The Librarian Linkover

Suzanne S. LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak, authors of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries, discuss how they used their librarian skills in the research and writing of their book.

Joanne Kiley, Senior Manager at HBR Consulting, discusses how she helps law firms realize the full potential of their libraries. In our conversation, Joanne mentioned AALL, CALL, SLA and ILTA.  She can be reached at her email JKiley@hbrconsulting.com. 

Alison King, Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services, gives us some fantastic tips for writing resume and cover letters.

Dr. Africa Hands, Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at University of Buffalo, discusses the LIS field from the perspective of I school professor. 

Emily Weak, founder of the Hiring Librarians blog, discusses job hunting in the LIS field from the perspective of the hiring manager. For a picture of her cat who was roaming around during our discussions, go to http://www.thelibrarianlinkover.com. 

Kyle Banerjee, Senior Implementation Consultant for EBSCO, discusses his role working for a library vendor. Kyle mentions Association for Computing Machinery during our discussion.

Steve Ammidown, freelance archivist and librarian, discusses job hunting and hot topics in the library world today. He mentions Fine Books & Collections magazine during our discussion.

Martha Hickson, award-winning school librarian and Leader in the fight for the freedom to read, tells us her story of book challenges, of being called a pedophile and pornographer in a public school board meeting and how she fought back. Martha mentioned the following organizations during our conversation.  National Coalition Against Censorship Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Office for Intellectual...

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Amy Neeser, Consulting and Outreach Lead in Research IT at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the wide range of opportunities for librarians to work in data. She says, "Data is an opportunity, not a threat." Here is a link to her research on making job ads more equitable.  Amy also mentions Research Data Access Preservation Association and the Campus Research Computing Consorti...

Lisa Grimm, Vice President and DAM Evangelist at Digizuite, discusses how well our skills work in DAM and encourages librarians to look for jobs in the field. She mentions Henry Stewart Events, including the conference. Here is a link to her Beer Ladies Podcast.

Allison Jai O'Dell, CRM Manager at The Funders Network, discusses how library skills are perfect for roles like data architecture structure and taxonomy.

Fobazi Ettarh, Author of Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves (Published in In the Library with the Lead Pipe), breaks down some of the sections of her article and discusses why vocational awe is so harmful. 

Selina Gomez-Beloz, Owner of Madrina Consulting, discusses how her library leadership skills help her serve women-identifying and BIPOC small business owners and non-profit leaders.

Ashleigh Coren, Women's History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses how museum work is a perfect match for library skills. Sidedoor, the podcast Ashleigh is featured on, can be found here . The project she worked on with USA Today, Women Innovators: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, can be found here . 

Jason Broughton, Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled , discusses how he uses all of his librarian skills to lead a division of the Library of Congress. During our conversation, he mentioned the STAR method of interviewing .

Kallie Benes, CEO of First3Years, discusses how her diverse library background makes her a perfect for a CEO position. Her organization can be found here . 

Cynthia Hetherington, Founder and President of The Hetherington Group, discusses how she uses ALL of her library skills and her library education in her consulting, publishing and training firm. You can find her blog here .  Cynthia mentions these organizations during our conversation. Association of Independent Information Professionals Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Women Presiden...

Jill Wilson, Senior Strategist at ChaseDesign, discusses how well library skills work in strategy and insights positions.

Lori Guidry, Network Engagement Manager at Candid, discusses how she uses her library skills to support philanthropy. Lori mentioned this organizations during our conversation. APRA - Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement AFP - Association of Fundraising Professionals

Christina M. Shutt, Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, discusses how she uses her library skills and experiences in running a Presidential library.

Stephanie Chase and Cindy Fesemyer, from Constructive Disruption, discuss how libraries can benefit from big picture planning.

Christy Shannon Smirl, Owner of Foxtail Books and Library Services, discusses her private library business and gives some suggestions for librarians who want to go into business for themselves.

Tracy Z. Maleeff, Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos, discusses how her library and information skills are a perfect fit for the information security field. My interview with Tracy Maleeff went a bit longer than most episodes. Information security is such an important and timely topic and she had a lot of great information and ideas to share. So, I decided to turn the interview into two episodes....

Tracy Z. Maleeff, Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos, discusses how her library and information skills are a perfect fit for the information security field. My interview with Tracy Maleeff went a bit longer than most episodes. Information security is such an important and timely topic and she had a lot of great information and ideas to share. So, I decided to turn the interview into two episodes....