SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION NEW YORK CHAPTER JOB AND CAREER LINKS
A selection of resources on job hunting and career advice for the New York Metro-area special library community
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WEBSITES: these sites offer job listings, blogs, and general information about library work and career development
Librarian-Specific Career Advice
SLA New York Chapter
Career Advice Sites, General
www.chimby.com - Career Advice Search Engine
www.rileyguide.com - comprehensive roundup of internet career resources
New York Area, Library Specific
The SLA New York Chapter Joblog
SLA New Jersey Chapter Job Listings
METRO Job Magnet
National, Library Specific
SLA Career Center Job Search - need SLA login to view full listings
ALAJoblist
University of Texas School of Information
Libjobs
Lisjobs
Library Job Postings on the Internet
New York Area, GeneralALAJoblist
University of Texas School of Information
Libjobs
Lisjobs
Library Job Postings on the Internet
Craigslist New York job listings - think outside the box! There are some library listings, but also listings for positions outside the library asking for information professional skills, for example, a search on the word "Nexis" might find a position in fundraising research, and there are many temp listings asking for all kinds of skills.
Kijiji - alternative to Craigslist - link goes to New York listings, but main site has listings for jobs around the country
Job Circle - regional job board for NY, NJ, PA & DE
www.liwork.com, www.lijobs.com, longisland.employmentguide.com - Long Island
General www.liwork.com, www.lijobs.com, longisland.employmentguide.com - Long Island
CareerBuilder.com
Ladders - fee-based service for executive level jobs
Specialized
www.guru.com, www.sologig.com - Freelance
www.groovejob.com - Part-time
www.workforce50.com - Over 50
New York State Department of Civil Service
USAJobs - federal government: post your resume online, apply for jobs and set up agents to alert you of new openings
see also "Workforce1" link below under "Continuing Education" for job training programs
see also "Workforce1" link below under "Continuing Education" for job training programs
Twitter Feeds (Twitter account required):
Libgig_Jobs
LibInfoSciJobs
ALA_JobLIST
libassociates - LAC, Library Associates Corp
Interested in a specific company? Go to their website and see if they offer a Twitter feed of job notices
New to Twitter? A good intro can be found here: http://michaelhyatt.com/2008/05/the-beginners-guide-to-twitter.html
LIBRARY RECRUITERS:
AREA LIBRARIES:
In addition to direct assistance with job and career exploration, don't forget that, with your computer and library card you can search a number of article and other databases from home--great for company research and keeping up with professional reading. In addition, NYPL's Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) has a number of business reference services (e.g. Bloomberg) that you can use or get instruction on. Did you graduate from an area college or university? Check with their alumni affairs or library office to see what services might be available to alums.
New York Public Library Job Assistance
Job Search Central at SIBL
Brooklyn Public Library Jobs and Business Information
Queens Library Job Information Resources
Job Search Central at SIBL
Brooklyn Public Library Jobs and Business Information
Queens Library Job Information Resources
Links in this section go to the blog's homepage. If you would like to subscribe so that you can view updates, scroll down the homepage and look for rss symbol
Career Advice, Librarian-specific:
Libgig - main blog (career advice and jobhunting tips)
Career Advice, General:
six figure start's weblog - "Career Coaching by Former Fortune 500 Recruiters"
About.com Careers - offers email updates and news feeds
LinkedIn Blog - great for examples of how people have used LinkedIn for jobhunting, as well as tips for getting the most out of the service
Career Hub - group-authored blog by career experts
WSJ.com Careers - not a blog: link goes to list of all feeds available from the Journal, scroll down to subscribe to a feed of career-related stories
Heymarci.com, The Heymarci blog (Marci Alboher) - career advice from former New York Times careers blogger, and author of "One Person / Many Careers"
Ask Annie - Fortune mag's career columnist
Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist- Personal (sometimes very personal) observations "at the intersection of work and life"
The Wise Job Search - "aims to provide the 'Best of the Best' information, resources, and ideas."
About.com Careers - offers email updates and news feeds
LinkedIn Blog - great for examples of how people have used LinkedIn for jobhunting, as well as tips for getting the most out of the service
Career Hub - group-authored blog by career experts
WSJ.com Careers - not a blog: link goes to list of all feeds available from the Journal, scroll down to subscribe to a feed of career-related stories
Heymarci.com, The Heymarci blog (Marci Alboher) - career advice from former New York Times careers blogger, and author of "One Person / Many Careers"
Ask Annie - Fortune mag's career columnist
Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist- Personal (sometimes very personal) observations "at the intersection of work and life"
The Wise Job Search - "aims to provide the 'Best of the Best' information, resources, and ideas."
Of Interest to NYC-area librarians:
Shelved@nyc - " . . . a blog for ALL librarians working in this culturally rich—but frequently disjointed and overwhelming—city." Offers calendar of upcoming events as well as news.
