the job search—the authors provide critical advice derived from their combined 30 years of real-world, in-the-field experience. Specific topics include choosing classes, gaining practical experience while in school, establishing a professional image, gaining skills that make applicants more marketable, writing effective resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and negotiating a job offer.

Author : United States Information Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Overseas information libraries, American
ISBN : IND:30000036847733

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Libraries Abroad by United States Information Agency Pdf

Author : Ken Haycock,Brooke E. Sheldon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Information science
ISBN : 1591585473

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The Portable MLIS by Ken Haycock,Brooke E. Sheldon Pdf

Experts in several fields of library and information science have provided introductions to their areas of expertise. This foundation to the profession covers the competencies needed by professional librarians and can serve as both introduction to the new student and an update to the veteran. Typically, interested laypeople and students are introduced to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of professional librarians piecemeal or through introductory or core courses. Unlike other fields (e.g., business administration, management), there is no published broad overview of the profession. Almost peculiarly, the basic foundation course in LIS education is about information in context, or libraries and their mission, but not about the competencies of professional librarians as a foundation for future courses. This book fills that gap, whether as an introduction to the profession or as a response to the question What does a librarian do? Here, experts in several fields of library and information science provide introductions to their areas of expertise, covering the competencies needed by professional librarians. Accessible and comprehensive, The Portable MLIS can serve as both an introduction for the new student and an update for the veteran.

Author : Joseph Janes
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810887152

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Library 2020 by Joseph Janes Pdf

Thinking about the future of libraries, librarianship and the work librarians do is as old as libraries themselves. (No doubt seminars were organized by the Alexandria Librarians Association on the future of the scroll and what to do about the rising barbarian tide.) At no time in our memory, though, have these discussions and conversations been so profound and critical. Here one of today’s leading thinkers and speakers about the future of libraries brings together 30 leaders from all types of libraries and from outside librarianship to describe their vision of what the library will be in 2020. Contributors including Stephen Abram, Susan Hildreth, Marie Radford, Clifford Lynch, and Library Journal’s The Annoyed Librarian were asked to describe the “library of 2020,” in whatever terms they wanted, either a specific library or situation or libraries in general. They were told: “be bold, be inspirational, be hopeful, be true, be provocative, be realistic, be depressing, be light-hearted, be thoughtful, be fun…be yourself, and for heaven’s sake, don’t be boring.” Not that they could be. Broadly representative of important perspectives and aspects within the profession as well as featuring important voices beyond the professional realm, Library 2020 presents thought-provoking and illuminating visions from many points of view. It is both required reading for library leaders and trustees as well as an ideal supplemental text for LIS classes looking at the future of the profession.

Author : Janet Sinder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317956662

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Law Librarians Abroad by Janet Sinder Pdf

Gain an international perspective on law library practices and precedents! Because law librarianship is an increasingly international field, working and learning abroad can enrich you culturally and professionally. Whether you visit for a few weeks or move halfway across the world for a year or more, Law Librarians Abroad gives you information about exchange programs, tips for adapting to a different culture, and ideas on how to make the most of a life-changing experience. Law Librarians Abroad explains a number of types of work you may find in other countries: US Information Agency or UN library programs informal visits formal exchange programs teaching clients or colleagues to use new technologies temporary library positions combining personal research with library work Some of the contributors to this exciting volume visited completely different cultures. Their new experiences included seeing snow for the first time and scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef. One went home to Korea after 25 years in the United States. Law Librarians Abroad offers practical suggestions as well: pitfalls and pleasures of living in a foreign country how to set up an exchange or plan a visiting librarian program how to build friendships with librarians abroad before you go In countries from Canada to Zimbabwe, on every continent except Antarctica, the authors of Law Librarians Abroad combined work and travel--and you can too!

