-------- Original Message -------- 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. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ,-~~-.___. > > / | ' \ "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of > > ( ) 0 the few or the one." > > \_/-, ,----' > > ==== // Mr. Spock > > / \-'~; /~~~(O) Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan > > / __/~| / | > > =( _____| (_________| > > Carlos A. Diaz > > Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms > > James E. Brooks Library > > Central Washington University > > Mailstop 7548 > > Ellensburg, WA 98926 > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > http://www.lib.cwu.edu/government-publications/ > > Carlos' phone: (509) 963-1545 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>> "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