About #LISprochat

What is #LISprochat?

#LISprochat is an every other week Twitter chat on library and information industry related issues for all members of the library and information industry. We pay special development to professional development and job hunting, this focus stems from our original iteration as #inaljchat. We have expanded chat topics to consider trends within the LIS industry and other aspects of the industry. We pick a topic, find one or more inspiration articles and then develop 4 questions which we spend an hour discussing.

The Origin & History of #LISprochat from INALJ.com:

#inaljchat is now #LISprochat

As of February 2016 #inaljchat founders Leigh & Lauren have grown the chat and changed it to #LISprochat  follow them at@LISprochat

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What: #inaljchat

Where: Twitter.com  follow @inaljchat

When: Mondays at 9-10:00pm EDT every other week

Why:  Crowd-sourcing the best of the web from the best on the web (ie: librarians) on job hunting topics

How:  1 moderator will ask 4 Questions in the hour in the Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 format and followers will use #inaljchat and answer back in the A1, A2, A3 and A4 format (like #uklibchat and #libchat)

Rules: Be constructive. No attacking people, etc.

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Previous Calendar

3/9/15 How to make extra money to pay for conferences, on the job search and beyond. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by 8 tips to pay your way to ALA 9pm ET.

3/16/15 What do you wish you would have done while in library school: Tips for students and alumni. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by Library School: Some Thoughts in Hindsight, 9pm ET.

3/23/15 Handling Bad News at Work. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by 5 Tips for Handling Bad News at Work, 9pm ET.

3/30/15 Moving on from a job, internship or volunteer position. Hosted by Lauren @inaljchat, inspired by How Do You Know When it is Time to Go?, 9pm ET.

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Past Chats (with links to the chats):

3/2/15 (view chat here) Tips on professional references. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by References Available Upon Request 9pm ET.

2/23/15 (view chat here) Self-care on once you’ve got the job. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by The Key to Your New Job is You: Self-Care During the Job Hunt, 9pm ET.

2/16/15 President’s Day No Chat!

2/9/15 (view chat here) Professional development: resources & goals for 2015. Hosted by Lauren@inaljchat, inspired by New Year of Professional Development: 7 Great Sites to Use, 9pm ET.

2/2/15 (view chat here) Conference Experience ALAMW15 and OLASC15. Hosted by Lauren@inaljchat, inspired by Professional Confrences, 9pm ET.

1/26/15 (view chat here) Do’s and Don’ts of Job Applications. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by How to Avoid HR’s Wall of Shame. Job Application Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs, 9pm ET.

1/19/15 MLK Day No Chat!

1/12/15 (view chat here) Tips and Advice on Relocating for a Job. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by Don’t Be Afraid to Relocate, 9pm ET.

1/5/15 (view chat here) Forty Resume Tweaks to Get You an Interview. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by Forty Resume Tweaks to Get You an Interview, 9pm ET.

12/29/14 (view chat here)The Job Hunter’s Guide to Positivity. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by The Job Hunter’s Guide to Positivity, 9pm ET.

12/22/14 (view chat here) Using Writing to Enhance your Communication Skills on the Job and Job Search. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, 9pm ET.

12/15/14 (view chat here) How to Handle Turning Down a Job Offer. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by  Respectfully Declining a Job Offer 9pm ET.

12/8/14 (view chat here) Staying Healthy on the Job and the Job Search. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by Staying Healthy in the Stacks 9pm ET.

12/1/14 (view chat here) Job-Hunting Resources for LIS Students and New Librarians. Hosted by Leigh@inaljchat, inspired by It is Never too Early to Job Hunt: Some Resources for New & Returning LIS students 9pm ET.

11/24/14 (view chat here)  Canceled. Hosted by Lauren @inaljchat 9pm ET.

11/17/14 (view chat here) Thank You Notes. Hosted by Lauren @inaljchat, inspired by 7 Tips About the All-Important Thank You 9pm ET.

11/10/14 (view chat here) Questions to Ask the Interviewers. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by Good Questions to ask Interviewers 9pm ET.

11/3/14 (view chat here) Using Social Media in Your Job Search. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by Using Social Media for Your Job Search  9pm ET.

10/27/14 (view chat here) What Do You Support Beyond Libraries? Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, 9pm ET.

10/20/14 (view chat here) Time Management: Effective tips for managing your time. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, 9pm ET.

10/6/14 (view chat here) Best and Worst strategies for Job Hunting!Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by A Job App a Day and Other Job Hunting Strategies 9pm ET.

9/29//14 (view chat here) High Pay Versus Low Paying Library Jobs: What is right for you? Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, 9pm ET.

