About the Author

Rachel Singer Gordon is the former Head of Computer Services at the Franklin Park Public Library, Ill. She is the founder and Webmaster of the library career site Lisjobs.com, from which she also publishes Info Career Trends, a free, bimonthly electronic newsletter on career development issues for librarians. With Sarah Johnson, she maintains Beyond the Job, a professional development blog for information professionals. Rachel writes the monthly "Computer Media" column for Library Journal, is a frequent contributor to LJ's NextGen column, and writes "Publish, Don't Perish," a monthly column on writing for publication for Emerald's Library Link.

Rachel has written and presented widely on career development issues for librarians. Her published work includes The Information Professional’s Guide to Career Development Online (with Sarah Nesbeitt, ITI, 2002), The Accidental Systems Librarian (ITI, 2003), and The Librarian’s Guide to Writing for Publication (Scarecrow, 2004). She holds an MLIS from Dominican University and an MA from Northwestern University.

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