Career transitions for librarians : : proven strategies for moving to another type of library / / edited by Davis Erin Anderson and Raymond Pun.

• TeilnehmendeR: Anderson, Davis Erin, 1981-; Pun, Raymond, 1985-
• Place / Publishing House: Lanham : : Rowman & Littlefield,, [2016]; 2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (271 pages)

Table of Contents

Part I. From special to academic librarianship -- Successfully making transition between academia and corporation / by Jia Mi -- Getting to great : transitioning from a special to an academic library / by Linda Miles -- An interview with Jan Chindlund, Library Dean, Columbia College Chicago Library -- From the hospital to the academy and back again : opportunities in medical librarianship / by Lisa Liang Philpotts -- Flipping the pages : tracing experiences from both sides of the road / by Joseph M. Yap -- An interview with Gretel L. Stock-Kupperman -- From public to corporate to academic : tales and lessons from an accidental business librarian / by Celia Ross -- Part II. From academic to special librarianship -- One MLIS degree, many career possibilities / by Sandra Hirsh -- Going govie : an academic librarian joins the civil service / by Deborah E.B. Keller -- 10 simple tips for managing your career : reflections on an evolving career from a restless librarian / by Carrie Netzer Wadja -- Uprooting from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Los Angeles, California : a professional journey / by Veronica D'Aquino -- Part III. From special to public librarianship -- How being an untraditional librarian allowed for a library career in the arts / by Kara West -- Setting up shop : from business to public with a little entrepreneurship between / by Lorene Kennard -- Make your own luck : the story of a recent transition from art librarian to teen services librarian / by Holland S. Kessinger -- From prisons to public : my time at Brooklyn Public Library / by Brian Hasbrouck -- Part IV. From public to academic librarianship -- On the road again : from public to community college libraries / by Gerald Anderson -- A time to plant, a time to uproot : my transition from large public library to a small seminary library / by Sachiko Clayton -- An interview with professor Nicole A. Cooke from the Graduate School of Library and Information science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Career transition : why I left public library service for academic librarianship / by Zena George -- From public to academic : reflections and tips for transitions from a former overseas librarian / by Raymond Pun -- Part V. From academic to public librarianship -- From big city academic library to big city public library / By Arieh D. Ress -- An interview with Catharina Isberg, Library Director of Helsingborg Public Library in Sweden -- Part VI. From public to special librarianship -- A conversation with Lisa Chow and Sandra Sajonas : starting your own consulting gig -- From NYPL to CNN : how I transitioned from public to news librarianship / by Christina Podenski -- From libraries to museums : successfully adapting to work in a different type of cultural institution / by Laura Ruttum Senturia -- Nine qualities to cultivate across your entire career / by Sarah T. Jewell -- Part VII. From school media to academic librarianship and vendor services -- From school librarian to technical support : an exercise in reflection / by Allison M. Cloyd -- An interview with Yujin Hong, E-resources Librarian from Kyung Hee University Central Library, Seoul, Korea -- Part VIII. Transitions within the academic library world -- Getting started with digital humanities in libraries / by Zach Coble -- Future-proof your career with resilience and proactivity / by Heng (Helen) Ge -- From lawyer to librarian to librarian lawyer : transitioning to librarianship from the legal field / by April M. Hathcock -- The road from medical to science-engineering librarianship / by Amani Magid -- An interview with Stacy R. Williams, Head of Architecture and Fine Arts Library in University of Southern California -- Part IX. Non-traditional transitions, internships, and general advice -- An interview with Naomi House, founder of INALJ -- Refining your career : internships and transition / by Sean A. Flores -- Gaining experience without forgoing pay : advice on landing paid work as an LIS student / by Dinah Handel -- An interview with Dr. Janet H. Clarke, Associate Dean for Research and User Engagement at Stony Brook University Libraries -- An interview with Dr. Lian Ruan, Head Librarian at Illinois Fire Service Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign -- Top five tips for finding new roles in your library / by Davis Erin Anderson.