A Day in the Life

Price: $45.00
ISBN13: 9781591583646
ISBN10: 1591583640
Book code: LU3640
Libraries Unlimited
Paperback | 464 pages
Publication Date: 04/30/2007

DESCRIPTION

The editors of liscareer.com have assembled 95 authors, each of whom describes a typical workday or work routine, sharing joys, sorrows, and annoyances in refreshingly candid fashion. In the process, they offer those interested in finding a similar job exposure to useful skills and advice across a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs. In addition to public, academic, school, and special libraries, consortia, associations, LIS programs, vendors, publishing, consulting, and other non-library fields are also covered.

Many people, not just those new to the field of Library and Information Science, are curious about their career options. The editors of LIScareer.com have assembled 95 authors, each of whom describes a typical workday or work routine, sharing joys, sorrows, and annoyances in refreshingly candid fashion. In the process, they offer those interested in finding a similar job exposure to useful skills and advice across a wide variety of traditional and nontraditional jobs. In addition to public, academic, school, and special libraries, consortia, associations, LIS programs, vendors, publishing, consulting, and other non-library fields are also covered. This is a perfect guide for library and information science students, prospective information professionals, new librarians-or anyone considering a career change.

Brief chapters written by MLS-wielding information professionals in a wide variety of settings describe a typical work day in his or her position and type of organization, as well as the joys and annoyances they experience, for an honest sense of what it's like in the real world.

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: What Do Librarians Do All Day?

Part I: Public Libraries

Part II: Academic Libraries

Part III: School Libraries

Part IV: Special Libraries

Part V: Consortia

Part VI: LIS Faculty

Part VII: Library Vendors

Part VIII: Publishing

Part IX: Associations and Agencies

Part X: Nontraditional