Compiled 06/04/2002 by Melissa Davis,
Links corrected 07/22/2004
Splendora Junior High Library, Splendora, Tx.
Every summer LM_NET receives, from librarians who have just
been hired for their first libray job, questions like:
OK, I've
got the Job, Now what do I do.
Over the years there have been some excellent answers, below is a sampling of what can be found in the LM_NET archives. (http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/). I used these search terms: "new librarian", newbies, and survival. "New librarian" returns more than 600 hits but, I only examined the first 100 since they are ranked by relevance. Survival returns both librarian survival advice and wilderness survival books, but the list is not too long.
You might also want to participate in your state or national library association's 'New Members Roundtable'.
HIT:
Advice for new librarians, aka survival strategies Alice Yucht
05/18/2003
GEN:
New school, new librarian survival guide
Alice Yucht
06/03/2002
GEN:
New Job, New School: Advice for new school librarians. . .
Alice Yucht
06/19/2001
Ten Graces for New Librarians
GraceAnne DeCandido 05/19/2003
HIT:
Time management tips
Jan
Hylen
07/26/2001
Hit:
Survival Tips
Amy
Irwin
07/09/2001
Listservs
for New Librarians Terrie Hinojosa
05/08/2001
TARGET:
Advice for Newbies - archived posts to look at Tracy Hoffmann
07/24/00 Remember that the links on this
page have the 'old' ericir.syr.edu addresses. You will need to search the new archives to
locate the new location.
New
Librarian Resources
Shonda L
Brisco 07/17/2000
The publication Shonda talks about has been revised. The new edition
title is: Power Tools Recharged by Joyce Valenze. ALA, 2004. ISBN:
0-8389-0880-2
HIT:
Survival-1-Before you begin Joy Hendrickson
06/03/1999 [there does not appear to be a "Survival-2"
in the LM_NET archive]
HIT:
Survival-3-During the 1st year Joy Hendrickson
06/03/1999
HIT:
Survival-4-After the 1st year Joy
Hendrickson 06/03/1999
HIT:
Survival-5-Words of Wisdom Joy Hendrickson
06/031999
HIT:
Advice for "newbies"
Roberta J. Ponis
06/30/1997
Beginning
Media Specialist Survival Guide Miriam Boots
06/04/1997
HIT:
SURVIVAL GUIDE
Robyn
E Litwack 05/22/1997
HIT>
LMC Guidebooks for new librarians Sue Weiss
08/21/95
While the next 3 do not appear to be relevant to a new librarian,
they are an extensive list of what information a new librarian might look for when you get
to your new library.
HIT:
Retirement To Do #1
Claudia Mahlman
04/01/99
HIT:
Retirement To Do #2
Claudia Mahlman
04/011999
HIT:
Retirement To Do #3
Claudia Mahlman
04/01/99
And here are a few websites that may be of interest. I located them by searching Google
for "new librarian" +school
Y's Guide to New Library/School Job
Preparation by Alice Yucht
Information for New and "About to
Be" School Library Media Specialists from USC School of Library and Information
Science
Support for Librarians from
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association
Getting Started section of
LISJobs.com's "Library Careers - Advice, Statistics, Salaries, and Articles"
Library
Media Specialist Mentor's Guide from Atlanta Public Schools
Management
Strategies for Librarians on Gloucester County Librarians Workshop The Best of the Web
for Librarians from