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Kim Dority
Kim Dority
Kim Dority, MLIS, has worked as an information professional in a wide variety of information settings and is president of Dority & Associates. She created and taught for more than twenty years a course on alternative LIS career paths for the University of Denver, is the career advisor for the San José State University School of Information, teaches as an adjunct for the Kent State University School of Information, and has written extensively on LIS career topics, including Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, now in its second edition. She writes the Infonista.com blog on LIS career topics and created and manages the LinkedIn “LIS Career Options” group.
Ch. 39 Webcast
Ch. 39 Webcast
Quote from webcast:
“If you look at libraries - academic libraries, public libraries, school libraries -the biggest change and the biggest challenge is that we increasingly are going to be in the center of the whirlwind and on the front lines of all the social dynamics that are going on in this country.”
Online Resources
Online Resources
Career Development (San José State University School of Information)
INALJ (I Need a Library Job)
MLIS Skills at Work: A Snapshot of Job Postings Spring 2021 (San José State University School of Information)
Suggested Readings
Suggested Readings
Alvarez, Barbara A. Embedded Business Librarianship for the Public Librarian. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2016.
Anderson, Davis Erin and Raymond Pun, eds. Career Transitions for Librarians: Proven Strategies for Moving to Another Type of Library. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.
Arruda, William, and Kirsten Dixson. Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007.
Bates, Mary Ellen. Building & Running a Successful Research Business: A Guide for the Independent Information Professional, 2d ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2010.
Clark, Dorie. Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
Daugherty, Alice L., ed. Embedded Librarianship: What Every Academic Librarian Should Know. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013.
Dority, G. Kim. LIS Career Sourcebook: Managing and Maximizing Every Step of Your Career. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012.
Dority, G. Kim. Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals, 2d ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2016.
Fourie, Denise K. and David R. Dowell. Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career Exploration, 3d ed. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2016.
Hakala-Ausperk, Catherine. Renew Yourself: A Six-Step Plan for More Meaningful Work. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2016.
Hibner, Holly and Mary Kelly. Taking Your Library Career to the Next Level: Participating, Publishing, and Presenting. Cambridge, MA: Chandos, 2017.
Hunt, Deborah and Grossman, David. The Librarian’s Skillbook: 51 Essential Career Skills for Information Professionals. San Francisco, CA: Information Edge, 2013.
Lawson, Judy, Joanna Kroll, and Kelly Kowatch. The New Information Professional: Your Guide to Careers in the Digital Age. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman, 2010.
Lowe-Wincentsen, Dawn ed. Skills to Make a Librarian: Transferable Skills Inside and Outside the Library. Cambridge, MA: Chandos, 2014.
Markgren, Susanne and Tiffany Eatman Allen. Career Q&A: A Librarian’s Real-Life, Practial Guide to Managing a Successful Career. Medford, NJ: CyberAge Books, 2013.
Monson, Jane D. Jump-Start Your Career as a Digital Librarian: A LITA Guide. Chicago, IL: ALA Neal-Schuman, 2012.
Neely, Teresa Y. and Jorge R. Lopez-McKnight, eds. In Our Own Voices, Redux: The Faces of Librarianship Today. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
O’Hanlon, Robin. Ace the Interview, Land a Librarian Job. Libraries Unlimited, 2016.
Powell, Melissa M., ed. Becoming an Independent Information Professional: How to Freelance, Consult, and Contract for Fun and Profit. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2017.
Ryan, Liz. Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want & Career You Deserve. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2016.
Shontz, Priscilla K. and Richard A. Murray. What Do Employers Want? A Guide for Library Science Students. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2012.
Stickell, Lois and Bridgette Sanders, eds. Making the Most of Your Library Career. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions, 2014.
Still, Julie. Managing Your Brand: Career Management and Personal PR for Librarians. Cambridge, MA: Chandos, 2015.
Webb, Amy. The Signals are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe is Tomorrow’s Mainstream. New York: Public Affairs, 2016.
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