Monthly Archives: September 2010

Interview with Brand-New Librarians III – Laura O’Brien

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

For the third and the last post of the Interview with Brand-new Librarians series, I interviewed Laura O’Brien. Laura graduated from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science in May, 2009. Laura had completed her eight months’ of job … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brand-new Librarians II – Kiyomi Deards

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

For the second post of the Interview with Brand-new Librarians series, I interviewed Kiyomi Deards. Kiyomi is an ex-chemist who quit her full-time chemist work in order to attend an MLS program full-time. She loves science and research and writes … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brand-new Librarians I – Rachel Slough

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

In my last blog post, I talked about how soon-to-be librarians lacking professional involvement and networking can build a good foundation for their post-MLS job search through the work itself.  I also thought about adding some practical tips about the post-MLS … Continue reading →

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For Soon-to-be Librarians with Little Professional Involvement and Networking

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Lately there has been a lot of discussion about getting the first job after finishing the MLS program. There have been many dozens of emails posted on NEWLIB-L (See “How Did You Get Your First Librarian Job?” thread) and LITA-L … Continue reading →

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