The Librarian's Career Guidebook - Paperback

by Priscilla K. Shontz (Editor)

Sage advice and career guidance is offered by sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions and workplaces. This practical guide addresses a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career: prospective librarians, M.L.S. students, and entry-level librarians, as well as experienced information professionals. Covers:

- Career options
- Education
- The job search
- On-the-job experience
- Professional development
- Essential skills and strategies for enjoying your career

Author Biography

Priscilla K. Shontz is the author of Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science (Scarecrow Press, 2002). She has worked in academic, special and public libraries and currently works as a freelance writer and webmaster/editor of LIScareer.com.