Personal is the Professional is the Personal
Posted: December 13, 2006 Filed under: Advice: New Professionals, Advice: Students 2 Comments »Rachel at The Liminal Librarian wrote a post titled Think Personally, Act Professionally, which addresses the important issue of how what we write online in our personal lives may affect our professional lives. This is something that many of us will face as we begin our careers, especially in this age of freely available personal content on the internet.
She also points out that several other librarians have been considering issues of balance between the personal and professional commitments, which leads to the question, “How in the world do we avoid burnout?!”
These are great issues to address at the Backpack to Briefcase session in Atlanta.
Choosing a LIS Program
Posted: October 10, 2006 Filed under: Advice, Advice: Students, Education: LIS Programs 4 Comments »I’ve been reflecting lately on how I chose to enroll in my current LIS program. Making this decision was a really big challenge for me, but there were a few resources that made it easier. For one, the ARLIS/NA document Library Schools in Canada and the United States was a good starting point. For more current information on the LIS programs listed in document I’ve recently discovered Peterson’s search guide to be very useful.
Beyond print and online searches I did a lot of informational interviewing – I think that the professionals who shared their time and perspective with me were the most helpful resource of all.
What are other useful resources that prospective students should investigate before making their decisions?
