Posts Tagged ‘professional development’
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The Collective Approach: Reinventing Affordable, Useful, and Fun Professional Development
2016–09–23 | Comments Off on The Collective Approach: Reinventing Affordable, Useful, and Fun Professional DevelopmentTags: academic libraries, conferences, library 2.0, networking, professional development, vendor relationshipsIn Brief: In 2014, a small group of librarians at the University of Tennessee set out to redefine the library conference landscape. Frustrated by the high cost and lack of tangible skills and takeaways at professional organization gatherings, they conceived of a low-cost, high-value symposium where academic librarians might learn, create, and collaborate together. The…
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New Grads, Meet New Metrics: Why Early Career Librarians Should Care About Altmetrics & Research Impact
2015–08–12 | 3 commentsIn Brief How do academic librarians measure their impact on the field of LIS, particularly in light of eventual career goals related to reappointment, promotion, or tenure? The ambiguity surrounding how to define and measure impact is arguably one of the biggest frustrations that new librarians face, especially if they are interested in producing scholarship…
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#DitchTheSurvey: Expanding Methodological Diversity in LIS Research
2015–03–11 | 7 commentsSurvey rating scale: In Brief: Recent content analyses of LIS literature show that, by far, the most popular data collection method employed by librarians and library researchers is the survey. The authors of this article, all participants in the 2014 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship, recognize that there are sound reasons for using a…
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Me and You and Everything We Know: Information Behavior in Library Workplaces
2014–02–26 | 4 commentsIn Brief As librarians, we claim to uphold the principles of open access, equitable and unbiased service, intellectual freedom, and lifelong learning. How can we better integrate these principles into our workplaces? This article is an exploration of information behaviors and structures in library workplaces, particularly the behaviors of withholding and sharing information, and the…
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Becoming a Writer-Librarian
2013–05–08 | 8 commentsIn Brief: This article offers a reflection on my pursuit to become a writer-librarian. In addition to participating in a professional writing program at my institution, in November of 2012 I participated in Academic Writing Month and Digital Writing Month. Through these immersive experiences I worked to figure out who is my writerly librarian self and…
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Making it Work: Surviving as a Librarian Employed in Another Field
2013–03–06 | 24 commentsTags: career, interviewing, job searching, librarianship, networking, new librarians, professional developmentIn Brief: On average, it takes approximately five months for LIS graduates to find a library job, according to Library Journal’s 2012 Placements and Salaries Survey (Matta 2012). This time frame represents the experience of 34% of 2011 graduates, but stories of months- or year-long job searches are common (Weak 2012). While some can afford…
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Zen and the Art of Constructive Criticism
2012–05–02 | 28 commentsTags: criticism, critique, etiquette, leadership, librarianship, professional development, psychology, wellness, workplaceBy Erin Dorney Introduction If there were a single piece of advice I have for new professionals entering the field of librarianship, it would be to develop the skill of giving and receiving criticism. This isn’t something I’ve been able to find in an LIS course catalog, slate of webinar programming, or conference booklet (although it…
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Q&A: Lead Pipe on Professional Development
2012–02–08 | 11 commentsTags: blogging, committees, conferences, job searching, networking, online presence, personal branding, professional development, publishing, resumes, social mediaBy Editorial Board This week, In the Library with Lead Pipe fields professional development and career questions from library school students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The questions they asked ranged from committee work to composing cover letters to conference attendance. Here is the complete list (so you can jump around if…
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Editorial: Rising through the Ranks: On Upward Mobility in Librarianship
2010–09–15 | 10 commentsBy Editorial Board, Ellie Collier and Brett Bonfield A few weeks ago we asked you for your suggestions on what you’d like us to cover in future posts. Two comments asked us to talk about upward mobility. Kathleen says: I’d like to see a post on planning for upward mobility in the library world… Training…
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Editorial: Conference this! Lead Pipers compare conference experiences
2010–04–28 | 14 commentsAs library travel budgets are increasingly slashed around the country, it’s a tough time for conference-going. In this group post, we compare notes about the conferences we’ve attended, which have been our favorites, and why. We hope this will generate creative ideas on good conferences (online or in-person) to look forward to, and maybe offer…