Rachel Singer Gordon
Rachel Singer Gordon rachel@lisjobs.com is Consulting Editor, ITI Books, and webmaster, LISjobs.com. Her newest book is "What"s The Alternative? Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros" (ITI, 2008) - see http://books.infotoday.com/books/WhatsTheAlternative.shtml Rachel publishes Info Career Trends, and blogs at The Liminal Librarian and Beyond the Job with Sarah Johnson. She writes Library Journal"s "Computer Media" column, coauthors "Tech Tips for Every Librarian" for Computers in Libraries magazine, and is the "Accidental Library Manager" columnist at Emerald"s Library Link. Her published work includes "The Accidental Library Manager" (ITI, 2005), "The NextGen Librarian"s Survival Guide" (ITI, 2006) and "Information Tomorrow" (ITI, 2007). Rachel holds an MLIS from Dominican and an MA from Northwestern.
Articles by Rachel Singer Gordon:
Nontraditional Careers for Info Pros: Why Consider Alternatives?
Saturday, 1st March 2008
Nontraditional Careers for Info Pros: Why Consider Alternatives? [ABSTRACT]
Saturday, 1st March 2008
Our changing information landscape opens up new options for librarians and info pros to transfer their skills to a myriad of nontraditional fields. Some of us, however, may feel the curse of living in interesting times; after spending years working in traditional libraries and/or investing in an MLIS, we hesitate to open ourselves up to alternative possibilities.
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