career advice – OPEN SHELF

A library tech perspective on job hunting, story time & more

Each of us probably has a system we use to help us prepare for and participate in the interview process. Although there may be an art to doing an interview, having a strategy for preparing for the process can help us practice a bit of science as well.

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Columns, OLITA, Technical Expertise

The joys of job hunting

My journey to a library technician position began five months before graduation. Starting so early helped me relax gave me the time to do the necessary research, refine and alter my approach, and face rejections.

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Technical Expertise

Librarians need an MLIS: True or false? (Round III)

Our conversation around the opening statement “A master’s degree in library science should be required for anyone wanting to be a librarian. True or false? And why?” finishes with this third panel.

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Features

Home-schooling and job seeking during a pandemic

Both the library closure and the closure of all publicly funded schools and child care centres after March break have left me curious to know which online resources will assist me and other parents like me who now find themselves with home-schooling responsibilities.

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Librarians need an MLIS: True or false? (Round II)

To have a degree or not to have a degree? That is indeed the question … for our panellists and also clearly for many of us in the library profession. Join us for our second live panel discussion on April 8.

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Features

Librarians need an MLIS: True or false?

To have a degree or not to have a degree? That is indeed the question … for our panellists and also clearly for many of us in the library profession. Join us for our live panel discussion.

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Features

Solving the child care riddle

A friend and I are both looking for work in libraries and expect to work evening and weekend shifts. We both have children who need adequate child care while we're at work.

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Does the MLIS work? Call for panellists

Do we need a master of library science to have an interesting and "good" career?

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A Christmas wish for library-job seekers

It’s been six months since I finished my master’s degree and I’ve been applying for work ever since. Recent job-vacancy stats indicate, however, it can be hard to find work in the information sector.

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Happy retirement! Reflections on public policy and equity in the workplace

Recent proposed amendments to existing legislation could open the door to mandatory retirement for academic staff. What are the pros and cons for librarians?

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Features

Cultural diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Valentina Ly has two part-time jobs in the Sinai Health System.

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culture@work

Preparing surgical professionals and students to be culturally sensitive

This column features professionals who have traditional library and information training but have taken a “road less travelled” by applying their knowledge and skills in unexpected ways or places.

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Road less travelled

Food for thought and hope for new librarians in a precarious job market

People often think of librarianship as a financially lucrative career, but with many libraries now offering only part-time hours and irregular shifts, it is very possible to become a working-poor librarian.

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