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Subject: Re: Needing tips on finding University Map Librarian/Liaison
positions
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:47:15 -0800
From: Jon Jablonski <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
I think the librarians at Northwestern, Stanford, and MIT (all of whom
are hiring right now or have hired recently) would beg to differ.
--
Jon Jablonski, supporter of public higher education.
Map & Imagery Laboratory
Davidson Library
UC Santa Barbara
On 3/9/2012 1:45 PM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library,
UW Milwaukee wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Needing tips on finding University Map Librarian/Liaison
> positions
> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:33 -0800
> From: Carlos Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Since academic positions are state jobs, you may want to check the state
> databases. A lot of these databases allow you to create a mail alert
> that you can receive on your email inbox.
> For a list of state jobs websites for the 50 states, go to:
> http://govinfo.askcarlos.com/state-jobs.html
> Also, you are more likely to get a job if you are willing to move
> anywhere in the country.
>
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> Carlos A. Diaz
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> Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms
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> James E. Brooks Library
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> Central Washington University
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> Mailstop 7548
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> Ellensburg, WA 98926
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> http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/
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> Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545
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> >>> "Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee"
> <[log in to unmask]> 3/8/2012 9:50 AM >>>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: Needing tips on finding University Map Librarian/Liaison
> positions
> Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:49:14 +0000
> From: McEathron, Scott R <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> Amanda,
>
> You are probably not searching the wrong way. Most of the jobs get
> advertised here on Maps-L, http://joblist.ala.org/,
> http://www.arl.org/resources/careers/positions/index.shtml, or the
> Chronicle of Higher Education . It seems that there are fewer of the
> traditional Map & Geography librarian jobs advertised each year. The
> profession has really changed the last ten years--and continues to
> change. The collections and liaison model is changing--especially in
> the big academic research libraries that have traditionally hired the
> most map librarians. Positions and roles are changing for the
> mid-career professionals as well. Keep trying. For every success, I
> experienced a lot of failures. I would be happy to talk in more detail
> off list.
> Best wishes,
> Scott McEathron
> University of Kansas Libraries
> (785) 864-4662
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, American
> Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 10:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Needing tips on finding University Map Librarian/Liaison positions
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Needing tips on finding University Map Librarian/Liaison
> positions
> Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:51:21 -0500
> From: Amanda Mays <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Hi all,
> I am looking for tips on how to search for a position as a University
> Maps Librarian or a University Librarian position that would allow me to
> serve as a Liaison to a Geography Department.
> I have a B.A. and M.A. in Geography, a MLIS (Dec. 2012), and ten years
> of experience working in a University Library. I have been looking at
> LibGigs and a couple other sites, but it has been difficult to find a
> job specifically for what I would like to do- particularly the Liaison
> role. Either I am searching in the wrong way, or there really aren't
> many jobs for what I want to do.
> It would be greatly appreciated if anyone has tips on methods of
> searching, search terms to use, job sites specifically for Liaison
> positions and/or Map librarian positions, etc.
> Thanks so much,
> Amanda
>
> --
> Amanda Mays
> LISSA President,
> MLIS Graduate Student
> School of Library & Information Science
> University of South Carolina
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