Posts Tagged ‘education’
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Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1)
September 21, 2011 | 43 commentsby Brett Bonfield For new library school graduates, or for more seasoned librarians ready for a change, entering the job market can be an intimidating, frustrating experience. We hear that there are no jobs available, and that the few libraries that do advertise new openings are inundated with applications. Perhaps less publicly, we also hear…
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Editorial: Rising through the Ranks: On Upward Mobility in Librarianship
September 15, 2010 | 10 commentsBy Editorial Board, Ellie Collier and Brett Bonfield A few weeks ago we asked you for your suggestions on what you’d like us to cover in future posts. Two comments asked us to talk about upward mobility. Kathleen says: I’d like to see a post on planning for upward mobility in the library world… Training…