#LISprochat lead-in - topic & questions for Mon Jun 3 2018 - 8:30pm ET

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TOPIC

Non-traditional jobs for Library Professionals

We've discussed this topic before, but not in quite a while from what I can remember, and given that it's the time of year when many new grads are hunting jobs in the industry I thought now was a good time to revive the topic. I've always been a fan of reminding people to remove the "library blinders" and remember that the skills we've trained in and developed in libraries translate very well to a wide variety of "non-traditional" roles in other sectors. I first wrote about that topic for INALJ back in 2013. It's especially relevant these days with the funding cuts we're seeing to all areas of libraries in North America thanks to shifts in Governments. Here are some reference articles for the chat:

https://ischool.syr.edu/infospace/2018/05/24/45-more-non-librarian-jobs-for-mlis-grads/
http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/careers/paths/jobtypes/privatesector
https://medium.com/sjsuischool/5-ways-to-find-non-library-jobs-that-match-your-lis-skills-88562cbfe768

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QUESTIONS

We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.

Q1 What are the skillsets that trained library professionals possess that translate well to jobs that aren't in libraries specifically?

Q2  What sectors and job roles do you think suit library professionals outside of libraries?

Q3 What resources do you use when you're trying to find non-traditional jobs as a library professional?

Q4 Have you ever worked in a non-traditional role? Tell everyone about the non-traditional work that you've done as a library professional and how you feel it related to libraries?

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