How do you view your new librarian? Would you have more faith in a librarian who is older but a recent graduate, or a younger librarian with a few years behind her?
Bridging the gap between the different generations of librarians is a difficult issue to tackle. No matter whom you ask, the finger [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘new library professionals’
February 27, 2009
Library of Congress to Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships
From the Library of Congress Press release
“Rare comic books, wax-cylinder recordings, novelty postcards,
hand-colored films and a tale told on a hooked rug were among the
treasures uncovered by the 2008 class of Junior Fellows Summer Interns,
who located them among the copyright deposits and gifts that have come
into the nation’s library.”
“This summer the Library of Congress, [...]
August 12, 2008
IFLA 2008 – The third day
It’s now the end of day 3 for IFLA 2008. One of my favourite things about conferences is the ability to meet people and network. I’ve met some terrific professional gurus, as well as promising young library students who will soon be entering the profession. The students I’m meeting are eager to join the profession [...]
