There has been a bit of an uproar in library circles, following the resignation of the Pope. Not from the resignation itself, but from a post on the Telegraph’s website (UK). If even the Papacy is a job one can ‘resign’ from, what hope is there for the idea of vocation? by Brendan O’Neill questions the [...]

Library Journal’s annual survey of Placements and Salaries has been released. It is interesting reading for the future of the profession in the US and an idea of what may happen here, but what is more interesting is the Emerging Jobs/New Titles  that new graduates are gaining. Some of the more interesting new titles include: Emerging technologies librarian Data [...]

Yes its back yet again!  Library Day in the Life Round 8, will run from Monday 30th January to Sunday 5th February. You can share a day, days or your whole librarian week, through blogging, tweeting, pictures, video or however else you are inspired. To participate, register at the Library Day in the Life wiki [...]

Yes, its that time of year again, time for Round 6 of Library Day in the Life. On Monday 24th January 2011: “Any one who works in a library can participate. You may share your day (or week) on your blog, Twitter, Flickr and/or YouTube (or any other way you choose. If you have none of [...]

Its on again, Library Day in the Life will begin on Monday 25th January.  This will be round 4 of this project. To recap, the Library Day in the Life Project aims to document a day (or week) in the working life of a librarian.  In previous rounds, this has taken the form of blog [...]

This post is inspired by “5 Things I didn’t realize I’d be working on….. (when I decided to become a librarian)” at the ACRLog.  Although when I first read it, I knew I would have to adapt it.  Firstly, because I decided to become a librarian at age 11 and secondly because I have already [...]

The Monday Muse is a new experiment we’re trying at Libraries Interact. Although comments are very welcome on all of our posts, on the Monday Muse, the comments are the purpose of the post. The plan is that every other Monday, we’ll host a discussion on some topic of interest to Australian libraries. Today’s topic [...]

Back in September 2006, Gillian Hallam asked us all to contribute data for the Nexus survey, to discover more about the Australian LIS workforce. Nexus 2 has arrived and the aim of this survey is to gather data from institutions on workforce planning, staff development policies and practices. If you are not a library manager, check [...]

Hot off the press via Digg – Librarian is one of 31 careers with a bright future according to Best Careers 2008 from US News and World Report. Quoting the Librarian: Executive Summary: “Forget about that image of librarian as a mousy bookworm. Librarians these days must be high-tech information sleuths, helping researchers plumb the [...]

WIN AN IPOD NANO & A YEAR’S MEMBERSHIP TO ALIA. How? Simple. Design a postcard promoting careers in libraries. That sounds easy. What sort of postcard? We need a card that’s a bit like an avant card – those free advertising postcards you see everywhere. They have pictures and information on both the back and [...]