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How to Become a Rockstar Librarian

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Taxonomist at Sears Holdings
Corporation

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How did I get here?

5.  Library volunteer in HS>
+ desk in college>
Circ

 Where I studied Russian History and got>
 An internship where I learned web design>
 IMLS grant project designing websites in a library>
 Reference desk volunteering at a public library>
 Library school>
 GAships (Archives & digitization, Math Library, Slavic serials)>
 Full time job on an IMLS grant at UIUC>
 Taxonomist at the Associated Press>
 Contractor at Sears>
 Full time job at Sears

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Best Part/Worst Part
Best!
10 million people a month!
Best!
New thing every day.
Worst!
Extremely old company!
Worst!
People have no idea what I
do.

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Take awesome
classes and cater
them to your goal.

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Get an internship,
practicum, or
create a project for
free that will give
you experience!

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Get technical skills
that people need.

10. +
Teach
yourself
to do
things.

11. +
Have a passion for
something.
If this isn’t it, get a
job till you find it.

12. +
Take a job with
downsides
PURPOSEFULLY.

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Social media &
conferences are
important.
Hang around long
enough and they’ll ask
you to speak.

14. +
Everyone with an English
degree wants to be a
reference instruction
librarian.

15. +
Specialize in
something weird.

16. +
You’ll never stop
doing the reference
interview.

17. +
Ask strangers you
admire
professionally for
advice

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Jenny Benevento
jennybento@gmail.com
@jennybento
jennyjenny.org
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