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How to Become a Rockstar Librarian
Jenny [email protected]@jennybentoJennyjenny.orgSelloutpodcast.com
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+Taxonomist at Sears Holdings Corporation
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+How did I get here?
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+ Library volunteer in HS>
Circ desk in college>
Where I studied Russian History and got>
An internship where I learned web design>
IMLS grant project designing websites in a library>
Reference desk volunteering at a public library>
Library school>
GAships (Archives & digitization, Math Library, Slavic serials)>
Full time job on an IMLS grant at UIUC>
Taxonomist at the Associated Press>
Contractor at Sears>
Full time job at Sears
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+Best Part/Worst Part
Best!10 million people a month!
Worst!Extremely old company!
Best!New thing every day.
Worst!People have no idea what I do.
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Take awesome classes and
cater them to your goal.
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Get an internship,
practicum, or create a project for free that will
give you experience!
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Get technical skills that people need.
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Teach yourself
to do things.
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Have a passion for something.
If this isn’t it, get a job till you find
it.
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Take a job with downsides
PURPOSEFULLY.
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+Social media & conferences are
important.
Hang around long enough and they’ll ask you to speak.
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Everyone with an English degree wants
to be a reference instruction librarian.
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Specialize in something
weird.
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You’ll never stop doing the reference
interview.
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Ask strangers you admire
professionally for advice