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  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Jobseekers
  • Women and Careers

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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

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Library and Information Science; Archives

Descriptive Career Information | General Library Job Banks | Job Banks for Public Librarians | Job Banks for Special and Corporate Librarians | Job Banks for Academic Librarians | Job Banks for Archivists | Job Banks for School Librarians | Job Banks for GSLIS West | Professional Associations | Graduate School Resources

Descriptive Career Information

Careers in Library Science
Simmons web site provides access to articles compiled by the major associations about the different specialized fields of librarianship.
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/career/careers.shtml

Librarians: Information Experts in an Information Age
Nice description of the current state of the library profession, published in the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/winter/art01.pdf

Librarians - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, trainning and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm

ALA | Careers in Library
This page features articles and profiles on different career paths within the library profession. It is from the ALA's Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment.
http://www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/librarycareerssite/home.htm

ALA | Office for Research and Statistics Reports
Free summaries of the ALA's reports on librarian salaries, benefits, and more.
http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/reports/reports.htm

Archival Census and Education Needs Survey in the United States
A*CENSUS is an in-process nationwide survey of the archival profession being conducted by the Society of American Archivists. Some preliminary data is already available at this site.
http://www.archivists.org/a-census/index.asp

LISjobs.com Newsletter
Find complete issues of this newsletter, offering a wealth of insight to the library world. This site also contains jobs postings.
http://www.lisjobs.com/newsletter/

 

General Library Job Banks and Resources

GSLIS Gateway: Career Outlook
Simmons GSLIS provides dozens of links to library job banks, fellowship and internship programs, staffing firms, discussion lists, articles, mentors, and salary information.
http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/

GSLIS Gateway: Careers and Jobs
This resource provides direct links to many library job postings, spread out over many different sites. In addition, important infomation about job skills, interview techniques, and other such matters of relevance to job seekers are provided. A list of firms and other employment opportunities specifically concerned with librarians and other information professionals are included.
http://my.simmons.edu/gslis/careers/jobsearch.shtml

How To: Apply for a Library Job
This resource covers virtually every aspect of the job hunting experience for library and information science professionals, including information on interviews, application preparation, effective search techniques, as well as links to library science job banks.
http://liswiki.org/wiki/HOWTO:Apply_for_a_library_job

ALA Joblist
A job bank and resource center maintained by the ALA.
http://joblist.ala.org/

Ann's Place
Excellent metalist for library job hunting. Includes tips for interviewing, resumes, and cover letters in addition to job banks.
http://www.geocities.com/aer_mcr/libjob/

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners, Position Vacancies
Job postings for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/index.php

Lib-Bling
This site provides a list of current library jobs in Boston and surrounding cities. Job listings include a job description. You will have to do some extra work to find employer's contact information.
http://www.lib-bling.com/

Connecticut Library Jobs
http://www.ctlibrarians.org/ctlibs/jobs.html

InfoCurrent
InfoCurrent is a library and records management recruiting firm that places MLS students and MLS graduates in permanent, temporary and temporary-to-permanent positions.
http://www.infocurrent.com

Library of Congress Jobs
Employment opportunities at the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php

Library Job Postings on the Internet
Links to web sites that post library jobs, searchable by type or region.
http://www.libraryjobpostings.org

Library Journal
Library Journal has a classified section with national library science listings.
http://jobs.libraryjournal.com/

Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) Job Site
A job bank with positions in library and information technology.
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaresources/litajobsite/litajobsite.cfm

LIScareer.com
LIScareer offers career development resources for new librarians and information professionals, MLS students and those considering a library-related career. The site features practical articles written by information professionals, as well as career book recommendations.
http://www.liscareer.com

LISjobs.com
Database of national job postings, updated daily, plus Info Career Trends professional development newsletter and Beyond the Job career development blog.
http://www.lisjobs.com/jobs/index.asp

Maine Library Jobs
http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/jobjar.shtml

Massachusetts Library Association
Job resources from MLA
http://www.masslib.org/jobs.htm

New Hampshire Library Job Line
http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/ljob/

Rhode Island Job Line
http://bb.lori.state.ri.us/

Simmons College GSLIS: New England Jobline
Job postings in New England divided by librarian type (school, special, academic, public, archives)
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/career/jobline

Wontawk
Recruitment agency for librarians (temp, temp-to-hire, professional, paraprofessional)
http://www.wontawk.com/

See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice

Job Banks for Public Librarians

Job Opportunities at the Boston Public Library
Find job listings for the BPL.
http://www.bpl.org/general/jobs.htm

PublicLibraries.com
Easy access to public library web sites around the country. Visit individual sites in your desired region for job listings.
http://www.publiclibraries.com/

Job Banks for Special and Corporate Librarians

American Association of Law Library Job Placement Hotline
Career opportunities posted with the AALL.
http://www.aallnet.org/hotline/hotline.asp

Association of Boston Law Librarians
Job listings for law librarianship positions in New England.
http://www.abll.org/article.htm?sid=6

Art Libraries Society of North America - Jobnet
Career opportunities posted with ARLIS/NA
http://www.arlisna.org/jobnet.html

