Career Paths And Career Development Of Business Librarians

by Zabel; Diane

• ISBN13: 9780789037954
• ISBN10: 0789037955
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-04-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book gives prospective and new librarians a glimpse into the work life of business librarians. For more experienced business librarians, it offers advice on career advancement.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Demand and Supply of Business Information Professionals: A Study of the Market from 2001-2005	p. 1
Growing Our Own: Mentoring Undergraduate Students	p. 13
The Orientation and Training of New Librarians for Business Information	p. 28
Early Career Librarianship in the Business Library	p. 38
Development of Midcareer Librarians	p. 51
Growing Your Own Leaders: Succession Planning in Libraries	p. 59
Reframing Leadership: The ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians	p. 71
The UCLA Senior Fellows Program	p. 81
Transition from Staff to Faculty in an Academic Library	p. 97
Transitions to Academic Libraries for Business Librarians and Librarians' Response to Adjunct Teaching	p. 104
Taking Business (Librarianship) Public	p. 119
Transitioning to Corporate Librarianship	p. 128
Successful Mentoring Programs: Examples from Within and Without the Academy	p. 142
The Mentoring Role of Professional Associations	p. 155
Keeping Up With Business Reference	p. 168
Networking Strategies for Business and Economics Librarians	p. 176
Burnout Strategies for Librarians	p. 183
The Career Choices of Business Librarians: A Survey and Discussion	p. 195
The MBA and Academic Business Librarians: More than Graduate Education for Subject Specialists	p. 209
The Value of International Experience	p. 222
Index	p. 234
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