Presentation at the 2013 ARL Leadership Symposium on Library Residency Programs. Focuses on personal experience as a Mary P Key Diversity Resident at the Ohio State University Libraries.

1. Residency or a Real Job?
Juleah Swanson
Assistant Professor,
Acquisitions Librarian for Electronic Resources
Former Mary P. Key Diversity Resident
The Ohio State University Libraries
ARL Leadership Symposium
Swanson.234@osu.edu Seattle, WA
Twitter: @juleahswanson January 25, 2013

2. Why would anyone move from here…

3. …TO HERE?
for a temporary position

4. Career Foundation &
Career Growth

5. If I have to move
shouldn’t I aim for a permanent position?
It smells like
cow. What was I
thinking?

6. A note about the reality

7. Why I accepted a post-residency position:
Opportunities & challenges that come with working
at a HUGE university.
Incredibly Supportive Colleagues and Community.

8. Mary P Key Diversity Residency
Two-year term position
Hired for a specific position, rather than rotational
Hired in as non-tenure track, Visiting Assistant Professor
Typically, two residents at a time

9. Juleah Swanson
Assistant Professor, Acquisitions Librarian for Electronic Resources
The Ohio State University Libraries
Swanson.234@osu.edu
Twitter: @juleahswanson