ALIA New Librarians' Symposium NLS7 Slides 2015
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Full slide deck from the NLS7 Career Planning Workshop held in Sydney in July 2015. http://nls7.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/nls7-program-and-presentations.pdf Accompanied by Contributed Slides (see this slide deck also on Slideshare) with advice from library colleagues around the world. #NLS7
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- 1. Createyourown LibraryLegacy ALIA NewLibrarians’Symposium NLS7 July2015 Sue Hutley Director, Library Services Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia Twitter - @suehutley Email - sue.hutley@qut.edu.au Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213J R a university for the worldreal
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- 3. Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213J R a university for the worldreal Overview : Career Planning basics Dreams and Realities Professional development and volunteering CVs, Selection Criteria & Interviews Getting help – Mentors & coaches Buddying up and future check-ins
- 4. You can do anything but you can’t do everything
- 5. What will be your Library Legacy?What will your contribution to the profession be?
- 11. Work hard Be friendly Get involved Pixie Stardust, Senior Archivist Marni Trevena, Teacher Librarian
- 12. Sonia Boccardo Ghylene Palmer Jacqueline Mooney tumblr. image [http://illuminology.tumblr.com/post/69680387281/meraki-n-the-soul-creativity-or-love-put]
- 13. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. --Neale Donald Walsch Celia Drummond Visual Assets Librarian World Vision @sealeea
- 14. “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
- 15. 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
- 16. Photo by CRASH:candy - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/91903883@N00 Created with Haiku Deck
- 17. A job is not worth compromising Your health Your family Your values
- 18. You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run The Gambler is a song written 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 Busby Team Leader, Library and Customer Services, Te Puke, New Zealand
- 19. Know your rights Know your limits Know when to take a break or segue gracefully
- 20. Aileen Weir Director, Reader Services National Library of Australia @AileenWeir
- 21. It’s not up to your current employer or manager to find you your next job ! It’s up to you. It’s not up to your current employer or manager to find you your next job It’s up to you!
- 23. 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
- 24. Find your motivation Find your heart Make time to think Make 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
- 25. http://www.flickr.com/photos/machinemade/4210787345 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeshlabotnik/3584172834 AlexandreDelbos(2007)“HappyCrowd”CCBY2.0) Remember to Be humble Say Yes when opportunity comes knocking Jane Cowell Director Engagement & Partnerships State Library of Queensland @janecowell8
- 26. Find the positives Trust that everything will work out how it is meant to @LisaKeogh75
- 27. 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 Partridge Pro 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! "Monster.com-Ballerina"byCarlosVarela,usedunderCCBy2.0/Croppedfromoriginal
- 28. 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
- 29. 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
- 30. “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-later
- 31. “…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 2.0Jaye Weatherburn @jayechats It’s the journey, not the destination…
- 33. Professional Development http://www.flickr.com/photos/wmjas/ CC BY-SA 2.0 Who pays (and why) How to convince your employer The right PD options for the right time Think laterally about how to get $$ for PD Know what you can claim on tax Make your own PD Rubric
- 34. "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 2015 Volunteer Programme Committee
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- 37. It’s good to have a PLAN But be open to serendipit Sue McKerracher, CEO, ALIA @ALIANational
- 40. 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
- 41. Be brave, be passionate, be open minded, and… be ready to find a different ladder! Wendy Allan @wendyallan3 Katrina Trewin @trewkat Library library.uws.edu.au Image credit: Katrina Trewin, 2015. Slide content licenced using CC BY 3.0 AU
- 42. Wise words from my journalism tutor, Jim Tully -Laura Caygill @LauraInTheLibes
- 43. CVs Selection Criteria Interviews and your Social Media
- 45. Don’t become a library sectorialist and help your managers to understand how different experiences, skills and strengths that can contribute to your library
- 46. http://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/mpcimg/08000/B7798_498.htm Musical chairs on horseback 1938 Know about HR but don’t be a HR Hobbyist
- 47. http://www.flickr.com/photos/marinadelcastell/ CC BY 2.0 HELP! Mentors Coaches Friends and Family Colleagues The other Professionals Online and Social
- 48. 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?
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- 50. Look the part Seize the day Adopt reflective practice – read and write Network Watch, listen and learn from others - and one’s own mistakes Don’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 day Reinvent yourself Believe in yourself and trust others Be 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
- 51. Maureen Sullivan Director, Information Management Griffith University Demonstrate: Bold, Persistent, Experimentation Barack Obama via Franklin Roosevelt Practice: Resilience – the ability to not just bounce back but bounce forward
- 52. (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 Benn University Librarian, University of Western Australia @jillebenn
- 53. 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-Nurse Law Liaison Librarian University of Notre Dame Australia @kazgirl123
- 54. 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 learn to thrive in a changing environment. Careeradvice… KateKirby Manager–InformationManagementServices UniversityX
- 55. Photo by julochka - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License https://www.flickr.com/photos/24209378@N03 Created with Haiku Deck 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
- 56. 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
- 57. 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 RunningbyisskeezeislicensedunderCC01.0 Lyndelle Gunton Queensland State Manager, ALIA Librarian, Trinity Theological Library @lyndelleg
- 58. 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
- 59. 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 Meulengracht Reference Librarian, NSW Parliamentary Library @krista_hayden krista.meulengracht@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- 60. A good match • Right position to some of your skills and preferences • Positive work colleagues • Opportunities for interesting work • An organisation that fits with your values • Opportunities for variety and other activities • Supports you to move on, move up, move sideways
- 62. 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
- 63. 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
- 64. Annette Messell @nettymess Fiona Watkin @fionawatkin Lauren Woodlands @QuirkyWoodlands Kathleen Smeaton @kathleensme & the QUT Library Secretariat Staff Special Thanks….
