Here are some resources to help you out on your job search. If you have any links you'd like to add, please contact the GSLIS Webmaster.
On this page:
- General Resources
- Job Listings: Classifieds
- Job Listings: General Websites
- Job Listings: Regional
- Job Listings: Professional Associations
- Job Skills
- Reading List
- Specific Employers
- Staffing Firms
- For when you need a break from the job search . . .
General Resources
- Career Education Center at Simmons (or email them at careers@simmons.edu)
- Career Resource Library at Simmons
- LISJobs.com
- LIScareer.com
- New England Library Association (Job-finding Aids)
- Lib-bling
Job Listings: Classifieds
Job Listings: General Websites
- American Association of Museums
- Bostonworks
- DiversityWorking.com
- H-Net Job Guide (Academic Position Announcements)
- Internet Library for Librarians
- Librarian Jobs in Education
- Library Job Hunting
- Library Job Postings on the Internet
- Library Jobs (LibrarySpot.com)
- Museum Jobs
- Networked Librarian
- New England Jobline
- PreserveNet
- SchoolSpring (School Librarian Jobs)
- Taxonomy Jobs
- University of Texas iSchool JobWeb
Job Listings: Regional
- California: BayNet Libraries
- California: California Chapter, ACRL
- California: California Library Association JobMart
- California: California School Library Association
- California: SLA, Sierra-Nevada Chapter
- Canada: Canadian Library Association
- Delaware: Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology Job Postings
- Nevada: SLA, Sierra-Nevada Chapter
- New Hampshire: New Hampshire State Library—Library Joblines
- New Jersey: Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology Job Postings
- New York: New York Library Association
- Pennsylvania: Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology Job Postings
Job Listings: Professional Associations
- ALA Listings
- ALISE
- American Association of Law Librarians
- American Theological Library Association
- ARLIS JobNet
- ARMA International
- ASIS&T Jobline Online
- Association of Research Libraries
- Medical Library Association
- Music Library Association
- SCIP Job Marketplace
- SLA Career Center
- Society of American Archivists
- Visual Resources Association
Job Skills
- 101+ Commonly Asked Interview Questions
- Association of Part-Time Librarians
- Children's Librarian Job Interview
- First Impressions, Lasting Impressions: Tips for Job Interviews
- Frequently Asked Interview Questions
- How To Apply for a Library Job
- The Interviewing Process Broken Down
- Panel Interviews: "Everything's Gonna Be All Right"
- Public Library Interviewing
Reading List
- Beyond the Job (Blog)
- "Coffee in 2002, Job Offer in 2004" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/20/05)
- "Gaining Library Work Experience While You're a Student"
- Info Career Trends
- "The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting" (Searcher, July/August 2002)
- "Negotiating What You're Worth"
- "Why Didn't I Get Hired?" (Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/22/05)
