Career transitions for librarians : proven strategies for moving to another type of library

What if you were a public librarian and then you wanted to become an academic librarian? How different are those worlds and how would you know what kind of skills or experiences you need to get your foot into the academic door? Career Transitions for Librarians: Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library explores the multifaceted roles of the librarian profession from personal narratives of professional librarians who have successfully worked and transitioned from one type of library to another. Learn the successful strategies and stories of librarians who transitioned from public to academic libraries, school media to academic libraries, public to special libraries, print to digital worlds, among other ones. -What kinds of skill sets and experiences were they able to transfer or draw on from their previous work experiences? -How can you make these successful transitions as well? From interview tips to developing relevant and transferable skill sets, this unique guide offers testimonials with a targeted advice and job strategies for readers interested in making these successful transitions during a time when there is a huge difficulty in securing a library job.

• Foreword: Endless Opportunities to Empower People through Information p. ix Mary Lee Kennedy
• Acknowledgments p. xiii
• Introduction p. xv Davis Erin Anderson and Raymond Pun
• I From Specialized to Academic Librarianship p. 1
• 1 Successfully Making Transitions between Academia and the Corporation p. 3 Jia Mi
• 2 Getting to Great: Transitioning from a Special to an Academic Library p. 7 Linda Miles
• 3 An Interview with Jan Chindlund, Library Dean, Columbia College Chicago Library p. 17
• 4 From the Hospital to the Academy and Back Again: Opportunities in Medical Librarianship p. 21 Lisa Liang Philpotts
• 5 Flipping the Pages: Tracing Experiences from Both Sides of the Road p. 27 Joseph M. Yap
• 6 An interview with Gretel L. Stock-Kupperman, Director of the Library, Instructional Design, and Academic Affairs Initiatives, Viterbo University p. 33
• 7 From Public to Corporate to Academic: Tales and Lessons from an Accidental Business Librarian p. 37 Celia Ross
• 8 Uprooting from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Los Angeles, California: A Professional Journey p. 45 Veronica D 'Aquino
• II From Academic to Specialized Librarianship p. 51
• 9 One MLIS Degree, Many Career Possibilities p. 53 Sandra Hirsh
• 10 Going Govie: An Academic Librarian Joins the Civil Service p. 59 Deborah E. B. Keller
• 11 Ten Simple Tips for Managing Your Career: Reflections on an Evolving Career from a Restless Librarian p. 67 Carrie Netzer Wajda
• III From Specialized to Public Librarianship p. 77
• 12 How Being an Untraditional Librarian Allowed for a Library Career in the Arts p. 79 Kara West
• 13 Setting Up Shop: From Business to Public with a Little Entrepreneurship in Between, an Interview with p. 85 Lorene Kennard
• 14 Make Your Own Luck: The Story of a Recent Transition from Art Librarian to Teen Services Librarian p. 89 Holland S. Kessinger
• 15 From Prisons to Public: My Time at Brooklyn Public Library p. 95 Brian Hasbrouck
• IV From Public to Academic Librarianship p. 99
• 16 On the Road Again: From Public to Community College Libraries p. 101 Gerald Anderson
• 17 A Time to Plant, a Time to Uproot: My Transition from a Large Public Library to a Small Seminary Library p. 107 Sachiko Clayton
• 18 An Interview with Professor Nicole A. Cooke, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign p. 111
• 19 Career Transition: Why I Left Public Library Service for Academic Librarianship p. 115 Zena George
• 20 From Public to Academic: Reflections and Tips for Transitions from a Former Overseas Librarian p. 121 Raymond Pun
• V From Academic to Public Librarianship p. 129
• 21 From Big City Academic Library to Big City Public Library p. 131 Arieh D. Ress
• 22 An Interview with Catharina Isberg, Library Director, Helsingborg Public Library, Sweden p. 135
• VI From Public to Specialized Librarianship p. 137
• 23 A Conversation with p. 139 Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas: Starting Your Own Consulting Gig
• 24 From the New York Public Library to CNN: How I Transitioned from Public to News Librarianship p. 147 Christina Podenski
• 25 From Libraries to Museums: Successfully Adapting to Working in a Different Type of Cultural Institution p. 151 Laura Ruttum Senturia
• 26 Nine Qualities to Cultivate across Your Entire Career p. 159 Sarah T. Jewell
• VII From School Media to Academic Librarianship and Vendor Services p. 165
• 27 From School Librarian to Technical Support: An Exercise in Reflection p. 167 Allison M. Cloyd
• 28 An Interview with Yujin Hong, E-resources Librarian, Kyung Hee University Central Library, Seoul, Korea p. 173
• VIII Transitions within the Academic Library World p. 177
• 29 Getting Started with Digital Humanities in Libraries p. 179 Zach Coble
• 30 Future-Proof Your Career with Resilience and Proactivity p. 185 Heng Ge
• 31 From Lawyer to Librarian to Librarian Lawyer: Transitiorring to Librarianship from the Legal Field p. 193 April M. Hathcoch
• 32 The Road from Medical to Science-Engineering Librarianship p. 199 Amani Magid
• 33 An Interview with Stacy R. Williams, Head of Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California p. 207
• IX Nontraditional Transitions, Internships, and General Advice p. 211
• 34 An Interview with Naomi House, Founder of INALJ p. 213
• 35 Refining Your Career: Internships and Transitions p. 217 Sean A. Flores
• 36 Gaining Experience without Forgoing Pay: Advice on Landing Paid Work as an LIS Student p. 221 Dinah Handel
• 37 An Interview with Dr. Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean for Research and User Engagement, Stony Brook University Libraries p. 225
• 38 An Interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian, Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign p. 231
• 39 Top Five Tips for Finding New Roles in Your Library p. 235 Davis Erin Anderson
• Index p. 239
• About the Editors and Contributors p. 243