Medical Library Association Career Center
Job postings and other career information.
http://www.mlanet.org/jobs/

Music Library Association Joblist
Archived and current job listings.
http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/

News Library Job Openings
Jobs and internships in News libraries nationwide.
http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/jobs/jobs.html

SLA Boston Chapter- Information and job postings.
http://www.sla.org/chapter/cbos/jobs.htm

Special Library Association Career Center
Job bank and other job hunting assistance.
http://sla.jobcontrolcenter.com/

Job Banks for Academic Librarians

Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Resources
Use the website to look for jobs in the search box.
http://db.arl.org/careers/

Academic 360
Academic 360 allows you to choose a state, then connect directly to a college or university employment page.
http://www.academic360.com/hr/

Job Banks for Archivists

Society of American Archivists - Online Employment Bulletin
National and international archival position announcements which are updated weekly.
http://www.archivists.org/employment

New England Archivists - Job Announcements
http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/services/jobs/index.html

Job Banks for School Librarians

Massachusetts Educators Career Center (Department of Education)
Search for jobs in the DOE database. Under "Category," select "Professional Support Personnel," and then under "Field" select "Library Media Specialist."
https://www4.doemass.org/elar/mecccommon/JobSearchPageControl.ser

Massachusetts School Library Association
Job postings around the state for school librarians.
http://maschoolibraries.org/content/blogcategory/25/77/

Job Banks for GSLIS West

See also: General Library Job Banks

Western Massachusetts Regional Library System Jobs
http://www.wmrls.org/wmrls/job2.html

Metrowest Massachusetts Regional Library System Jobs
http://www.mmrls.org/jobs.html

Central Massachusetts Regional Library System Jobs
http://www.cmrls.org/services/jobs.html

BiblioTemps
Staffing solutions for libraries. A program of the Central Massachusetts Regional Library System.
http://www.bibliotemps.com/

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Select your region: Central, MetroWest, or Western.
http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/index.php

Simmons College GSLIS: New England Job Line
Job postings in New England divided by librarian type (school, special, academic, public, archives).
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/career/jobline

Connecticut Library Jobs
http://www.ctlibrarians.org/ctlibs/jobs.html

New Hampshire Library Job Line
http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/ljob/

Rhode Island Library Job Line
http://bb.lori.state.ri.us
/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=94db19edcaeb7efa25c4f4be3ad9c47a

Vermont Library Association Job Listings
http://www.vermontlibraries.org/jobs.html

New York Library Association Job Links
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=334

Wontawk
New York City based recruitment agency for librarians (temp, temp-to-hire, professional, paraprofessional).
http://www.wontawk.com/

International Resources

Simmons International Relations for Librarians (SIRL)
This Simmons student organization web site lists study abroad and international job opportunities for librarians
http://gslis.simmons.edu/mw/sir

ALA International Relations Office
Provides information on library employment and foreign credentials, international associations/organizations/conferences, awards/grants/exchanges and more about ALA's international activities.
http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/international.htm

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Listserve
Library and Information Science job mailing list from IFLA.
http://www.ifla.org/II/lists/libjobs.htm

LISjobs.com
Find a complete list of resources for jobs outside of the USA. Most jobs are for the UK, New Zealand, Canada, several Arab nations, and Germany.
http://www.lisjobs.com/nonus.htm

Libweb--Library Servers via WWW
Links to library web pages around the world
http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/

Professional Associations

American Association of Law Library
53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 940, Chicago, IL 60604.
http://www.aallnet.org

American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
http://www.asis.org

American Library Association
50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.
http://www.ala.org

Art Library Society of North America
329 March Road, Suite 232, Box 11, Kanata, ON K2K 2E1
http://www.arlisna.org/

Association of Independent Information Professionals
7044 S. 13th Street, Oak Creek, WI 53154.
http://www.aiip.org/index.html

Association for Library and Information Science Education
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 8, Reston, VA 20190
http://www.alise.org

Association of Research Libraries
21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800, Washington DC, 20036.
http://www.arl.org/

Massachusetts Library Association
P.O. Box 1445, Marstons Mills, MA 02648
http://www.masslib.org/

Medical Library Association
65 E Wacker Place , Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601.
http://www.mlanet.org/

Music Library Association
6707 Old Domninion Drive, Suite 315, McLean, VA 22101.
http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/

National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
48 Howard Street, Albany, NY 12207.
http://www.nagara.org

Society of American Archivists
527 S. Wells St., 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
http://www.archivists.org/

Special Library Association
1700 18th St. NW., Washington, DC 20009.
http://www.sla.org

Comprehensive List of Library Associations From LibraryHQ
A comprehensive list of library associations.
http://www.libraryhq.com/orgs.html

Graduate School Resources

Open Directory: Library and Information Science Schools, North America
Links to schools offering a variety of programs in library and information science, including the PhD.
http://dmoz.org/Reference/Libraries/Library_and_Information_Science/
Schools/North_America/United_States/

American Library Association
Library & Information Studies; Directory of Institutions Offering Accredited Master’s Programs 2006-2007.
http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditation/lisdirb/LISDIR2006-2007revised9-28.pdf

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