A Librarian's Guide to an Uncertain Job Market

by Jeannette Woodward

Overview

This Special Report provides the compassionate guidance and pragmatic support that librarians will need to survive possible career crises and reenter the job market with renewed confidence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838992999
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	05/12/2011
Series:	ALA Special Report
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jeannette Woodward is a principal of Wind River Library and Nonprofit Consulting. After a career in academic library administration, she began a second career in public libraries, serving as director of the Fremont County Library System in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Woodward is the author of several books, including What Every Librarian Should Know about Electronic Privacy, Nonprofit Essentials: Managing Technology, Creating the Customer-Driven Library: Building on the Bookstore Model, and Countdown to a New Library: Managing the Building Project. She holds a master's degree in library and information science from Rutgers University, with doctoral study at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Employment Prospects for LIS Professionals Chapter 2: Hoping for the Best: Recession-Proofing Your Present Job Chapter 3: Preparing for the Worst: Sensible Precautions for Unsettled Times Chapter 4: When the Axe Falls: First Aid for Dealing with Sudden Job Loss Chapter 5: Step by Step: A Job Hunting Primer Chapter 6: Changing Directions: When It’s Time to Move On Chapter 7: First Impressions: Applications that Make the Cut Chapter 8: Composing the Well-Tempered Résumé Chapter 9: Surviving and Triumphing: Secrets of Successful Interviews Index