Library GrrrlsLibrary Grrrls - LiveJournal.comPay- June 30, 2008 Hi Ladies, I'm asking this question on behalf of my partner who is starting his MLS (Drexel Distance) in the fall (and doesn't have an LJ!)...Does anyone know what the New York Public Library pays its pages, senior pages and trainees We're moving to NYC so I can go to law school, and he's hoping to get some library work there. He's also applying for university libraries--he's applying everywhere!Anyway, info on NYPL hiring and wages would be greatly appreciated.Thanks!http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/671779.html graduate school & computers- June 30, 2008 Hi, Library Grrls! I am an undergrad currently working towards my BA, but I am contemplating going to grad school for library science.A question for you grrls currently in or graduated from grad school:Is the majority of the coursework based on computers and learning library-oriented computer programs I know that it must constitute a great deal of the work, but is it the central objectiveemphasis My own interests lie in literary theory and the history of books.http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/671496.html Blog Question- June 28, 2008 Hi all! Thanks for all the advice I've been getting. I am actaully at the ALA conference in CA and am really enjoying the warm weather! Anyway, I was trying to create a blog doing reviews of a books I am currently reading. However I am having trouble coming up with a good name that doesn't sound unprofessional. Any ideasI was thinking of House of Books I want it be creative and also reflect that I am trying to improve myself as a library student at large. Thanks!http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/671425.html The Library AKA the MAFIA- June 27, 2008 Hi, I am new to the group here, so I should tell you all a bit about myself. I'm from Long Island, New York and am currently finishing my bachelors degree. My goal is to obtain an MLS. I have been trying and trying to get a clerk job in the libraries in Suffolk County. i have professional clerical experience (I am a career changer) and I currently make several dollars more an hour than a library clerk, but I am willing to take the loss to get the experience at the library. I also took the civil.http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/671166.html What do we accomplish- June 26, 2008 Here is a question I have been thinking a lot about lately: What do we accomplish as librarians and support staff I have read a lot of resume-writing advice lately, and many booksblogsetc. say that we should be writing our accomplishments to go along with our job title--not a job description. What can I claim as an accomplishment when my job doesn't include sales or management roles If it matters, I work in youth services, but I think a lot of people might be in the same boat as me,...http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/670812.html Being a young professional is weird- June 25, 2008 I'm just starting my first post-library school job and I'm a bit nervous about making the transition from student to professional. I went straight from university to library school to working, so I'm significantly younger than my co-workers. Any advice on dealing with this transition Calling everyone by their first names is already a little weird.I've started cleaning up my facebook (it's no longer just a place to post embarrassing pictures of my drunken friends I suppose), tried to find age...http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/670643.html Likesdislikes about being a librarian- June 25, 2008 Hi everyone!I'm in the thick of researching fields that interest me as I'm working toward a career change I've been in software quality assurance for too long. Library science has always interested me so I wanted to ask all of you if you could give me some feedback on what you think is good, bad, rewarding, sucky, etc. Also, what natural traits do you think a good librarian hasThanks so much!!Garancehttp://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/670336.html ALA Annual Conference - Links (del.icio.us)- June 24, 2008 (obsessively cross-posted - repost here) FYI: http:del.icio.usalalibraryalaannual08 Links to web pages regarding the 2008 ALA Annual Conference occurring June 26-July 2, 2008, in Anaheim, CA, including the pages on registration, housing, and the exhibits, and the Official Wiki, as well. Especially see:ALA 2008 ALA Annual Conference Main Page Official Wiki of the 2008 ALA Annual ConferenceCheck In at Conference - 2008 ALA Annual Conference WikiALA 2008 Annual Conference Planner (fully...http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/670115.html Librarian CVs- June 24, 2008 I'm now at a point career-wise where I need to reformat my resume into a CV. I was wondering if any of you had CVs online that I could look at for examples.Thanks!http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/669775.html Biography- June 23, 2008 Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice about the besteasiest way to organize biographies and autobiographies. (Let me preface this by saying that I am NOT a librarian, so don't know even the basics about this kind of thing.) I volunteer in the library of a small community museum. Currently, I am working on turning a huge pile of unorganized books into a relatively organized usable collection. I've divided everything into common sense categories, alphabetized the books within each, etc. It.http://community.livejournal.com/library_grrls/669505.html |