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United States
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Ann E. Robinson's Library Job Hunting Site
Web site is a collection of links, organized by region (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand), that includes relevant organizations affiliated with libraries offering employment, along with contact information, mailing address, and URL, if applicable. Web site targets main library organizations on state and national level. Site also offers links to nationwide job ads and a set of links to tips for job seekers, including resume writing, cover letters, and interviewing. -
Librarians' Index to the Internet
LII has a jobs and careers section not specifically for librarians. This section provides general information on benefits, employment, employment law, job hunting, Labor Day, labor unions, resumes, self-employment, voluntarism, and wages. This page also includes links to career-specific job postings. Librarian can be selected from the Job Postings list. The following links are provided: Libraryjobpostings, Freepint (mostly for UK), Libjobs Archive, and Library Job Hunting at Ann's Place. There is also a link for information technology-based job sites. -
The Librarian's Job Search Source
Provides job listings, job-related blogs, resume` postings, career development blog, links to online career development resources, advice on interviewing, statistics on librarian salaries, articles on getting started and profession related articles.
A wide variety of library-related employment resources has been collected by Rachel Gordon including general job databases, employment guides, links to specific library specialties, discussion forums, and much more. Site aimed at information professionals and library professionals, includes easily located listing of jobs from across country, as well as a separate list of non-US jobs, and jobs by state. Includes job advice and a link to Information professional’s guide to career development online by Sarah Nesbeitt. Site includes a means to email job questions to professionals, which can be answered in a bimonthly column, and a career development blog, and other career advice. -
Library Spot
Site searches for librarian positions through goooooogle and additional links. It also provides several means to search for different types of positions, through category searches, and different library types listed on the left navigation bar. Each type of library link leads to a list of sites that provide job information on those specific types of libraries. Film libraries, academic, government, K-12, law, medical, national, presidential, public, and state libraries are all included. -
Library Job Postings on the Internet
Site complied by Sarah L. Nesbeitt, a librarian at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and includes a collection of library science positions from around the country. Site includes individual libraries and academic institutions. Located at Eastern Illinois University, the site contains annotated listings of LIS job sites in the US and Canada. Site seems aimed at anyone looking for a job in libraries, includes a listing of job placement services, recruitment firms, and employment agencies that specialize in library, information services, and/or records management positions. Specific listings included in separate document file. Job listings include long lists of jobs from all over North America, including Canada, posted by date, but also separated into categories on main page]. -
Networked Librarian Job Search Guides
This site is key primarily for its page of links, each of which leads to massive collections of links to specific jobs sites by subject/library type, region, or by employer. Unfortunately many, if not most, links have so far appeared to be dead or out of date. Live job links included below. -
WWW Library Directory
This is a worldwide directory of libraries with web sites. Many libraries list job openings on their web sites. The site is organized so that libraries are locate d by state, then by countries. By clicking on a state, site opens a page listing of all libraries in that state and links to their web sites. Country sites include listing of every country currently existing in the world, with active links to about half of them.
Virginia
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Virginia Library Jobs
This site is from LISjobs.com, and provides individual links to job sites from libraries within Virginia. This includes the Virginia Library Association, the Virginia State Library, individual public library systems, and three regional systems, including the Washington Council of Governments and SOLINET.
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