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Aho, Melissa. "Career College Libraries: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly." (Nov 2006)
Antracoli, Alexis A. "On the Other Side of the Reading Room: Finding a Home in Archives and
Special Collections ." (Apr 2010)
Arnold, Jennifer. "The Other Academic Library: Librarianship at the Community College." (May
2005)
Baggett, Kevin. "The Accidental Academic Health Sciences Librarian." (Feb 2008)
Bradley, Phil. "A Librarian's Career as an Internet Consultant, or How a Library Degree can Get
You around the World." (Feb 2005)
Brookover, Sophie R. "Finding Your Niche as a Youth Services Librarian." (Sept 2004)
Burchfield, Amy. "Experience the World as an FCIL Librarian." (June 2006)
Chamberlain, Clint. "Librarians on Center Stage: Being a Teaching Librarian." (Mar 2002)
Craig, Bryan. "My Job as Research Librarian at Monticello." (Nov 2003)
Craig, Bryan. "Wanted: Chief Knowledge Officers." (Nov 2003)
DeZelar-Tiedman, Christine. "A Very Special Specialty: Cataloging for Special Collections and
Archives." (Mar 2002)
Donnelly, Rebecca. "Something Different Every Day: Applying Outside Experience to Youth
Services." (June 2008)
Doyle, Beth. "Careers in Preservation Librarianship." (Feb 2005)
Dyer, Jonathon. “Seeing Ourselves as Others Do.” (Sept 2003)
Eddington, Sam. "Out in the Country: Making Rural Librarianship Your First Career Step." (Apr
2008)
Emery, Jill. "So You Want a Career in LIS?" (Nov 2001)
Fawley, Nancy. "Taking Your MLIS Overseas." (Oct 2005)
Ferrer-Vinent, Ignacio J. "How I Got My Dream Library Job." (Apr 2006)
Flanagan, Kate. "Library Residency: A Stepping Stone." (Oct 2004)
Gore, Sally. "Designated for Assignment." (Feb 2006)
Harrington, Heather. "From Library School to Museum Library: Cataloging as an Unlikely Career."
(Nov 2004)
Harvie, David I. "Libraries: Our Last Best Hope: Towards a Personal Philosophy of
Librarianship." (July 2005)
Helmstutler, Brenna K. "Becoming a Subject-Specialist Librarian." (July 2004)
Herrick, Fritz. "Working Overseas: Opportunities and Challenges." (Sept 2007)
Ho, Dora. "An Advocate for Teens: the Young Adult Librarian." (Mar 2002)
Holt, Karen. "Metadata and Beyond : The Life of a Corporate Digital Archivist." (Mar 2010)
Johnston, Jennifer. "A Permanent Alternative: Temporary, Part-Time Library Work." (Aug 2004)
Kane, Laura Townsend. "Medical Librarianship: A Niche for Every Interest." (Mar 2004)
Kear, Robin. "International Librarianship: Getting There from Here." (June 2004)
Keogh, Kristina. "Solo Librarianship: Unique Challenges and Opportunities for New Librarians."
(May 2006)
King, Douglas. “The Renaissance Librarian: Catalogers Working in Public Services.” (Dec 2003)
King, Douglas. "What’s So Special About Cataloging Special Materials?" (Oct 2005)
Kugel, Karin. "Working for a Vendor: a Lesser-Known Way to Enter the Business." (Nov 2005)
Li, Judy. "Swinging between Academic and Public Librarianship." (Mar 2006)
Long, Dallas. "See the World - Be a Librarian!" (Jan 2005)
Massengale, Lisa. "Working in a Joint-Use Facility." (Mar 2005)
McBride, Renée. "What Size Fits You? Large vs. Small Academic Libraries for the Technical
Services Librarian." (Oct 2010)
McGuire, Darwin. “Librarians in the Information Age: Alternative Uses of MLS Degrees.” (Dec
2003)
McNew, Christina Bennett. "Work Outside the Box." (Jan 2005)
Merritt, Tanzi. "Being a Reference Librarian in a Virtual Library." (Apr 2002)
Murray, Richard A. "The Whimsy of Cataloging." (Feb 2002)
Petit, Joan. "Working Overseas in a School or University Library." (Apr 2010)
Petit, Joan. "Working Overseas as a Librarian for the United States or Non-Government
Organizations." (Aug 2010)
Powell, Jessie Bishop. "Contract Cataloging in the 21st Century." (Aug 2007)
Schimming, Laura. "And Now for Something Completely Different: Moving From One Library to A
Very Different One." (July 2004)
Smith, Felicia A. "Weary Helper: From Private Investigator to Librarian." (Feb 2006)
Strong, Marcy. "New Librarians as Project Managers: A Project Cataloger Tells All." (Oct 2005)
Swartz, Jonathan. "School Library Media Specialist Programs." (Feb 2006)
Taylor, Tomaro I. "Why a Residency or Fellowship Might be Right for You." (Dec 2006)
Vertone, Regina. "Which Side of the Pond Are You On? Focus and Variety in Librarianship."
(June 2006)
Youngbar, Amanda. "A Day in the Life of a Library Associate for Learning Commons." (Nov 2012)
Zafran, Enid L. "'Do You Actually Read the Entire Book?': The Life of an Indexer." (Jan 2006)

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