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Moving Ahead Without Moving Up: Seven Ways To Succeed In Academic Librarianship Without Formal Advancement, Brenna Helmstutler
Moving Ahead Without Moving Up: Seven Ways To Succeed In Academic Librarianship Without Formal Advancement, Brenna Helmstutler
Brenna Helmstutler
Librarians just starting out often think ahead to where they want to be in 3-5 years, whether this is self-imposed or part of a formal goal-setting process with a supervisor. This may involve setting a goal to advance to a mid-level management position or achieving a certain level of success without official advancement. If you don’t have a short-term goal of advancement, though, it can be easy to become stagnant once fully trained and comfortable in the job. This article will discuss how you can be proactive in your job – whether you want to be ready for advancement when …
Academic Librarian Integration Into Teacher Education Distance Learning Programs, Brenna Helmstutler
Academic Librarian Integration Into Teacher Education Distance Learning Programs, Brenna Helmstutler
Brenna Helmstutler
Having convenient, instant access to electronic library resources in academia is excellent as research can be conducted literally anywhere and at anytime; however, a level of user self-direction is required for optimal results, creating the need for librarian interaction to guide the user towards acquiring this self-direction most effectively. As more institutions add online degree programs, it is essential that librarians are integrated within so that participating students have access to the same (or at least, equivalent) library resources and services as those who are on campus, and also develop sound research skills for information literacy acquisition. Although librarians have …