How to stay afloat in the academic library job pool

How to stay afloat in the academic library job pool / edited by Teresa Y. Neely ; foreword by Camila A. Alire.

But whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Neely and her crack team of expert contributors have the information needed to stay afloat.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Neely, Teresa Y.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, ©2011.
Subjects:
Academic librarians > Vocational guidance > United States.
Academic librarians > Selection and appointment > United States.
Library science > Vocational guidance > United States.
Employment interviewing > United States.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Employment interviewing
Library science > Vocational guidance
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Welcome to library land / Teresa Y. Neely
  • Entry-level jobs in academic libraries / Teresa Y. Neely with Kathleen B. Garcia
  • How to read a job ad : seeing the obvious, and reading between the lines / Sever Bordeianu and Christina M. Desai
  • Compiling an application packet that doesn't make the search committee want to kill you / Sarah L. Stohr
  • You have the right to remain silent throughout the interview process / Teresa Y. Neely
  • The phone interview : take your best foot out of your mouth and put it forward / Teresa Y. Neely with Monica Etsitty Dorame
  • Live and in-person : get ready to meet the entire library family / Daniel Barkley
  • Your presentation : it should not be ridiculous / Sarah L. Stohr and Bruce Neville
  • Job offers, negotiations, and all the wonderful things you can ask for! / Evangela Q. Oates and Teresa Y. Neely
  • The eight-month marathon : from library school to new librarian / Silvia Lu.

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