9/22/14 (view chat here) #SLAtalk: Live and Learn! Session 2. Hosted by @SLAhq and @inaljchat, 9pm ET.

9/15/14 (view chat here) Conference presentations and proposals. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by Conference Session Proposals and Presentations: Less Complicated than You’d Think 9pm ET.

9/8/14 (view chat here) 5 Tips for Conquering the Exhibits Hall. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat, inspired by 5 Tips for Conquering the Exhibits Hall 9pm ET.

8/25/14 (view chat here) Change in the professional world: Is it a good or bad?. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat 9pm ET.

BREAK

8/18/14   (view @Liz_Librarian’s Storify here) Free Advice Does Not Come Cheap: on weighing pros and cons and $/time in to advance your career. Hosted by Lauren @inaljchat  inspired by Free Advice (Literally) for New Librarians 9pm ET.

8/4/14  (view @Liz_Librarian Storify here) Tonight’s chat is based on 2 of Angie Solis’s 4 pt series on Acing the Job Interviewhttp://inalj.com/?p=75911 & http://inalj.com/?p=76324. Hosted by Leigh @inaljchat 9pm ET.

6/30/14  (view @Liz_Librarian’s Storify here) Online vs. F2F learning: the debate. Hosted by @INALJOntario, 9pm ET. 

6/23/14  (view @Liz_Librarian‘s Storify here) The “In” Crowd: jobs beyond the Library. Hosted by @INALJOntario and @INALJ_NJ  inspired by The “In” Crowd: Librarian Jobs Beyond the Library  9pm ET.

6/16/14  (view @Liz_Librarian‘s Storify here)  (view chat here)  MLS: what should Library and iSchools be teaching us? Hosted by@sendaulas  9pm ET.

6/9/14  (view chat here) Career Strategies: overviews of ladders, lateral moves and corkscrew/ jungle gym career paths. Hosted by@alphild5000, inspired by Threading the Corkscrew: Non-Ladder/Non-Lateral Job Advancement 9pm ET.

6/2/14  (view chat here) Volunteering: Pros and Cons. Hosted by @INALJOntario, inspired by How Volunteering May Actually Be Hurting Your Job Hunt 9pm ET.

5/26/14  EA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Regional Conference, in Cape Town, South Africa, Feb. 24, 2014  9pm ET.

5/19/14  (view chat here) Hacking Conferences! Beyond and including the traditional. Hosted by @INALJ_PA, inspired by Ten Conference Tips for a First Timer 9pm ET.

5/19/14  (view chat here) Hacking Conferences! Beyond and including the traditional. Hosted by @INALJ_PA, inspired by Ten Conference Tips for a First Timer 9pm ET.

5/12/14  (view chat here) All about Networking!  Hosted by @INALJMissouri, inspired by Networking Tips for the Reluctant Networker  9pm EDT.

5/5/14  (view chat here) Debunking the myths of Librarianship or How to Get Romantics from Misunderstanding us. Hosted by@alphild5000, inspired by Debunking 10 Librarian Misconceptions  9pm EDT.

4/28/14  (view chat here) What would you say you do here? Librarian/staff perceptions and roles. Hosted by @sendaulas  and inspired by 5 Things that People Don’t Realize Their Librarians Do  9pm  EDT.

4/21/14  (view chat here) Self care during the job search.  Hosted by @librarian_kate, inspired by The Key to Your New Job is You: Self-Care During the Job Hunt 9pm EDT.

4/14/14  (view chat here)  Professional Associations w/in and w/out- the good, the bad and the value added.  Hosted by@INALJOntario, inspired by Professional Associations for Canadian LIS Professionals  9pm EDT.

4/7/14  (view @kmapesy ‘s Storify here)  (view chat here) Navigating Twitter as a job hunter: tips, tricks, tools and tweet chats. Hosted by  @INALJMaryland, inspired by 23 Useful Twitter Tools  9pm EDT.

3/31/14  (view chat here)  International Focus (Naomi House @needalibraryjob, moderator) and at Noon-1 EDT!

3/24/14  (view chat here) Appearance in libraries (work – interviews – media etc) beyond & including cis gendered white women. Hosted by @INALJMissouri,  inspired by So You Have Blue Hair  9pm EDT.

3/17/14  (view chat here) After the Rejection: strategies for turning it around. Hosted by @INALJNYS, inspired by What to write after they’ve turned you down  9pm EDT.

3/10/14  (view chat here) Translating Skillsets- how to sell yourself to non-libraries & sell libraries on your non-lib skills. Hosted by@INALJOntario & @INALJ_NJ  2nd hour hosted by @INALJCalifornia, inspired by Translating Non-Library Skills to a Library-Directed Résumé  9pm EDT.