Sue HutleyDirector, Library Services

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia

Twitter - @suehutley Email - sue.hutley@qut.edu.au

Create your own Library Legacy

ALIA New Librarians’ Symposium #NLS7

July 2015

Thank you Contributors!

A big thank you to all who answered the call and made contributions to this career advice slide deck. Your heart-warming and inspiring advice will no-doubt be beneficial to those who are beginning their career in librarianship.

Be willing to leave your

comfort zone

You won’t look back…

Aileen WeirDirector, Reader Services

National Library of Australia @AileenWeir

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Jane Cowell Director Engagement & Partnerships

State Library of Queensland@janecowell8

Find your motivationFind your heart

Make time to thinkMake time to plan

Be nice to people…for the right reasons

Do something that matters, plan to do it well, have fun while you’re at it.Carmel O’Sullivan, Director (Library Services), USQ.

@C_OSulliv

"GLAM-WIKI 2015 in The Hague (24)" by BvdW. Licensed under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

We belong to an international 

community. The GLAM sector around the world is diverse and it's full of

passionate, creative people like you. 

It's a lot of fun being a "global librarian".

Mylee Joseph@myleejoseph 

GLAM-WIKI 2015Volunteer

Programme Committee

“If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!” – Richard Branson

Amy Croft@amyecroft

Branson, R. (2013, September 18). Say yes, then learn how to do it later [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/say-yes-then-learn-how-to-do-it-laterMills, A. (2011). 13746 [Image]. Retrieved July 8, 2015, from http://phil.cdc.gov/PHIL_Images/13746/13746_lores.jpg (CC0 1.0)

Find the positives

Trust that everything will work out how it is meant to

@LisaKeogh75

But it is possible to do really exciting, amazing things while juggling kids and

work. You just need good organisational support. And you get that support by putting your hand up, taking risks and

proving you can get stuff done.

If you show people you can achieve things working part-time, or school hours, or

whatever suits your family, then chances are your organisation will be happy to work

around you.

You’re a parent, you are already amazing at multi-tasking and time management, so

just transfer that to the workplace.

Motherhood doesn’t always look this relaxing (or neat!). Kids plus work is sometimes really hard…

Kathleen Smeaton @kathleensme

CC image courtesy National Media Museum via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/3589579030

Work Hard. Really really hard. And smart. But mainly hard.

Keep learning and thinking and writing and presenting and talking and listening about your profession. All the time. Be obsessed.

Also, do yoga. Holger Aman@leatherboundlib

“I am always doing what I cannot do yet,

in order to learn how to do it.”Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starry_Night_Over_the_Rhone.jpg. Public domain licence.

Sam Searle @datalibsam

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

--Neale Donald Walsch

Celia DrummondVisual Assets Librarian

World Vision@sealeea

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You've got to know when to hold 'emKnow when to fold 'em

Know when to walk awayAnd know when to run

The Gambler. Lyrics by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country

music artist Kenny Rogers.

Kenny Rogers. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. July 16, 2015. http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll6/item/278.

Christine BusbyTeam Leader, Library and Customer Services, Te Puke, New Zealand

“Never apply for a job you don’t actually want to get.”

Wise words from my journalism tutor, Jim Tully-Laura Caygill

@LauraInTheLibes

Find great people to work with, be inspired by, learn from and share with!

Always say ‘yes’; you can figure out the details later. Embrace all

opportunities.

Professor Helen PartridgePro Vice-Chancellor (Scholarly Information and Learning Services) & Executive Director, Australian Digital Futures Institute

Enjoy being outside your comfort zone. Challenge yourself, take risks, fail.

Be true to yourself; know your strengths, and areas to improve.

Follow your passions!

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Ask yourself: What can I do to enable my library to make my community smarter?

@janholmquist - janholmquist.net

How can I keep on learning with my global personal learning network?

“…achieving a goal is overrated. It is the journey and your fellow travellers that are the point”.- Brewster Kahle

“Don’t just be yourself, be all of your selves. Don’t just live, be that other thing connected to death. Be life. Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it, and have fun”. - Joss Whedon

Wesleyan Commencement Speech, 2013

Nagarajan Kanna, ‘Enjoy the journey, not the destination’, 2014, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Jaye Weatherburn @jayechats

It’s the journey, not the destination…

Be a Library nerd… visit all the libraries you can in every part of the world. Be proud of the global

community we thrive in. Be proud to call yourself a Librarian.

Annette Messell@nettymess

Jessica Howie Subject Librarian University of Waikato

@JesselizH

Be stubborn about your goals, and flexible about your

methods.

“Stubborn" By Bill Lapp, used under CC By 2.0

Look the partSeize the dayAdopt refl ective practice – read and writeNetwork Watch, listen and learn from others - and

one’s own mistakesDon’t burn your bridges – you never

know when you might want to walk back over them

Shamelessly steal good ideas – best ones come from our users

Learn something new every dayReinvent yourselfBelieve in yourself and trust othersBe genuine, grateful and gracious

Passion + Plan + Purpose + Partners = Prosperity

Janine Schmidt, Director, Mukurta Solutions and Trenholme Director of Libraries Emerita, McGill University janine@mukurta.com

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Image by John Haslam licensed for reuse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxypar4/1852428153

AUTHENTICITY IS CRITICAL FOR CAREER SUCCESS

Understand yourself and build your own brand

Influencing is a skill – identify and build key relationships and be genuine

Be happy for other’s success – don’t resent them or see it as your failing

Learn to handle your emotions intelligently

Keep your eye on the long term goal

Jill BennUniversity Librarian,

University of Western Australia

@jillebenn

Be Nosy: by that I mean be inquisitive. Find out as much as you can about your organisation, what they do, how they do it and where there is a need.

