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Chapter 1: Next Generation Librarianship

• Recruitment & Retirement: A Deeper Look: http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/reports/recruitretire-adeeperlook.pdf

• Census 2000 EEO Data Tool: http://www.census.gov/eeo2000/index.html

Chapter 2: Surviving Library School

• ALISE Statistics: http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=55728. Unfortunately, current stats now only available to ALISE institutional members. Older stats: http://ils.unc.edu/ALISE/

• ALA-Accredited Schools: http://www.ala.org/ala/education/accredprograms/accreditedprograms.htm

• ALA Accreditation Process: http://www.ala.org/process/

• MLA: Schools offering health sciences librarianship coursework: http://www.mlanet.org/education/libschools/index.html

• librarian_wannabes: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/librarian_wannabes/

• IU (Indiana University) SLIS: http://www.livejournal.com/community/iu_slis/

• Librarians in Training: http://www.livejournal.com/community/libraryschool/

• Library Grrrls: http://www.livejournal.com/community/library_grrls/

• Library Lovers: http://www.livejournal.com/community/libraries/

• Librarygrads: http://www.livejournal.com/community/librarygrads/

• Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Scholarships&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=167618

• AALL Scholarships: http://www.aallnet.org/services/scholarships.asp

• ALA Scholarships: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships

• Beta Phi Mu Scholarships: http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/scholarships.html

• MLA Scholarships: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html

• NASIG Awards: http://www.nasig.org/awards/

• SLA Scholarships: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/scholarship/index.cfm

Chapter 3: Surviving the Job Hunt

• LIBJOBS: http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/arc/libjobs/

• Library Job Postings on the Internet: http://www.libraryjobpostings.org

• LISjobs.com: http://www.lisjobs.com

• NMRT Resume Review Service: http://www.geocities.com/nmrtrrs/jobseekers.html

• American Association of Law Libraries, Job Hotline: http://www.aallnet.org/hotline/hotline.asp

• Michigan Library Association Jobline: http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/jobline

• Nebraska and Regional Library Jobs: http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/nowhiring/jobsandcareers.asp

• Society of American Archivists, Online Employment Bulletin: http://www.archivists.org/employment/index.asp

• The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/jobs/300/100/6000/

• Library Journal: http://www.libraryjournal.com/community/891/Careers/42799.html

• American Libraries: http://www.ala.org/ala/education/empopps/careerleadsb/careerleadsonline.htm

• LISjobs.com, Interview Advice: http://www.lisjobs.com/advice.htm#interview

• Writing a CV: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/internal/fac/V.D.5_cv.pdf

• LISjobs.com, Temp and Employment Agencies: http://www.lisjobs.com/temp.htm

• LISjobs.com, Salary Statistics: http://www.lisjobs.com/advice.htm#stats

Chapter 4: Surviving Entry-Level Positions

Chapter 5: Moving Forward

• ALA's Continuing Education Clearinghouse: http://www.ala.org/ce/

• BCR: http://www.bcr.org/training/online/index.html

• Beyond the Job: http://librarycareers.blogspot.com

• SirsiDynixInstitute: http://www.dynix.com/institute/

• InfoPeople: http://www.infopeople.org/training/

• PALINET: http://www.palinet.org/services/edprogram/ol-cal-d.asp?Type=online

• SLA Online Learning: http://www.sla.org/content/learn/learnmore/index.cfm

• WebJunction: http://www.webjunction.org

• University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, CE Courses: http://www.clis.umd.edu/programs/ce/

• SOLINET eCademy: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ecademy_workshops.cfm

Chapter 6: Image, Stereotypes, and Diversity

• The Fashionista Librarian: http://www.geocities.com/fashionistalibrarian/

• ALA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Roundtable: http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/welcomeglbtround.htm

• GAY-LIBN: http://www-lib.usc.edu/~trimmer/gay-libn.html

• ALA's Office for Diversity: http://www.ala.org/diversity/

• American Indian Library Association: http://aila.library.sd.gov/

• Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association: http://www.apalaweb.org

• Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA): http://www.bcala.org

• Chinese-American Library Association (CALA): http://www.cala-web.org

• REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking): http://www.reforma.org

• ALA's Spectrum Scholarships: http://www.ala.org/spectrum/

• ARL (Association of Research Libraries) Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce: http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/initapp2007.pdf

• Diversity Librarians' Network, Scholarships and Awards List: http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/scholarships.html

• Knowledge River (University of Arizona): http://knowledgeriver.arizona.edu

• ALA Diversity Research Grant Program: http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/divresearchgrants/diversityresearch.htm

• Duke University Libraries Fellowship Program: http://library.duke.edu/about/depts/hr/jobs/professional/fellow.html

• University of Tennessee Minority Librarian Residency Program: http://www.lib.utk.edu/lss/lpp/minres.html

Chapter 7: Connections

• Pop Goes the Library: http://www.popgoesthelibrary.com

• aliaNEWGRAD: http://lists.alia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aliaNEWGRAD/

• IFLA's NPDG-L (New Professionals Discussion Group Mailing List): http://infoserv.inist.fr/wwsympa.fcgi/info/npdg-l

• Nexgenlib: http://groups.google.com/group/NEXGENLIB

• NEWLIB-L: http://www.lahacal.org/newlib/

• NMRT-L: http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/nmrtmailinglists.htm

• The Young Librarian (TYL): http://www.younglibrarian.net

• Unofficial ALA Conference Wiki: http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wiki/

• SLA's "Tips From an Experienced Conference-Goer:" http://www.sla.org/Content/Events/conference/ac2005/geninfo/tips.cfm

• AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) Grants Program: http://www.aallnet.org/committee/grants/grants.asp

• ALA Grants and Fellowships: http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship

• IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Fellowships, Grants, and Awards: http://www.ifla.org/III/members/grants.htm

• NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group) Student Grant: http://www.nasig.org/awards/timedated/studentgrant.html

• MLA (Medical Library Association) Grants: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/index.html

• New York METRO's New Librarians Special Interest Group: http://metro.org/SIGs/newlibs.html

• ALIA New Generation Policy and Advisory Group: http://www.alia.org.au/governance/committees/new.generation/

• ALIA New Librarians Symposia, 2004 and 2006: http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2004/ and http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2006/

Chapter 8: Work/Life Balance

• Librariansahm: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/librariansahm/

• Libparenting: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/libparenting/

Chapter 9: Transforming the Profession

• The Young Librarian Web site: http://www.younglibrarian.net

• The Young Librarian Weblog: http://younglibrarian.blogspot.com

• Endangered Libraries: http://librarydust.typepad.com/library_dust/2005/01/endangered_libr.html

• ALA: Library Funding: http://www.ala.org/ala/news/libraryfunding/libraryfunding.htm

• Trading Spaces: http://www.sjrlc.org/tradingspaces/

• FreeCulture: http://freeculture.org

• Lawrence Lessig's blog: http://www.lessig.org/blog/

Chapter 10: A Note to Library Administrators

• The Future of Librarians in the Workforce: http://www.libraryworkforce.org (See also their Feb. 28, 2006 release of advisory panel opinion papers (warning: 226p PDF): http://mingus.exp.sis.pitt.edu:8888/workforce/IMLS_Opinion_Papers.pdf)