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Everything for librarians and aspiring librarians alike
I am a librarian and have always wanted to be one ever since I was young. Have you always wanted to be a librarian or are you thinking about become one? or maybe you already are one? This is a place for librarians, aspiring librarians and book lovers alike to get some great resources. At the same time, as much as I love librarianship, let's face it there isn't much money in it, so I also work from home part time.
AnnaLaura Brown
Social Networking Librarian
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Aspiring Librarian Table of Contents
- Become a Librarian
- Great Library Links
- Top Ten Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians Are Cool
- Great Stuff on Amazon
- Learn How to Get Better Searching Skills and Become Your Own Librarian
- Library and Librarian photos
- Social Networking Librarian
- Librarians on Wikipedia
- Librarians
- Other Lenses by AnnaLaura Brown
- More Librarian and Libraries Links
- What Kind of Librarian are you?
- Follow me as a librarian and internet business owner
- Librarian Feedback
Become a Librarian
Your Life Work: The Librarian
An episode of US Government film series on careers. I assume it was shown to high school students. This one was filmed at the Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) library in 1946.
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Great Library Links
- Librarians Internet Index
- Great online library related resources. They publish an email newsletter once a week featuring some of their best library tools and facts. Very interesting material.
- Get a new library source link emailed to you
- This site contains a RSS feed and also sends out via email a new library or librarian related link via email on a daily basis. The links contain new and or useful information related to the profession.
- Book Crossing
- Learn all about book crossing and how you can read and learn more about some great books and share your thoughts with other readers.
- Great Blog resourses for librarians
- A great list of blogging resources for librarians.
- Indiana University Library
- Visit the library at Indiana University. The 12th largest library in North America.
- Catalog your books online
- A great website and tool to catalog your books online for recall later on. Very useful
- Library Spot
- A wealth of free library resources for doing research.
- Indiana University's School of Library Science
- Indiana University's school of library science, where I recently obtained my master of library science degree
- Lazy Library
- Visit the Lazy Library. Very entertaining and useful for librarians since many people do not want to read large books. Find books with only a few pages.
Top Ten Reasons Why Libraries and Librarians Are Cool
- Everything at the library is free.
- You can take free classes and participate in fun activities.
- Librarians know how to find all kinds of cool stuff.
- We get paid to find information.
- Free Access to the Internet.
- Quiet Time- that's right escape the noise.
- Materials available in different languages.
- Help figuring out what kind of job you want.
- Toys for the children.
- Puppet Shows and other cool kids stuff.
Great Stuff on Amazon
Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science
Amazon Price: $27.97 (as of 08/21/2008)
Career Opportunities In Library And Information Science (Career Opportunities)
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 08/21/2008)
The Librarian's Career Guidebook
Amazon Price: $40.50 (as of 08/21/2008)
Learn How to Get Better Searching Skills and Become Your Own Librarian
1. Realize that while Google and other search engines are good for some kinds of information many times you need to use other resources. Examples of the kind of information which you can easily find in Google include;
Basic information and definitions of terms
Information about businesses
General information about the weather, countries, states, and news
2. The kind of information which you can not easily find in Google includes:
Critical and scholarly articles
Information from databases
Full Text of many articles and books especially those, which are still under copyright.
So now that you have a better idea of when you should and should not search in Google how do you find the information you are looking for if it is not in Google?
1. Many public libraries have access to free databases, which you can search with simply a library card. Likewise many university and college libraries have them as well.
2. Ask a Librarian Many people hesitate to do this but we are well trained and are always willing to help you.
3. Depending upon the kind of information you are seeking you can try encyclopedias, journals, magazines, newspapers or books. These are still valid sources and contain much useful information.
4. Try searching Internet directories or other websites.
5. Try using the advanced features and search of Google,. This tool is often not used and is very helpful.
Happy Searching!
Library and Librarian photos
Proud to be a public serving, friendly, book stamping, well read, softly spoken ...
Not particularly fond of the librarian action figure...but found one in the offi...
Okay, librarians don't shelve. This is a posed photo.
Social Networking Librarian
Read my blog all abut social networking in libraries.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by"To be a librarian all you need to know is how to say shhh!
Billy- Family Circus"
Librarians on Wikipedia
Learn all about librarians.
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or college library, an elementary- or secondary-school media center, a library within a company, or another information-provision agency. Some librarians are independent entrepreneurs working as information specialists, catalogers, indexers and other professional, specialized capacities. Librarians may be categorized as a public, school, correctional, special, independent or academic librarian.
Librarians
What do you think of librarians?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand bythey are great and it is an awesome profession
blue22d says:
Nice lens. Librarians are necessary. I wish more people would utilize them. I love the Internet but I still occasionally go to the library.
Posted May 23, 2008
forget librarians, doctors rule.
Other Lenses by AnnaLaura Brown
View other lenses I have created which you might enjoy as a librarian.-
The Story of a successful entrepreneur and librarian
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Hello my name is Anna Laura Brown and I am a successful entrepreneur making money online. I love having my own business . I recently became a giant squid and wow what a journey it has been. It started out as simply a way to share my information with...
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All about Salt Lake City, Utah City of the 2002 Olympics. Visit this great city with this lens.
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Have you ever been to Salt Lake City, Utah? My name is AnnaLaura Brown and I am a small business owner and I wrote this lens to infrom people all about Salt Lake City, Utah, the great city and state where I grew up. Learn about its people, its geogra...
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Social Networking in Libraries
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Do you use social networking in your library? Would you like to learn how to use social networking or library 2.0? My name is AnnaLaura Brown and I am the Social Networking Librarian . I love social networking and I have created this lens to help yo...
More Librarian and Libraries Links
- Library Hotel
- Visit the Library Hotel. Wow this place looks awesome. Too bad librarians don't make more money as this place is quite pricey.
- Great Page Full of Library Resources
- A great list of library related links and resources.
- Neat and New Online
- This is the web page for Mary Laine's ezine, neat and new. What is there on the web which is neat, new and useful? Visit her site and subscribe to find out.
- University of Utah Library
- Visit the library of my alma matter at the University of Utah.
- Utah Library Association
- Official Website for the Utah Library Association.
What Kind of Librarian are you?
Librarian Feedback
Are you an aspiring librarian? already a librarian? or you just love libraries in general? Leave me your comments and feedback.
