Attention Atlanta MLIS students, new grads and other library job-seekers. Copying and pasting from the event flyer:
Join us for the second meeting of the Atlanta Emerging Librarians Meetup Group! This group is intended to help library students and new librarians in the Atlanta area to learn and network.
Belinda DeLisser of Cadence Group will discuss how to prepare and interview for open positions and demonstrate an incorrect and a correct interview.
Jason Puckett of Emory University will discuss creating a personal website as a tool for networking and personal promotion: how to set up a site, how to make it a portfolio that’s more engaging than your resume and how to use it to connect with other online librarians.
There will also be time for you to mingle and snack with your colleagues. Library science students, new librarians, and job seekers are all welcome to attend.
When: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 3:30-5:30pm
Where: Georgia State University Library, Classroom 1 (on the first floor of Library North)
Cost: Free!
Getting There: Detailed directions from the roads and MARTA are available here:
http://www.library.gsu.edu/directions/.
Visitor parking in G Deck (located off Collins Street) is $6.00. If you’d rather not drive, The Five Points and GSU MARTA train stations are within close walking distance of the University Library. Campus map: http://www.gsu.edu/map.html
Registration: Seating is limited to 60, so please register for this event at: http://www.library.gsu.edu/gla/emerginglibrarians.asp
Hey, that’s me!
June 21st, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Turns out I can’t make it — that’s my weekend to work, and I can’t swap with anyone since just about all my other weekends are booked. Best of luck!
In the meantime, I really do need to pick your brain a bit academic librarianship as a career.
June 21st, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I may actually be speaking at the September (?) meeting as well, so don’t feel too crushed.
I don’t claim to be an authority, but I’d be glad to let you pick my brain — drop me an e-mail.
July 13th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Thanks for speaking at our meeting. Your presentation was excellent!!
July 15th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I loved doing it, Julie! Thanks!