September 2015 KLA/KASL Conference - Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities
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"Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities" Keynote Presentation at September 2015 KLA/KASL Kentucky Library Association Special Library Section in Louisville, Kentucky
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September 2015 KLA/KASL Conference - Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities
- 1. Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities Lisa Chow Partner, People Interact Consultancy September 18, 2015 2015 KLA/KASL Joint Conference Special Library Section
- 3. We surveyed 10 leaders in the library world... Consultant Digital resource librarian Academic librarians Outreach librarian Legal librarian Children’s librarian Reference librarian Research librarian Instructional librarian
- 4. We reviewed professional literature...
- 5. We reviewed LIS curricula and accreditation standards...
- 6. We attended events, presentations, meetings, discussions and webinars...
- 7. We looked at job postings...
- 8. Trends ● Think micro-careers. The modern information career will be made up of micro-careers. ● There is no box. Information professionals are doing work outside of traditional spaces, titles, roles, and responsibilities. ● Think tech. The profession and information is going online/digital/electronic. ● Be a part of the team. The information professional works collaboratively.
- 9. Designing A Career Strategy
- 10. Self Assessment SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals
- 11. Professional Brand and Online Presence Continuous learning Career Strategy People
- 12. Find colleagues to share and bounce off ideas. Have a partner-in-crime. Get to know your fellow librarians/students. Find a mentor or two. Be a mentor. CONNECT WITH PEOPLE
- 13. Find opportunities to publish and present GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE
- 14. HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE
- 15. Attend cheap/free events, unconferences, trainings and meetups. Attend national and local conferences. Organize your own event. GET OUT THERE
- 16. Apply to various library programs and initiatives. Get involved with local and national associations and groups. GET INVOLVED
- 17. Keep up with library land (and the world). Influencers, listservs, blogs, LinkedIn, Google Alerts, Library Trends KEEP UPDATED
- 18. KEEP LEARNING ● MOOCs (Massive open online courses) ● Continuing education ● Volunteer/internships ● Informational interviews ● Ask colleagues to show you what they know about a topic or software/tool of interest ● Books, videos (YouTube, Vimeo), webinars, workshops, podcasts, the usual...
- 19. JOB BROWSE & JOB SEARCH
- 20. Be creative with your name tag GO BEYOND YOUR JOB TITLE
- 21. CREATE BUSINESS CARDS ● Vistaprint ● Moo cards ● Local print shop ● Print your own on-demand
- 22. Update your resume/CV regularly. Have your business card handy. BE PREPARED BE OPEN
- 23. Propose ideas, start projects, see what happens. TAKE THE INITIATIVE
- 24. Write down 1 goal for each career strategy area that you are going to work on. People: Continuous learning: Professional brand and online presence: Make it a SMART Goal
- 25. STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE Take 1 step towards 1 SMART goal
- 26. Resources
- 27. Publish & Present: Chandos publishing - http://store.elsevier.com/Chandos-Publishing-/IMP_207 Information Today - http://books.infotoday.com Libraries Unlimited - http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited.aspx Keep Updated: ALA Mailing Lists - http://lists.ala.org/sympa Library Link of the Day - http://www.tk421.net/librarylink Library Trends - https://www.lis.illinois.edu/newsroom/publications/librarytrends Slashdot - http://slashdot.org Reddit Libraries - https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries LibGuides - http://libguides.com Career: LISCareer - http://www.liscareer.com Library Job Postings - http://www.libraryjobpostings.org I Need a Library Job - http://inalj.com Alternative LIS Job Titles - http://www.infonista.com/2013/alternative-lis-job-titles-2 Free Courses - http://librarysciencelist.com/free-online-courses-for-librarians IFLA New Librarians Webinars - http://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars Online Resources
- 29. Presentation slides and resources: http://peopleinteract.wordpress.com/blog Email: peopleinteractconsulting@gmail.com Questions? _______________________________________________________________________ OUR SERVICES: DESIGN THINKING AND IMPACT-BASED EVALUATION UNCONFERENCES FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT