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Info Career Trends - Sept. 2007 Editor's Note
Welcome to the beginning of Info Career Trends' eighth year on this planet! Marking this milestone, you'll note a new format -- I've switched over to more robust software, and you'll note some more changes over the next few issues. If you still prefer to read, download, or print the newsletter as one big long plain text file, you can grab that at: http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/archives/text/sept07.txt ; you can also subscribe to the RSS feed.
I'm planning more changes for both ICT and LISjobs.com over the next few months, providing you with more content and more resources for all stages of your library career -- from entering the field, to going to school, to finding a job, to plotting a path. If you have any ideas for additional content you want to see, speak now; e-mail rachel@lisjobs.com with comments or suggestions.
This newsletter, as well as job listings at LISjobs.com, will remain free to both job seekers and employers. (As always, find a job or post a job.)
However, I'm currently asking for donations to help support the site's expansion, including its redesign and additional database programming. I can accept these either via PayPal or postal mail (payable to Rachel Gordon, c/o LISjobs.com, PO Box 6931, Villa Park, IL 60181). If you've used the site to find a great job or to hire a great employee, or the newsletter to help you develop your library career, please consider it. (And no, not tax deductible!)
Want to contribute in a different way? Think about writing for Info Career Trends. I'm currently seeking queries for the January 2008 issue, on keeping up, and March 2008, on setting priorities. E-mail queries outlining your proposed article to editor@lisjobs.com, and see contributor guidelines and more on these themes.
That all being said, let's get right into the meat of this issue! This month's focus on career options is exciting in that it highlights some of the many paths open to us. When we expand our horizons, we expand our options; today's contributors talk about several ways to do so. Reflecting the range of options open to us, today's topics range from putting yourself in the path of opportunity, to doing post-MLS work as a paraprofessional, to expanding your work outside the library field, to taking part in a job exchange. The shifting nature of information work and the fluidity of the boundaries between what we think of as "librarianship" and the larger world bear thinking about in terms of your own career; here, find some places to start.
- Rachel