Once you find that need, think about innovative ways to fill it and then do it… you will be surprised where that takes you.

Advice given by Emily Albon, Law Librarian, London City University to the Australian Law Librarians’ conference, Adelaide, 10-12 September 2014

Karen Rowe-NurseLaw Liaison LibrarianUniversity of Notre Dame Australia@kazgirl123

Karina Tumon

@Karina_Tumon

Work for people & orgs who inspire you… If it gets stale, move on.

Study project

methodology formally &

chase project work. This is where

the fun is!

Learn to be a great team member - give all you can to a good culture.

Seek out change and

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Step out of your comfort zone: embrace non-traditional library paths and challenge yourself to

learn new skills. ALL. THE. TIME.

Katie Haden, OCLC(new graduate 2013) @katie_haden

Be brave,

be passionate,

be open minded,

and…

be ready to find a different ladder!

Wendy Allan @wendyallan3 Katrina Trewin @trewkat

Librarylibrary.uws.edu.au

Image credit: Katrina Trewin, 2015. Slide content licenced using CC BY 3.0 AU

Library Career Advice

• Get involved in your library associations, groups and local library community – future supervisors may note your involvement

• Volunteer to assist with library events – that assistance may pay dividends in the future

• Network at Library training – introduce yourself to people in other library sectors

Kym Holden, Asst. Director,

Library Research & Information Services, Dept. of Social Services

SLA ANZ President ALIA Special Libraries Advisory

Committee AGLIN Executive

We are in a service industry. For many of us, that involves caring about and for the needs of others, specifically the information needs of others. We put a lot of time and energy into raising awareness about the value of what we do for the benefit of others.

When we work in roles that focus on serving others for a long time, it can take a toll. Career resilience for information professionals must address the need for self-care. If we take care of our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, we are better placed to take care of others.

Career resilience for information professionals should include a plan to care for all aspects of our health and employers need to be mindful of these strategies.

Many of us will see our careers span more than 30 or 40 years. While we may differ in what we seek to achieve during that time, it is a significant period of time to invest in serving others. We need to invest in ourselves to ensure we reach our goals.

Career resilience is about self-care

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Lyndelle Gunton Queensland State Manager, ALIA Librarian, Trinity Theological Library @lyndelleg

In my life, I recognize a pervasive theme – using information to learn

– which gained rich expression through various professional roles

and evolving research agendas. So I say: courageously and

passionately pursue your life giving curiosities in making career

choices.

Image: Milky Muisc VI – Explore by pascalbovet.com under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Mary M. Somerville, University Librarian, University of Colorado Denver, USA and

Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Maureen Sullivan Director, Information Management Griffith University

Demonstrate:Bold, Persistent, ExperimentationBarack Obama via Franklin Roosevelt

Practice:Resilience – the ability to not just bounce back but bounce forward

Work hard

Be friendly

Get involved

Pixie Stardust, Senior Archivist Marni Trevena, Teacher Librarian

Sacred Cows don’t belong in Libraries.

Sacred Cows stop us from moving forward, so let’s get rid of them: library catalogue is the be-all and end-all, adherence to strict cataloguing rules, librarians only work in

libraries, libraries are all about books, librarians are conservative and risk averse,

etc, etc, etc.

Ruth Quinn, Director Library Services, CDU – soon to retire: @ruthquinn

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It’s good to have a PLAN

But be open to

serendipity Sue McKerracher, CEO, ALIA @ALIANational

Career tips for new graduates

• Make the most of your "transferable skills".

• Do your very best in your studies and don't be afraid to show your accomplishments.

• Think laterally; consider "information" jobs in a variety of organisations.

Krista MeulengrachtReference Librarian, NSW Parliamentary Library@krista_haydenkrista.meulengracht@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Polly-Alida FarringtonLibrarian@pollyalida

Sonia Boccardo Ghylene Palmer Jacqueline Mooney tumblr. image [http://illuminology.tumblr.com/post/69680387281/meraki-n-the-soul-creativity-or-love-put]

Bring your heart with you

Develop your Personal Learning Network

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/opinion/michael-stephens/reflective-practice-office-hours/

Be a reflective practitioner.

Embrace curiosity and creativity.

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/07/opinion/michael-stephens/color-me-curious-office-hours/

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2015/01/opinion/michael-stephens/actions-and-answers-office-hours/

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/06/opinion/michael-stephens/learning-to-learn-office-hours/

Michael Stephens - @mstephens7

CC BY-NC 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyantis/

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Sue Hutley @suehutley

Annette Messell @nettymess Fiona Watkin @fionawatkin Lauren Woodlands@QuirkyWoodlands

Kathleen Smeaton @kathleensme

Special Thanks….