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Support Staff
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Associates: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal 
 This online periodical, published three times a year, "is a forum for and about library support staff issues." Topics include staff development in academic libraries, using student employees, and choosing not to get an MLS. Browse issues back to 1994 with editorials, columns, feature articles, interviews, fiction, event listings, and reviews. Also includes title and author indexes. http://associates.ucr.edu/ Topics: Librarianship Last updated Oct 1, 2007 Council on Library/Media Technicians (COLT)
This organization, an affiliate of the American Library Association, addresses issues of concern to library support staff personnel, such as "technical education, continuing education, certification, job description uniformity, and ... gaining recognition and respect" for library/media technicians. The site includes a calendar of events, list of chapters, bibliographies about library and support staff issues (most updated in 2003), links to job postings, and related information. Some resources are limited to members. http://colt.ucr.edu Topics: Librarianship Last updated May 9, 2005 Library Support Staff Resource Center
Resources for library paraprofessionals, including an overview of the field, a listing of support staff positions found in libraries, and links to publications and websites about education and certification, financial assistance, advancement, and related topics. From the American Library Association (ALA). http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/hrdr/librarysupportstaff/library_support_staff_resource_center.cfm Topics: Librarianship Last updated Nov 4, 2008 Library Technicians
Occupational Outlook Handbook entry for library technicians, who "help librarians acquire, prepare, and organize material and assist users in finding information." Discusses the nature of the work, working conditions, training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and other topics related to these library paraprofessional positions. Includes a link to the handbook entry for library assistants. From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos113.htm Topics: Librarianship Last updated Oct 3, 2007 |
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