A Librarian at an Archivist Conference
A librarian attends an archivists conference. Insights occur.
What About the Books?
Recently, I was asked by a colleague at another library system to speak to their consultants about the library’s strategic plan. As a system…
Ten Top Tips for Negotiating a Job Offer
1. Negotiate This seems self-evident, but I know many colleagues who don’t negotiate. In my conversations with library leaders (i.e. the people who hire…
From the Hiring Line: Top Tips for Interview Success
If you were to take a poll asking what the most nerve-wracking aspect of the job search was, most people would say the job…
Fiona Inglis
Fiona Inglis is a librarian at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She can be reached at fiona.inglis [at] camh.ca.
Dealing with the Big Day on Campus
How do job interviews at college and university libraries differ? Two recently hired librarians, one from a college and the other from a university,…
Robin Sakowski
Robin Sakowski is the Manager of Access Services at the University of Guelph Library. She is a member of the OLA Mentoring Committee and…
Slay the Interview with Your Superpowers
You’ve just found out you got the interview, and now your brain goes crazy. You start stressing about every little detail. And every big…
Transition
Last month I informed Shelagh Paterson (Executive Director of the Ontario Library Association) that I would be stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of Open Shelf.…
Melanie Ross
Melanie Ross is a Reserves & User Services Associate at Wilfrid Laurier University Library in Waterloo, Ontario. She obtained her Library & Information Technician…
Michael R. Clark
Since graduating from Algonquin College’s Library and Information Technician program, Michael R. Clark has worked in a variety of libraries, including public, government and…
A Tale of Two Interviews
There is a duality to the process of applying and interviewing for any job. The interviewers are looking for a candidate that fulfils their…
Gardens and Orchards: Programming and Collection Development
In my last piece for Open Shelf I wrote about archival material and the potential pitfalls that may occur in accepting them. It got…