NYPL Labs - behind the scenes with the digitization folks at NYPL
NYPL Labs - behind the scenes with the digitization folks at NYPL
Industry Voices:
There are so many blogs by folks in our industry, this is just a sampling. Use the form provided to submit your favorites.
In the Library with the Lead Pipe - (group authored) The murder victim? Your library assumptions. Suspects? It could have been any of us.
Information Wants to Be Free - Meredith Farkas - A librarian, writer and tech geek reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons
librarian.net - Jessamyn West - putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999
LibrarianInBlack - Sarah Houghton-Jan - Amazingly informed & therefore properly opinionated
Rethinking Information Careers - (infrequent posts) blog by G. Kim Dority, author of "Rethinking Information Careers" (see section on Books); helpful advice for positioning yourself in today's challenging work environment, including transitioning from traditional library work.
The Shifted Librarian - Jenny Levine - Library weblog intent on "making librarians more portable"
Stephen's Lighthouse - Stephen Abram, VP of Innovation at SirsiDynix
LibrarianInBlack - Sarah Houghton-Jan - Amazingly informed & therefore properly opinionated
Rethinking Information Careers - (infrequent posts) blog by G. Kim Dority, author of "Rethinking Information Careers" (see section on Books); helpful advice for positioning yourself in today's challenging work environment, including transitioning from traditional library work.
The Shifted Librarian - Jenny Levine - Library weblog intent on "making librarians more portable"
Stephen's Lighthouse - Stephen Abram, VP of Innovation at SirsiDynix
Public Libraries:
Keeping Current on Information Resources:
Docuticker - Gary Price, Shirl Kennedy - a daily update of new reports from government agencies, ngo’s, think tanks, and other groups
Library Stuff - Steven Cohen - The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development
ResearchBuzz - Tara Calishain - News about search engines, databases, and other information collections.
ResourceShelf - Gary Price, Shirl Kennedy - A daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists
Library Stuff - Steven Cohen - The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development
ResearchBuzz - Tara Calishain - News about search engines, databases, and other information collections.
ResourceShelf - Gary Price, Shirl Kennedy - A daily newsletter with resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists
Trade Pubs:
Cataloging:
Taxonomy:
Library Technology:
Library Hi Tech rss - url is for the rss feed of table of contents of quarterly journal Library Hi Tech
iLibrarian - News and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution
ALA Tech Source
ALA's Library Technology Reports
iLibrarian - News and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution
ALA Tech Source
ALA's Library Technology Reports
SLA
Medical:
Technology, Web Resources:
ASSOCIATIONS:
Here are some associations related to our industry. If you are interested in membership, ask if they provide a discount for SLA members, students (they may require a certain number of credits), or for those who are unemployed. Even if you can't join, you can usually sign up for email newsletters, follow or subscribe to association blogs, or attend events and classes as a non-member. These are great ways of networking and keeping current with industry issues.
AIIM - content management
ALA
ARMA - records management
ASI - American Society for Indexing
ASIS&T
AALL - law librarians
LLAGNY - New York chapter
METRO (check out myMETRO for individual memberships)
SAA - Society of American Archivists
Archivists' Roundtable of Metrolitan New York
SCIP - Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
SLA
BOOKS:
Rachel Singer Gordon - What's the Alternative? Career Options for Librarians and Information Pros, 2008
G. Kim Dority - Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, 2006
NETWORKING:
LinkedIn - LinkedIn is one of the best ways to showcase your experience and interests, and build a network of professional contacts.
Related: Presentation by SLA member Deb Hunt: Social Media At A Library Near You, has additional links on value of LinkedIn
Meetup.com - there's a world of networking to be found here, on just about any topic of interest to information professionals. Want to transition to a new career, or take your career in a different direction? Go to a meeting and speak to people who are doing what you'd like to be doing and ask them for their advice, connect with those who have similar interests, or for fun join a group that's more leisure or hobby focused. Information professions groups include the NY Librarians Meetup Group, NYC Taxonomy Community, and many more.
SLA DIVISION LISTSERVS:
http://www.sla.org/content/community/lists/divisionlists5979.cfm
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
NYC Workforce1 - learn about job training programs offered in NYC and eligibility requirements for the tuition assistance voucher program
SLA Innovation Lab - learn about and play with Web 2.0 tools and technologies.
W3Schools Tutorials - free tutorials for learning web technologies (html, css, xml, etc.)
Continuing Education links from the Lisjobs website
Interviewing Tips and Techniques - presentation by Sharon Armstrong at SLA 2009 conference
Area Library Schools (offer post-Master's certificate programs or permit auditing)
CUNY Continuing EducationLynda.com - (monthly/annual fee) Over 600 online tutorials for learning web, database technologies (website creation, software) and business software