Top 10 Least Stressful Jobs for 2013

"Librarian." Top 10 Least Stressful Jobs for 2013 / CNBC.
America: CNBC.com, January 2013.

5 Reasons Being a Librarian Is Stressful

"5 Reasons Being a Librarian Is Stressful." Screwy Decimal / Rita Meade.
Brooklyn, NY: Screwy Decimal: Tales from an Urban Librarian, January 4th 2013.

Think Librarians Are Hot? Not So Fast

"Think Librarians Are Hot? Not So Fast". Technorati / William Murakami-Brundage.
America: Technorati.com, September 28th 2010.

"'Librarian' may not really deserve a place on the top 50 career choices of 2011. Our nation's geek love is driving people to love books and love libraries. It even coerces people to don glasses, wear buns, and become librarians."

Leadership for New Librarians

"Leadership for New Librarians." LIS Careers / Susan Sloan.
America: LIS Careers Online,  August 2005.

"Lead with love

Love is not a word that is often used in the workplace, but love is what you need to be a leader. As librarians, we have the opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of others. Love your job, love your career, and love your profession. Love your co-workers, supervisors and clients/patrons. Be inspired by leaders who help you to recognize the value of your contributions to society and be humbled by the opportunity to make a difference in the world. Have you ever met someone who truly loves her work? Her love remains constant even when faced with tedious tasks, boring meetings and difficult colleagues. The basis for her love is the fact that she knows that the work she does makes a difference. Figure out how you can make a difference in your job and career and you will lead with love."

Becoming a Library Manager

"Chapter One: Becoming  A Library Manager." The Accidental Library Manager / Rachel Singer Gordon.
Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2004.

Satisfaction Levels Related to Management Issues Among LIS Professionals

"Satisfaction Levels Related to Management Issues Among LIS Professionals." Annals of Library & Information Studies / Purushothama Gowda M.
Mangalore: Annals of Library & Information Studies 56 227-235, December 2009.

Job Satisfaction of Canadian University Librarians: A National Survey

"Job Satisfaction of Canadian University Librarians: A National Survey." College & Research Libraries / Gloria J. Leckie & Jim Brett.
America: ACRL pages 31-47, July 1997.

Retiring Librarian Knows the Secret to Good Service

"Retiring Librarian Knows the Secret to Good Service." The Gleaner / Chuck Stinnett.
Henderson, Kentucky: The Gleaner Online, July 22nd 2011.

""People ask, 'What do you need a library for if you've got the Internet?' " [Donald Wathen] said. "Libraries aren't about books or tapes; libraries are about people. The library is here to serve people, to help people."

The key, he said, is embracing change and responding to what customers want.

The library today not only loans books and other materials, but provides access to technology, a variety of free classes, genealogical help and other services, and safely houses elements of Henderson's history: Old photos and documents; microfilm copies of The Gleaner, deeds, birth and death records, marriage records; old telephone books and city directories; old high school albums and more.

"People come here to find a good mystery or knowledge of how to get a job or access to a computer or ... (to attend) children's story hour," Wathen said. Some patrons visit three or four times a week; some come every day."

What Skills Does a Digital Archivist or Librarian Need?

"What Skills Does a Digital Archivist or Librarian Need?" The Signal / Bell LeFurgy.
Washington: Library of Congress The Signal Online, July 13th 2011.

Open Cover Letters -- Anonymous Cover Letters from Hired Librarians & Archivists

Open Cover Letters -- Anonymous Cover Letters from Hired Librarians & Archivists / Steve.

Neat Librarian Career Resource.  Props, Steve!

Job Satisfaction 2011 / Library Journal

"LJ 2011 Job Satisfaction Survey | Rocked By Recession, Buoyed By Service." Library Journal / Rebecca Miller.
New York: Library Journal Online, June 1st 2011.

"Those who are satisfied are sustained by doing public good and the relationships and human interactions involved in serving their constituencies. Across all library types, 49 percent of respondents agreed that their chief satisfaction is helping users and working with the public. “Each day I get to help people in a thousand different ways,” one public librarian noted. “By helping them, I learn and grow as a human being. It is as simple as that.”

Millennial Librarians: Who They Are & How They Are Different from the Rest of Us

"Millennial Librarians: Who They Are & How They Are Different from the Rest of Us." ACRL / Jenny Emanuel.
Philadelphia: Association of College & Research Libraries, April 2011.

"Now that NextGen librarianship has matured, a new generation of Millennials is starting to become librarians, who are the Millennials. No scholarly studies in the library literature have yet to critically examine the traits of the Millennials, how to recruit and retain them to the profession, and the traits they are bringing to librarianship.

Academic librarians have discussed the Millennial generation as students for several years now. However, the same students are now choosing careers and some are choosing academic librarianship. Now is the time to stop looking at the Millennials as students and start seeing them as career entrants to librarianship. The library profession needs to start looking at how its culture can accept and grow new librarians who are members of the Millennial generation and stop looking at them only as students using library services and resources."

Librarian Career & Job Description

"Librarian Career & Job Description." / Career Overview.

"Employment for librarians beyond traditional conditions will increase the fastest over the next ten years. Nontraditional librarian positions include jobs working as information brokers and performing work for private corporations, nonprofit organizations, and consulting firms."

Public Libraries: Enablers of Americans' Dreams

"Public Libraries: Enablers of Americans' Dreams." Seattle Times / Neil Peirce.
Seattle: The Seattle Times Online, August 22nd 2010.

"The silver lining for communities, note library sources, is that threats of actual branch closures create such a strong pushback that most communities compromise with cuts that go no further than constriction in staff or branches."

The Best Advice On Finding A Librarian Job From Around The Web

"The Best Advice On Finding A Librarian Job From Around The Web." LISNews / Blake Carver.
Ohio: LISNews.com, August 10th 2010.

Librarians

"Librarians." Occupational Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor Statistics.
America: OOH United States Dept of Labor, 2010-2011.

Libraries Branch Out Into Job-Hunting Centers

"Libraries Branch Out Into Job-Hunting Centers." San Francisco Chronicle / Carolyn Said.
San Francisco: SF Gate Online, August 1st 2010.

"Libraries have risen to the challenge, holding classes on resume writing and job interviewing, subscribing to specialized job databases, offering online prep courses for civil service and other exams, amassing materials on starting businesses, creating Web sites on career development and even offering free career counseling. Recently, the nation's libraries agreed to collaborate with the US Dept of Labor to more effectively help job seekers.

Last year, 30 million people reported turning to their public library for help in their job quest, 6.9 million did some job-related training at library computers and 3.7 million found work using a library computer.

"There's a hunger out there for information on job hunting," said Luis Herrera, city librarian."

Good Librarian Blog

"Career Counselor, Being a." A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette / Polite Librarian.
America: LibEtiquette, March 8th 2010.

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Jobs of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations

According to this National Public Radio (NPR) article, jobs once occupied by human beings such as Lamplighter have been rendered obsolete by computers, technology, & '"progress". Thankfully, Librarian is not on the list. 

Best Careers Two Years Running!

"Best Careers 2009: Librarian." US News & World Report / Marty Nemko.

Washington: US News Online, December 11th 2008.

2008-2009 we ruled!