Selected LIS-Specific Career Guides

An increasing number of career-related books for LIS have made their way into the market in recent years. A few of these are noted below.

Books

• Rosemary Raddon with Angela Abell, Rossana Kendall and Liz Roberts,eds. Your Career, Your Life: Career Management for the Information Professional. Aldershot, England: Burlington, VT: Ashgate, c2005. Hodges Library Stacks * Z682.35.V62 * Y68 2005
• Shontz, Priscilla K. ed. The Librarian's Career Guidebook. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004. Hodges Library Stacks * Z682.35.V62 * L53 2004
• Eberts, Marjorie, ed. Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types. Chicago: VGM Career Books, c2003. 3rd ed. Z471 .E25 2003
• Kane, Laura Townsend. Straight from the Stacks: A Firsthand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science. Chicago: American Library Association, 2003. Hodges Z682.35 .V62 * K36 2003
• Pantry, Sheila. Your Essential Guide to Career Success. London: Facet Pub., c2003. 2nd ed. Hodges Library = Stacks * Z682.35.V62 * P36 2003
• Fourie, Denise K. Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career exploration. Greenwood Village, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.
• Gordon, Rachel Singer. The NextGen Librarian’s Survival Guide. Medford, NJ: 2006.
• Nesbeitt, Sarah L. and Rachel S. Gordon. The Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online. Medford, N.J: Information Today, c2002. Hodges Z682.35.V62 N47 2002
• Shontz, Priscilla K. Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002. Hodges Z682.35.V62 S47 2002
• Totterdell, Anne. The Library and Information Work Primer. 2nd ed. London: Library Association, 2001.Hodges Z665.T67 2001
• Newlen, Robert R. Writing Resumes that Work: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1998. Hodges Z682.2.U5 N49 1998
• “The future for librarians [video recording]: positioning you for success.” American Association of Law Libraries, Medical Library Association, Special Libraries Association, in association with LEXIS-NEXIS. Chicago, Ill.: AALL; MLA; [Washington, DC]: SLA, c1997.
• McCook, Kathleen. Opportunities in Library and Information Science Careers [limited preview electronic resource] Lincolnwood, Ill. : VGM Career Horizons, c1997
• Mount, Ellis. Expanding Technologies--Expanding Careers: Librarianship in Transition. Washington, DC: Special Libraries Association, c1997. Hodges Z665.2.U6 E97 1997.
• Sellen, Betty-Carol. What Else You Can Do with a Library Degree: Career Options for the 90s and Beyond. New York: Neal-Schulman Publishers, c1997. Hodges Z682.35.V62 W47 1997.
• Horton, Forest W. Extending the Librarian's Domain: A Survey of Emerging Occupation Opportunities for Librarians and Information Professionals. Washington: SLA 1994. Hodges Z682.2.U5H67 1994
• Mount, Ellis. Opening New Doors: Alternative Careers for librarians. Washington, D.C.: Special Libraries Association, 1993. Hodges Z682.2.U5O65 1993
• Dewey, Barbara I. Library Jobs: How to Fill Them, How to Find Them. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987.
• Georgian, Rhoda. Careers in Other Fields for Librarians: Successful Strategies for Finding the job. Chicago: American Library Association, 1985. Hodges Z682.2.U5G37 1985.
• Betty-Carol Sellen and Dimity S. Bergner. New Options for Librarians: Finding a Job in a Related Field. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, c1984. Z682.2.U5N47 1984
• Noble, Valerie, A Librarian's Guide to Personal Development: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Special Libraries Association, c1980. Z682 .N62 1980. Hodges Z682 * .N62 1980.

