C&RL News – Job of a Lifetime – Emerging Technologies Librarianship October 6, 2009
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My second piece as the editor of the Job of a Lifetime (JOAL) column in College & Research Libraries News became available online yesterday! For my first column back in June, I interviewed Brian Mathews about his job as the User Experience Librarian at Georgia Tech.
This time, I had the chance to interview not one, not two, but three very talented Emerging Technologies Librarians from Towson University. Carrie Bertling Disclafani, David Dahl, and Carissa Tomlinson were all hired at the same time and have been working on some interesting projects, including some new mobile services. Check it out!
Job of a Lifetime – Emerging technologies at Towson University: The hat trick
ACRL Podcast – Job of a Lifetime – Emerging Technologies
Once again, C&RL News Editor David Free kindly edited the podcast for us. A huge thank you goes out to Carrie, David and Carissa for their flexibility and quick turnaround time for the column and podcast! Emerging technologies librarianship is a field/position that varies widely from institution to institution, so it was nice to hear what exactly it means at Towson. I’m adding a link to LibraryTechTalk (the blog that Carrie, David & Carissa coauthor on the use of new technologies in academic librarianship) to my blogroll and you should too!
Do you have the job of a lifetime? I’ll be starting the next interview shortly, so if you think so, contact me. Enjoy & feel free to leave comments!
C&RL News – Job of a Lifetime – Brian Mathews June 2, 2009
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My first piece as the new editor of the Job of a Lifetime (JOAL) column in College & Research Libraries News is available online now! Not only can you read about Brian Mathews‘ job as the User Experience Librarian at Georgia Tech, but we did a brief corresponding podcast as well:
Job of a Lifetime – The User Experience Librarian
ACRL Podcast – Job of a Lifetime – Brian Mathews
One caveat – I do not have a “radio voice” and have not listened to the podcast since C&RL News Editor David Free kindly edited it up for us. So I can’t be held responsible! 
I really enjoyed working on my first column, and I hope that the interview with Brian will help other libraries and librarians recognize the many creative ways we can reach out and listen to our users. Brian had just finished his first day at his new position as assistant university librarian for outreach and academic services at the University of California – Santa Barbara on the evening we recorded the podcast – so a huge thank you goes out to him for extending his already crazy day!
I’ll be starting the next interview shortly, so if you think you have the “Job of a Lifetime,” please let me know. Enjoy & feel free to leave comments!
Do you have a cool job?? February 17, 2009
Posted by Erin in Uncategorized.Tags: awesome, C&RL News, communication, JOAL, networking
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Yeah, yeah, we all have cool jobs, but what I mean is this: Is yours the job of a lifetime??
If you think so, I’d like to know about it. I am going to be working on a column called “Job of a Lifetime” for College & Research Libraries News featuring interviews with people who have interesting jobs in the realm of the college & research library world. If you would like to be added to the list of potential interviewees, let me know! Or feel free to submit ideas or leads on other people I should contact. Just as a disclaimer – I can’t promise everyone an interview, but I will definitely try to include as many “jobs of a lifetime” as I can! In the meantime, you will always have the personal satisfaction of knowing you’re awesome!
Thanks for your help!
