South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC) webinar presentation on Librarians in the 21st Century: Designing a Career Strategy for Evolving Roles and Opportunities, September 27, 2016.

1. Librarians in the 21st Century:
Designing a Career Strategy for
Evolving Roles and
Opportunities
Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas
People Interact Consultancy
September 27, 2016
South Central Regional Library Council (SCRLC)

2. Environmental Scan

3. We surveyed 10 leaders in the library world...
Consultant
Digital resource librarian
Academic librarians
Outreach librarian
Legal librarian
Children’s librarian
Reference librarian
Research librarian
Instructional librarian

4. We surveyed library career books…..

5. We reviewed professional literature...

6. We reviewed LIS curricula and
accreditation standards...

7. We attended events, presentations,
meetings, discussions and webinars...

8. We looked at job postings...

9. Trends
● Think micro-careers. The modern information career will be
made up of micro-careers.
● There is no box. Information professionals are doing work
outside of traditional spaces, titles, roles, and
responsibilities.
● Think tech. The profession and information is going
online/digital/electronic.
● Be a part of the team. The information professional works
collaboratively.

10. Designing A Career Strategy

11. Self Assessment
SWOT Goals - 1, 2, 5 year goals

12. Professional Brand and
Online Presence
Continuous
learning
Career Strategy
People

13. Find colleagues to share and bounce off ideas.
Stay open to meeting new people.
Find a mentor or two. Be a mentor.
Get to know your fellow librarians/students.
Have a partner-in-crime.
CONNECT WITH PEOPLE

14. Find opportunities to
publish and present
GET YOUR NAME OUT THERE

15. HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE

16. http://sites.google.com/site/sandrasajonas/

17. http://bit.ly/lisachow

18. Attend cheap/free events, unconferences,
trainings and meetups.
Attend national and local conferences.
Organize your own event.
GET OUT THERE

19. Apply to various library programs and initiatives.
Get involved with local and national
associations and groups.
GET INVOLVED

20. Keep up with library land (and the world).
Influencers, listservs, blogs, LinkedIn,
Google Alerts, Library Trends
KEEP UPDATED

21. KEEP LEARNING
● MOOCs (Massive open online
courses)
● Continuing education
● Volunteer/internships
● Informational interviews
● Ask colleagues to show you
what they know about a topic or
software/tool of interest
● Books, videos (YouTube,
Vimeo), webinars, workshops,
podcasts, the usual...

22. JOB BROWSE & JOB SEARCH

23. Be creative with your name tag
GO BEYOND YOUR JOB TITLE

24. CREATE BUSINESS CARDS
● Vistaprint
● Moo cards
● Local print shop
● Print your own on-demand

25. Update your resume/CV regularly.
Have your business card handy.
BE PREPARED
BE OPEN

26. Propose ideas, start projects, see what happens.
TAKE THE INITIATIVE

27. Write down 1 goal for each
career strategy area that you
are going to work on.
People:
Continuous learning:
Professional brand and online
presence:
Make it a SMART Goal

28. STEP OUT OF YOUR
COMFORT ZONE
Take 1 step towards 1 SMART goal

29. Resources

30. Publish & Present:
Chandos publishing - http://store.elsevier.com/Chandos-Publishing-/IMP_207/
Information Today - http://books.infotoday.com
Libraries Unlimited - http://www.abc-clio.com/LibrariesUnlimited.aspx
Keep Updated:
ALA Mailing Lists - http://lists.ala.org/sympa
Library Link of the Day - http://www.tk421.net/librarylink
Library Trends - https://www.lis.illinois.edu/newsroom/publications/librarytrends
Slashdot - http://slashdot.org
Reddit Libraries - https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries
NMC Horizon Reports - http://www.nmc.org/publication-type/horizon-report/
Career:
LISCareer - http://www.liscareer.com
Alternative LIS Job Titles - http://www.infonista.com/2013/alternative-lis-job-titles-2
Free Courses - http://librarysciencelist.com/free-online-courses-for-librarians
IFLA New Librarians Webinars - http://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars
Library & Information Science Transferable Competencies -
https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/2595#.V8WGACgrLNM
Emerging Career Trends for Information Professional -
http://ischool.sjsu.edu/about/publications/emerging-career-trends-information-professionals-sn
apshot-job-titles
Online Resources

32. People Interact Consultancy
~It’s about people.
We work with libraries and nonprofits to implement creative solutions to effectively improve individual
and organizational performance. Our objective is to enhance organizational effectiveness by focusing
on the human element. Our services include impact-based evaluation, unconferences for
organizational development, and leadership and career development. http://bit.ly/peopleinteract
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Presentation slides: http://peopleinteract.wordpress.com/blog
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