Category: Professionalism
Posted on November 26, 2019
by Jeffrey
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Recently, I was a minor participant in a Twitter thread that began here.
Category: Library Philosophy, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, ALA, American Library Association, Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library School, Library Science, Library Support Staff, MLIS, Professionalism, Support Staff, Trades, Tradesmen, Tradespeople, Twitter
Posted on February 28, 2019
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This is a thought that I’ve been having, lately. “I want to be Dean someday.” The thrust of my career appears to be on a management track. I’m not a teacher. I don’t have a particular subject specialty. I’m not a tech guy, and… Continue Reading “Here Come the Big Boss?”
Category: Job Searching, Leadership, Lifeskills, Professional Development, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Professional Development
Posted on January 8, 2019
by Jeffrey
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Over the last few months I’ve been in a, “Well, now what?” period of my career. I’ve steered my department through crisis and now that it’s passed I’m not sure what I’m doing in my position. If my career starts and ends running a… Continue Reading “Let’s Break Some Shit”
Category: Access Services, Leadership, Library Philosophy, Professional Development, Professionalism, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Badassery, Creative Destruction, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, Public Services
Posted on December 12, 2018
by Jeffrey
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A few weeks ago, working the circulation desk was becoming very difficult for me. Which is a bad thing, as a public services librarian. I’m certain that I was suffering a certain amount of public services burnout. What I wasn’t certain about at the… Continue Reading “Setting the Sail”
Posted on November 30, 2018
by Jeffrey
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Last year, I was approached by someone who wanted me to contribute to their new librarian website. Flattered, I jumped at the chance. I began trading emails with the site’s owner and looking at his site. We talked about what his site’s purpose was… Continue Reading “Navigating the Horrible Valley of Librarian Job Searches”
Category: Job Searching, Professional Development, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Interviews, Job Searching, Kermit the Frog, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Muppets, Public Librarianship, Public Libraries
Posted on November 5, 2018
by Jeffrey
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We are part of an amazing profession built on helping others. As I’ve been pondering my next steps in the profession and what my place is in it (here and here) I reminded myself that I don’t have to struggle with the question on… Continue Reading “Big Picture Librarian”
Category: Access Services, Leadership, Library Philosophy, Professional Development, Professionalism, Reflection, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library Science
Posted on September 11, 2018
by Jeffrey
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Do not apply for a job at the University of Cincinnati.
Category: Biography, Job Searching, Networking, Professional Development, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Interviews, Job Searching, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, OH, University of Cincinnati
Posted on September 5, 2018
by Jeffrey
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Recently, a candidate accepted a job offer to work for me. This means that for the first time since the end of June I’m fully staffed in my department. Prior to that I was fully staffed for 4-6 weeks, maybe. Other than that, from… Continue Reading “I’m Fully Staffed Again!, or, I Needed a Drink”
Category: Access Services, Job Searching, Library Philosophy, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Hiring Staff, HR, Human Resources, Interviews, Job Searching, Librarian, Librarianship, Library
Posted on August 9, 2018
by Jeffrey
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In reference to my last post, and maybe in continuation of it, I’m asking a question about the rest of my career. This is also a continuation of the question that I first asked in my earliest blog posts,”Why do I want to be… Continue Reading “So, Where Am I Going, Anyway?”
Category: Access Services, Professional Conferences, Professional Development, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Academic Writing, Committees, Journal of Access Services, Librarian, Librarian Parlor, Librarianship, Library, Professional Conferences, Professional Development, Professional Reading, Professional Writing, Professionalism, Public Speaking, Research
Posted on July 26, 2018
by Jeffrey
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In a few short weeks the new semester begins. This will be my second academic year in this position. Over the last year there have been so many changes at work including a roughly 83% turnover in personnel in my department. That means that… Continue Reading “Swimming with Purpose”
Category: Access Services, Leadership, Lifeskills, Professional Development, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Professional Conferences, Professional Development, Professional Reading, Professionalism, Purpose, Research
