Librarian by Day Bobbi L. Newman

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So You Want to be a Librarian? A Guide For Those Considering an MLS, Current Students & Job Seekers

09.01.2010 · Posted in Librarianship

I get a lot of email asking for advice either on getting an MLS, the job search or the skills needed. So I’ve pulled together a list of the best of the best advice for potential MLS students, current students and job seekers. In cases where the titles are not self explanatory I’ve grabbed a sentence or ...

The Problem with Pseudonyms

08.03.2010 · Posted in Librarianship

As I look at the Library Day in the Life Project last week I think of all the things I could reveal if I didn’t blog as “me”. Things that might help others. Things that might show a better perspective of what I do all day. But because I’m me there are secrets I must ...

What’s a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? Or How I Came to Work in Libraries

12.07.2009 · Posted in Librarianship

My library roots, or how I got into libraries for The Library Routes Project. I’ve worked in libraries for years I volunteered in the library during Junior High, mostly to get out of study hall but also for the books. When I turned 16 my first “real” job was as a clerk at the local ...

Libraries and Transliteracy – the video version

I took my slideshow on transliteracy and turned it into a video.  I was curious about how easy it was to turn a slideshow into a video (its super easy!) so I thought I’d try it.  Most of my presentations aren’t meant to stand alone and so don’t really translate well to video. When I ...

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