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
by Jeffrey
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
