career centers and libraries leading together
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Career Centers and Libraries - Leading Together, Cindy VerduceTRANSCRIPT
CAREER CENTERS AND LIBRARIES: LEADING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE CAREER INFORMATION LITERACY
Connie Scott, Director, McMillen Library
Cindy Price Verduce, Director, Career Services
CDPI Fall ConferenceOct 2010
August 2009
WELCOME
Who you are Who we are & what we do What is Career Information Literacy and why
we support it Mutual Benefits Your Best Practices References
August 2009
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Indiana Tech Core Purpose: To provide career-
focused, professional programs of higher learning
Indiana Tech Fact Sheet
McMillen Library
Career Planning and Development Center
www.IndianaTech.edu
August 2009
WHAT IS CAREER INFORMATION LITERACY?
Combining Information Literacy Skills with Career Focused Learning:
Know Access Evaluate Use Understand ethical, legal and social issues of
informationFrom: ACRL Information Literacy Standards in a NutshellAdapted from http://www.acrl.org
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WHY CAREER INFORMATION LITERACY?
Employment-always a hot topic Past, present and future economies
affect libraries and career offices Diverse workforce: age, race/ethnicity,
second & third career entry Reciprocal Referrals
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CAREER SERVICES
“This statement from a 1989 article, Working With Your College Library, succinctly outlines the dominant theme found in the literature: collaboration between career services and libraries strengthens the quality of services for each entity and provides greater access to information for students.
Quenoy, P., Orgeron, E. (2003). Working with Wisdom: Collaboration Between Career Services and University Libraries. Library and Information Technology website: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/pdf/orgeron.pdf
August 2009
CAREER SERVICES
“The consensus among all of the literature is that the presence of career service literacy among library personnel and career professionals well versed in library services may be the key component in service provision for career and job seekers.”
Quenoy, P., Orgeron, E. (2003). Working with Wisdom: Collaboration Between Career Services and University Libraries. Library and Information Technology website: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/pdf/orgeron.pdf
August 2009
CAREER SERVICES
Reciprocal Referrals Educate Library Staff on Services offered in the Career Center
so that they can direct the students to our office Discuss/Emphasis Information Literacy as it relates to career
planning & development House all Career Center career related materials in the library –
Walk students down to the Ray Broshar Career Resource Center located in the McMillen Library
Fully understand the services offered in the library that relate to career planning & development in addition to pertinent skill development (resumes, cover letters, interviewing, etc.) and inform Career Center Staff
Share newsletters, flyers, postings, etc. in each other’s offices
August 2009
CAREER SERVICES Educate both Librarians & Career Center Staff
Help Career Center Staff understand how the field is changing Global Considerations Knowledge management Specialty Librarians Media - Jonathan Milder of the Food Network Corporate Technology Law Teaching Museum, Archived, Genealogy
Share materials, websites, etc. with Career Center Staff - Help staff in recognizing the traits necessary to be successful librarian
in the future so they might suggest the profession to students. Post information you receive on scholarships, etc. with the Career
Center – website, Warrior Jobs Announcements Personality types similar to engineers and computer sciences
August 2009
CAREER SERVICES Collaborate
Career Leadership Institute Weeks Book Chapter -Environments for Student Growth and
Development: Libraries and Student Affairs in Collaboration Sponsor Displays related to Career Center topics - American Business Women’s Day Celebration, Professional Dress, resumes, etc. – provides information and brings attention to events
Sponsor Career Related Events in the Library – Mock Interviews, Psychology Presentations, Breakfast with Santa
Sponsor Workshops – graduate school admissions resources co-sponsored together
Workshops on use of databases and resources for research on companies
Joint Advertising for events such as LIS Online Career Fair
August 2009
MUTUAL BENEFITS
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YOUR BEST PRACTICES
Share ideas about your experiences…
What types of collaborations do you have with your library?
August 2009
REFERENCES
LibraryCareers.org Getajob.ala.org Kate Joranson and Eve Wider, “Librarians on the case: Helping
students prepare for job interviews in an uncertain economy.” College and Research Library News, 70:7(2009) 404-407
Tracey Simon, “Librarianship as a Second Career,” Library Worklife: HR E-news for Today’s Leaders, 2:10 ,2005 (accessed October 2, 2009)
Quenoy, P., Orgeron, E. (2003). Working with Wisdom: Collaboration Between Career Services and University Libraries. Library and Information Technology website: http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/events/pdf/orgeron.pdf
August 2009
THANK YOU
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