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Library Success In About 10 Slides

Library Success In About 10 Slides. BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day Sam Wiggins Information Officer Norton Rose LLP [17/04/2013]. Indecisive History Undergraduate. Who am I? . Part-time Volunteer (in a non-contentious sense). Graduate Trainee. Librarianship MA.

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Library Success In About 10 Slides

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  1. Library Success In About 10 Slides • BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day • Sam Wiggins • Information Officer • Norton Rose LLP • [17/04/2013]

  2. Indecisive History Undergraduate Who am I? Part-time Volunteer (in a non-contentious sense) Graduate Trainee Librarianship MA Information Officer Chartered Librarian BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  3. What am I doing here? • What skills are required for work in ‘special’ libraries? • How does one obtain them? • Raising your profile • A few words of caution BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  4. Skill sets • Two sides to specialist library work • Traditional “core” skill set • Acquired, tailored skills *Caveat* this does apply to a certain extent to every job role, but that is partly the point BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  5. Breaking the Circle “I can’t get experience as I don’t have a job” “I need experience to get a job” BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  6. Identifying and Applying Skills • Core: • Research Skills • Cataloguing • Information Management • IT literacy • Team skills • Current awareness skills • Ability to train others • Acquired: • Legal knowledge/research • Commercial knowledge • Product specific knowledge • Understanding of cost information • Resource understanding BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  7. “Enthusiasm, a fresh set of eyes, up-to-date digital skills, new ideas” • “Drive to achieve and progress” • “Open to new ways of thinking and doing things” • “A natural curiosity” BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  8. “cheaper labour” BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  9. “Eagerness to learn” • “Enthusiasm” • “Good grasp of general knowledge” • “Shows initiative” • “People skills and can quickly build a rapport” BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  10. Raising your profile • Stand out on your CV, and in your interview • Blog • Tweet (sensibly) • Apply for things • Don’t wait to be asked ….Does it matter? BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

  11. Disclaimer • The purpose of this presentation is to provide information as to developments in the law. It does not contain a full analysis of the law nor does it constitute an opinion of Norton Rose LLP on the points of law discussed. • No individual who is a member, partner, shareholder, director, employee or consultant of, in or to any constituent part of Norton Rose Group (whether or not such individual is described as a “partner”) accepts or assumes responsibility, or has any liability, to any person in respect of this presentation. Any reference to a partner or director is to a member, employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications of, as the case may be, Norton Rose LLP or Norton Rose Australia or Norton Rose Canada LLP or Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc) or of one of their respective affiliates. BIALL/CLSIG/SLA Europe Graduate Open Day

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