Are you interested in academic librarianship? Want to learn more about what working in an academic library entails or what the hiring process is like? Please see this message from ACRL Associate Director, Mary Jane Petrowski.
Join ACRL on Thursday, February 21 for the e-Learning webcast So You Want to be an Academic Librarian: Academic Librarianship and the Hiring Process.
The webcast will be held from 12:00 NOON – 1:00 PM (Eastern) | 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Central) | 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Mountain) | 9:00 AM-10:00 PM (Pacific).
The ACRL Membership Committee is sponsoring a one-hour interactive webcast for students who are interested in learning more about what academic librarianship is, the types of academic libraries and librarians, how to decode a job ad, the application, interview, and negotiation processes.
The webcast features Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian, Temple University, and Melanie Hawks, Human Resources Manager, Marriott Library, University of Utah. Rachel Minkin, Head of Reference Services, Michigan State University will moderate the presentation.
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding what academic librarianship is as well as the different types of academic libraries and trends in job specialization
- Understanding how to a job ad is constructed
- Understanding how the application, interview, and negotiation processes work in academic libraries
- Additional resources for further exploration
Sponsor:Â The ACRL Membership Committee
Contact Mary Jane Petrowski (mpetrowski@ala.org) with questions.
