ACRL-OK Career Workshop

Frederic Murray Assistant ProfessorMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa

Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu April 30, 2012

Job Outlook

Employment of librarians is expected to grow by 7 percent from 2010 to 2020, slower than the average for all occupations.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, Librarians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/librarians.htm (visited April 18, 2012).

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• RSS • iGoogle

http://www.indeed.com/

Create Web Portal w/ RSS Feeds

• Go to Google/ Use Firefox/IE/Safari • Create iGoogle• Open another tab• Go to Indeed.com

– What: Librarian or Library– Where: Hawaii/New York – Create and Add Job Feed to iGoogle

Traditional Search Strategies• Job Posting Sources

– ALA JobLIST– ODL Jobline– Library Jobs Online

• Canvass Local Libraries• Volunteering• Networking

Useful Resource

Beth Jones Serials & Systems LibrarianDulaney-Browne LibraryOklahoma City University

Jason CimockInstructional Services LibrarianChambers LibraryUniversity of Central Oklahoma100 N. University Drive

Paul StenisSpecial Projects LibrarianDulaney-Browne LibraryOklahoma City University

Thanks!