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Kratt, Susan B., ed. Relationships Between Teaching Faculty and Teaching Librarians. Binghamton, NY: Haworth, 2005. ISBN 0-7890-2573-6. Purchase from Amazon.com.
If you're looking for a neatly packaged group of articles on faculty-librarian relationships, this is one of the more comprehensive sources to consult. This edition is a compilation of material co-published simultaneously as The Reference Librarian, numbers 89/90 2005; editor Susan B. Kraat's synthesis presents an overview of the collection. Covering the academic librarian's role as faculty member and practitioner, the publication includes: how-to case studies, various approaches to integrating information literacy into the curriculum, ways to work one-on-one with faculty, interesting literature reviews related to faculty-librarian relationships, and original projects utilizing various research methodology. Relationships provides much detail, and its publication makes the reader yearn for clear-cut answers to ongoing dilemmas for the academic librarian. The subject of this work - faculty-librarian relationships - clearly has major implications in the field, and will continue to be a focus within the profession for years to come.
Lori Gluckman is Head of Technical Services and Collection Development for the Stephen B. Luce Library at the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College. She has her: MLS from City University of New York (CUNY) Queens College, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies; MA in Health Administration from Hofstra University; and BA from Binghamton University. Reach her via e-mail at: lgluckman@sunymaritime.edu
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Newlen, Robert R. Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques that Work: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. NY: Neal-Schuman, 2006. ISBN 1-55570-538-3. $55.00.Purchase from Amazon.com.
This practical volume, an updated edition of Newlen's Writing Resumes that Work (1998), provides many useful tips on resume writing as well as an expanded section on interview techniques. To begin, Newlen lays out nine step-by-step exercises that will help librarians build their own resumes. The worksheets provided will help librarians do a personal inventory of their employment history, skills, and accomplishments, and then choose the resume format that suits their needs (chronological, functional, or combination). Of note: Newlen sees the "objective" as a critical part of the resume, something this reviewer disagrees with! For many, the most valuable section will be the large collection of sample resumes, organized by position type (technology/systems, non-supervisory, supervisory, special librarian). Recent grads will also be happy to see the many sample resumes geared toward their needs. The volume concludes with cover letter tips, a lengthy section on preparing for an interview, a list of action verbs, and several indexes. Overall, this is an essential tool for the job-hunting librarian.
Sarah Johnson is Associate Professor and Reference Librarian at Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University, and the compiler of Library Job Postings on the Internet.
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Skrzeszewski, Stan. The Knowledge Entrepreneur. NY: Scarecrow Press, 2006. ISBN 0-8108-5291-8. $25.00. Purchase from Amazon.com.
The Knowledge Entrepreneur may sound like an unlikely title for review in a library publication - most librarians work within an organization, not a situation normally known for entrepreneurial opportunities. Skrzeszewski, though, has created an excellent guide to identifying, planning for, and marketing the results of entrepreneurial opportunities within a knowledge-based workplace. Believing that entrepreneurial opportunities can be viewed not only as opportunities to make profits, but also as opportunities for improvement, Skrzeszewski provides tips on taking advantage of both types of opportunities and illustrates how librarians can use entrepreneurship to accomplish great feats for their libraries. The book developed from notes Skrzeszewski prepared for a course called "The Entrepreneurial Librarian" and it stays true to its roots through regular references to library-based scenarios.
Elizabeth Shankle is Director of Research for Aretao.