Articles and Web Pages

• Ainsbury, Bob, and Michelle Futornick. "The Revenge of the Library Scientist." Online 24 (Nov./Dec. 2000):60-62.
• Blair, Leonie. " Beyond the Square: Career Planning for Information Professionals In The New Millennium." New Library World 101 (2000): 175-79.
• "Community Builders (Librarians Who Demonstrate Role of Community In Libraries)." Library Journal 127 (Mar. 15, 2002): 11-17.
• "Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 14 (Winter 2001):21-4.
• Crosby, Olivia. "Information Experts in the Information Age." Occupational Outlook Quarterly 44 (Winter 2000/2001):2-15.
• Dearstyne, Bruce. "Greeting And Shaping The Future: Information Professionals As Strategists And Leaders." Information Outlook 4 (Aug. 2000): 32-36.
• DeCandido, GraceAnne. "Hanging Out My Shingle: From Librarian to Consultant." American Libraries 31 (Mar. 2000): 46.
• DeCandido, GraceAnne. "New Jobs for Old: Librarians Now." Leading Ideas 14, July 18, 2000. http://www.arl.org/diversity/leading/issue14/newjobs.html. (accessed June 22, 2002)
• Deming, Claire and Jacqueline Chelin. "Make Your Own Luck: A Study Of People Changing Career Into Librarianship." New Library World 102 (2001): 13-26.
• Eiring, H. Larry. "The Evolving Information World." Information Management Journal 36 (Jan./Feb. 2002): 20-22.
• Fullerton, Barbara. "Hunting For A Job? Try The Internet." Law Library Resource Xchange. Updated May 1, 2002. http://www.llrx.com/features/jobhunting.htm (accessed May 3, 2002)
• Gregory, Vicki, and Sonia Ramierez. "Better Pay, More Jobs." Library Journal 125 (Oct. 15, 2000): 30.
• Guenther, Kim. "Follow The Information And You'll Find A Librarian." Computers in Libraries 21 (Nov./Dec. 2001): 52-54.
• Hordle, Julia. "No Business Like Self-Promotion." Information World Review 181 (June 2002): 28.
• Ireland, Susan. "A Resume That Works." Searcher 10 (July/Aug. 2002): 98-109.
• Jacobs, Leslie. "The Changing Person Within The Information Profession." Online 26 (Mar./Apr. 2002): 68.
• Jasco, Peter. "Librarians As Digital Authors And Publishers." Computers in Libraries 21 (May 2001): 52.
• Jones-Quartey, Theo. "Mentoring-Personal Reflections Of A Special Librarian." Information Outlook 4 (July 2000): 26-30.
• Kennedy, Shirley. "It's All in a Typical Day's Work." Information Today 19 (Apr. 2002): 32.
• Koenig, Michael and T. Kanti Srikantaiah. "The Business World Discovers The Assets Of Librarianship." Information Outlook 6 (Apr. 2002): 14-18.
• "Law Librarians." Law.com. http://www.law.com/jsp/lawlibrarians.jsp (accessed Dec. 13, 2002)
• Lettis, Lucy. "The Future Of Information Professionals--Seize The Day." Information Outlook 4 (May 2000): 26-32.
• "Library/Information Science Education, Placement, and Salaries, Part 3." In The Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 361-424. Ed. Dave Bogart (Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2002).
• "Library Program To Recruit Hispanic, American Indians." Black Issues in Higher Education 18 (Aug. 2001): 51.
• Longo, Brunello. "How a Librarian Can Live Nine Lives in a Knowledge-Based Economy." Computers in Libraries 21 (Nov./Dec. 2001): 40-43.
• Lynch, Beverly and Kimberley Smith. "The Changing Nature of Work In Academic Libraries." College & Research Libraries 62 (Sept. 2001): 407-20.
• Mach, Michelle. "Real Job Titles for Library and Information Science Professionals." July 2002. http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/mach/realjobs.html (accessed July 8, 2002)
• McDowell, Melody. "Help Wanted At Our Libraries." Black Issues Book Review 3 (Mar./Apr. 2001): 78.
• McGinnis, Michelle.(SIS graduate) "Feature Interview." New Breed Librarian. Apr. 2002. http://www.newbreedlibrarian.org/archives/02.02.apr2002/ (accessed July 13, 2002)
• McMillen, Paula. "Third Time's The Charm: Choosing a Career In Librarianship." in LISjobs.com's Professional Development Newsletter -- Info Career Trends May 2001. http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/archives/may01pmcmillen.htm (accessed June 27, 2002)
• Mort, Mary-Ellen. "The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting." Searcher 10 (July/Aug. 2002): 42.
• Oder, Norman. "1999 Grad Tami Suzuki: Making Archives Live." Library Journal 125 (Oct. 15, 2000): 34.
• Special Committee on Competencies for Special Librarians. Executive Summary of "Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21st Century." Oct. 1996. http://www.sla.org/context/SLA/professional/meaning/competency.cfm. (accessed June 27, 2002)
• U.S. National Library of Medicine. "Fact Sheet: Opportunities for Training and Education Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine." June 28, 2001. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/trainedu.html(accessed July 8, 2002)
• Wagner, Barbara. "IB: A Resource Guide for the Independent Information Professional." Association of Independent Information Professionals. Jan. 2001. http://www.aiip.org/Resources/IBResourceGuide.pdf (accessed May 1, 2002)
• Whisner, Mary. "Choosing Law Librarianship: Thoughts For People Considering A Career Move." Law Library Resource Xchange. Aug. 2, 1999. http://www.llrx.com/features/lawlibrarianship.htm (accessed April 8, 200)
• Zampetti, Leslie. "Moving Up And Out." Information Outlook 4 (Nov. 2000):24-29.

Additional Resources

For additional insight into the wide variety of occupations in the growing information field, visit SIS Careers Project

For job hunting links, use SIS Job Links Collection