Thursday, April 19, 2012

Where to look for library jobs

Not like I have a job yet but I sure am looking hard for one!

I thought I would share some of the sites I have been using to hunt of openings.  An important note: I am looking primarily for public library jobs in the Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana) so there may be sources for other states that I am not aware of.


General job postings (these sites post all types of jobs for all places):

-ALA Job list (better for academic jobs but still worth a look): http://joblist.ala.org/

-LIS Jobs (not updated as frequently as ALA but they have some different jobs): http://lisjobs.com/jobseekers/job-ads.asp

-LibGig (consistent postings and a nice variety of jobs):  http://publicboard.libgig.com/

-Society for scholarly publishing (nice if you are looking to get into acquisitions and collection building at a publisher. Something different!): http://www.jobtarget.com/home/home.cfm?site_id=9110



State specific job  postings:

-I Need A Library Job (check out the Job pages in the menu at the top for lists of state specific resources): http://inalj.com/?p=1441

-Wisc Jobs (Wisconsin):  https://wisc.jobs/public/index.asp

-RAILS (Illinois): http://www.railslibraries.info/jobs

-SLIS (Indiana): http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_titles.php

-Joblist (Iowa): http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/i-j/joblist/joblist

-Michigan jobline (Michigan): http://www.mla.lib.mi.us/jobline

Listservs:

-LisJobs: http://www.ifla.org/II/lists/libjobs.htm 

-School specific listservs: Many library schools have their own job boards or email listservs.  Take advantage of this!!!


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