What Else Can You Do with a Librar

by Betty-Carol Sellen and Betty-Carol Sellan

The work that librarians do can be applied to a wide variety of interesting and lucrative working situations in non-traditional library settings. This book presents over 50 success stories of people... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555702643
• ISBN13: 9781555702649
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Dated, but Still Valuable

The 62 first-person essays here are aimed at both those considering getting an MLS (like me), and those in the field looking for a change. It provides a very valuable service by doing exactly what the title says, however one can't help but feel it's time for a new edition that reflects the massive growth of the Internet since the book's publication in 1997. Many of the essays are by people who got jobs linked to the first wave of computer use in the libraries, and in that sense, it feels very dated. Indeed, if you look at the contributors' biographies, the majority seem to have gotten their degrees around the time I was born (early '70s). I'd like to see more from younger librarians, and more about the technology end of things. The book is well organized, so it's easy to skim and find the entries that interest you, although there did seem to be a fair amount of overlap in the area of information consulting. Still, it's a valuable book for anyone considering an MLS.