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What's Online? Recommended Resources On Career Options
- Alternative Careers, by Amelia Kassel
Talks about the author's move to becoming an independent information professional and a course she teaches on alternative careers.
- Are Students Really Entering Careers in Librarianship? by Terry L. Weech and Alison Scott
Reports on a study showing few LIS graduates find employment outside of traditional libraries.
- Attention New Librarians and Career Changers: Identifying and Conveying Transferable Skills, by Julie Todaro
Talks about the need to identify and nurture sets of skills that apply across multiple types of jobs and institutions.
- Desperately Seeking the Adaptive Librarian: On the 2.0 Job Description (Part 3), by Michael Stephens
Talks about how "some library jobs have morphed via the impact of technology, social networks, and the shift to our culture of participation."
- Places an MLS Can Take You, by Linda K. Wallace
An American Libraries article on varied careers for MLS holders.
- To find a path for your career embrace instability, by Penelope Trunk
Talks about ways to explore different options and become comfortable with the idea of shifting between careers.
- Where to from here: Career directions for Librarians, by Prathiba Naran
"I will explore the environment of change in libraries and how technological innovation and the accompanying changes in work practices have impacted on the career paths of librarians. The traditional role of librarians as collectors, organisers, custodians and disseminators of information is today less appropriate than before. Library staff are now regarded as resource people, acting as advisors, consultants and facilitators..."