Author : Lauren Pressley
Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781936117291

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So You Want To Be a Librarian by Lauren Pressley Pdf

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

Author : Louise S. Robbins
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806192857

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The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown by Louise S. Robbins Pdf

In 1950 Ruth W. Brown, librarian at the Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Public Library, was summarily dismissed from her job after thirty years of exemplary service, ostensibly because she had circulated subversive materials. In truth, however, Brown was fired because she had become active in promoting racial equality and had helped form a group affiliated with the Congress of Racial Equality. Louise S. Robbins tells the story of the political, social, economic, and cultural threads that became interwoven in a particular time and place, creating a strong web of opposition. This combination of forces ensnared Ruth Brown and her colleagues-for the most part women and African Americans-who championed the cause of racial equality. This episode in a small Oklahoma town almost a half-century ago is more than a disturbing local event. It exemplifies the McCarthy era, foregrounding those who labored for racial justice, sometimes at great cost, before the civil rights movement. In addition, it reveals a masking of concerns that led even Brown’s allies to obscure the cause of racial integration for which she fought. Relevant today, Ruth Brown’s story helps us understand the matrix of personal, community, state, and national forces that can lead to censorship, intolerance, and the suppression of individual rights.

Author : G. Kim Dority
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9798216111924

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LIS Career Sourcebook by G. Kim Dority Pdf

A must-have guide of professional development resources for library staff at every phase of their career—from those just entering the field, to paraprofessionals building a career trajectory, to seasoned librarians looking to explore additional career options. Thousands of students graduate with a Master of Library and Information Science degree every year. Unfortunately, budget cuts at libraries diminish available job opportunities and prompt administrators to hire less qualified—and less expensive—professionals. However, armed with the right information, library science professionals can successfully build and sustain a resilient library and information science (LIS) career inside—or outside—the traditional library setting. LIS Career Sourcebook: Managing and Maximizing Every Step of Your Career provides a chapter-by-chapter overview of key career stages and strategies, and identifies for each the best information resources to help readers develop a successful LIS career. The author lays out the typical stages that workers are likely to encounter as they move through their professional life, highlighting important issues associated with each stage and providing insights and resources for making smart career choices along the way. Covering the entire career lifespan from entry level to retirement, the resources cited will help readers make informed choices about career options, professional development, and personal career satisfaction.

Author : Toni Buzzeo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Creative activities and seat work
ISBN : UOM:39076002716715

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Our Librarian Won't Tell Us Anything! by Toni Buzzeo Pdf

Also available with an accompanying 18-page workbook titled Library lessons.

Author : Laura Pohl
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781492669906

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The Last 8 by Laura Pohl Pdf

An LGBTQ YA "sci-fi romp" (Kirkus), The Last 8 is a thrilling high-stakes survival story about the last eight teenagers left on Earth after aliens attack, praised as "An extravaganza of nonstop action" (School Library Journal) Extinction was just the beginning... Clover Martinez has always been a survivor, which is the reason she isn't among the dead when aliens invade and destroy Earth as she knows it. Clover is convinced she's the only one left until she hears a voice on the radio urging her to go to the former Area 51. When she arrives, she's greeted by a band of misfits who call themselves The Last Teenagers on Earth. Only they aren't the ragtag group of heroes Clover was expecting. The seven strangers seem more interested in pretending the world didn't end than fighting back, and Clover starts to wonder if she was better off alone. But when she finds a hidden spaceship within the walls of the compound, she doesn't know what to believe...or who to trust. The Last 8 is perfect for readers looking for: heart-pounding young adult survival books tween and teen LGBTQ books sci-fi Latinx teen books expert world-building and relatable, funny, diverse characters Praise for The Last 8: "The Walking Dead meets Alien in this expertly plotted debut. Teens will want to follow Clover on her next adventure!" — Zoraida Cordova, author of the Brooklyn Brujas series "The Last 8 is diverse and immersive science fiction...With its powerful world building and emotional twists, The Last 8 is a beautifully fresh take on the idea of an alien apocalypse." — Foreword Reviews "A sci-fi romp with ample intergalactic twists to keep readers satisfied." — Kirkus Reviews "This debut is, at times, both joyful and heartbreaking ... Pohl's characters are tough, funny, and brave as they manage to persevere despite the debilitating weight of grief." — Booklist