http://www.starterlibrarian.com for the new and emerging librarian Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:43:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (note: This post is my submission for the Syracuse University iSchool "Librarianship into the Future" award) Hi, I'm JaTara. I'm a wife and mother living near Hartford, CT. However, I was born and raised in Louisiana. I have several degrees in computer science and mathematics and worked as a software engineer ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2010/03/08/librarianship-into-the-future/ Goals for 2010 2009 was a great year -- I took a daydream of becoming a librarian and took active steps to make it a reality. Library school, library conferences, library volunteerism. My goals for 2010 are pretty straightforward -- keep doing what I've been doing (going to library school, attend ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2010/01/23/goals-for-2010/ What a year! What a difference twelve months makes. At this time last year, I was still employed as a software engineer at my previous company. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't a good fit for me. Less than two months later, I would be unemployed with plenty of time to ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2010/01/05/2009-in-review/ EBSCO offers five scholarships to attend 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) and EBSCO are partnering to offer five scholarships for librarians to attend the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The meeting takes place Jan. 15-19, 2010, and offers an opportunity for continuing education, meetings ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/11/15/scholarships-for-ala-midwinter/ Last night, I spent a good hour looking working on my committee volunteer requests (The ALA President-Elect is accepting requests until 12/4). Only five minutes of that was spent actually filling in the form, the remaining 55 was spent visiting the ALA website and surfing the bewildering number of ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/11/10/adventures-with-ala-committees/ As a career changer, I'm always on the lookout for current information about libraries. When I heard about American Libraries Direct (AL Direct), I immediately subscribed to it and was awed by the amount and quality of information I received. I enjoy reading short blurbs about what libraries across ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/10/28/al-direct-and-why-every-starter-librarian-should-read-it/ I just spent the past few days in Hartford, CT attending the New England Library Association Annual Conference. This was my first time attending and I really enjoyed myself. Besides attending sessions and meeting with people, I served as a guest blogger on the conference blog (my posts are here, ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/10/25/nela-conference-recap/ For the next two days, I'll be at the New England Library Association Annual Conference in Hartford, CT. I'll be guest blogging while there so check out my posts on the official conference blog. The twitter hashtag is #nela09. This is my first time attending this conference and I'm looking ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/10/19/guest-blogging-at-the-new-england-library-conference/ Something that landed in my inbox. I hope someone finds it useful. -- J NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES NCSU Libraries Fellows, 2010-2012 The NCSU Libraries Fellows program offers a unique opportunity to a select group of M.L.S. or M.I.S. graduates who will receive the degree in November 2009 or later.  ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/10/09/ncsu-libraries-fellows-program/ I think this is a FABULOUS opportunity for MLS students.  -- J ARL’'s Career Enhancement Program – Deadline extended: October 16, 2009 The application deadline for ARL’s Career Enhancement Program (CEP) has been extended to Friday, October 16, 2009. The ARL CEP, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library ... http://www.starterlibrarian.com/2009/10/05/arl%c2%92s-career-enhancement-program-%c2%96-deadline-extended/