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Descriptor News / Descriptor Winter 2012

On Getting a Library Job, if You Haven’t Already Had One

by Chelsea Kirkland This is a story about how I found my first paid library job. But it’s also about finding my professional self through an exploration of professional ethics and personal convictions. As it turns out, the two are much more strongly linked than I originally thought. As I work my way through my MLIS, I’ve fielded a number…

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January 12, 2012

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Taking Initiative to Find the Perfect Internship

by Sarah Sammis Opportunities come in all forms and at all times. In my second semester of the MLIS program I knew I wanted to do an internship before I graduated. Making time for one in the fall semester meant taking a full course load the previous spring and one class during summer session. Where I would intern, though, was…

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January 11, 2012

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Getting the Most Out of Your Virtual Internship

by Theresa Putkey Starting an internship can be intimidating. Starting a virtual internship may make you feel even more like a fish-out-of-water. Not only are you in a new situation, but you’re removed by geography. Doing a remote or virtual internship can expand your internship possibilities, but can also lead to other difficulties in communication, work assignments, and follow-up. After…

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January 11, 2012

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When it is More Than a Resume: Tales from the Job Hunt Trenches

by Denise Nunez This summer I drove through several states, visited another country, climbed to the top of a mountain and managed to avoid updating my resume in the process. When I finally started to rewrite my resume, I stumbled over a writer’s block that is more likely due to a block in the concept of who I am rather…

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January 11, 2012

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Communication 2.0

Communication 2.0 by Devon Grissim Can you hear that? The sound of keys tapping as they pat across my keyboard in search of The Charm. Words of the mystical variety that lead their reader over towering fences and down into basements of bone melting insight. Well, you won’t find any of that here. My work is bright because I only…

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January 11, 2012

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