- 65. Createyourown LibraryLegacy ALIA NewLibrarians’Symposium NLS7 July2015 Sue Hutley Director, Library Services Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane, Australia Twitter - @suehutley Email - sue.hutley@qut.edu.au Queensland University of Technology CRICOS No. 00213JCRICOS No. 00213J R a university for the worldreal
Editor's Notes
- Welcome everyone A career and a life But why do career planning as such. Most of us don’t really know where we’ll be in 5 years time. Pretty much all of us in this room would say “I would not have thought I would be here, doing what I am doing now, either in a positive or a negative sense But it is important to have SOME kind of idea as to what you’d like to make of your career and therefore a large chunck of your life’s hours. Please don’t feel the need to live tweet everything in this session, just take some time for yourself. You will need to think, discuss and write.
- GUIDELINES FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL OWNERS An ‘Acknowledgement’ is a mark of respect to the Traditional Owners of the land and sea and can be given by anyone. Two versions are provided - both are appropriate for use at QUT functions such as lectures, in-house training, workshops, conferences, seminars and meetings. The longer version is, primarily, for those who are confident in the pronunciation of the Traditional Owners’ names. ‘Acknowledgments’ are an important part of the Reconciliation process that QUT has a responsibility to foster through its teaching, research and community activities. For more information visit www.reconciliation.qut.edu.au or contact QUT’s Equity Services on 3138 5601. BOOKING A WELCOME TO COUNTRY A ‘Welcome to Country’ is a formal welcome onto Aboriginal Land given by an Indigenous Elder or person from that area. ‘Welcomes’ are used at major, formal functions where official guests and dignitaries are in attendance. It is important to ensure that the appropriate representative is invited to perform the ‘Welcome to Country’. FLAGS AND THEIR MEANINGS The Aboriginal Flag Designed by Harold Thomas The top half of the flag is black to symbolise Indigenous people. The red in the lower half stands for the earth and the colour of ochre which has ceremonial significance. The circle of yellow in the centre of the flag represents the sun. The Torres Strait Islander Flag Designed by Bernard Namok The green panels of the flag represent the land and the blue panel represents the sea. The black lines dividing the panels represent the Torres Strait Islander people. The centre of the flag shows a white dhari, a symbol for all Torres Strait Islanders. Underneath the dhari is a white five-pointed star, an important symbol for navigating the sea. The points of the star represent the island groups in the Torres Strait and white symbolises peace. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact QUT’s Equity Services on 3138 5601 or visit www.reconciliation.qut.edu.au Artwork courtesy R J Sturrman
- Overview of today’s presentation Create your own Library Legacy What will your Library Legacy be? In this workshop style session we will discuss and start a personal action plan and a basic career plan. We'll talk about why having a career plan might be important, along with the recognition that 'Life Happens'. What do you hope to do with your career? How will you contribute to the profession? In this session we'll give you the time to think about your future life, and map out how you will contribute to a positive legacy that you'll be proud of. You will take away a pack of ideas, plans, checklists, hopes, dreams and a few sprinkles of inspiration.
- Who here
- Stephen Covey says Begin with the End in Mind What will you be known for? What will you contribute? Who will you help? Who will you support to be a better person, a better manager, a better colleague, What will you bring to the profession with your other skills, talents, passions
- But first, you need to know a little more about yourself
- Thanks to everyone who has completed the survey - Hand up Hopefully it was something a little bit different Many of you may have already done some kind of personality testing others of you, it might have been the first Take the opportunity to do these regularly to reflect on what
- Passions Energy What is important
- Three tips… Always know why you are in the job you have. Be able to say (and believe) what your job or institution does to change lives for the better. When you find that you can’t say that – you may need to move on. Take yourself seriously enough to MAKE time to just think about your career, your future, your motivations, and to PLAN what you want to do, where you want to go, what you want to learn… Don’t take yourself so seriously that you forget to be nice to people and have fun. Don’t be “nice” in a “strategic” way because someone might be useful later on… be nice because you genuinely want to make connections with people and live a full and rich life. Having a successful career is about finding meaning for yourself. It’s not about how far up some ladder you climb or how much you get paid. It’s about whether you’ve made the right choices for yourself.
- One of my first Managers reminded me the importance of remaining humble and not letting my ego drive my activities. Being a leader, and not a boss, means that we need to manage our ego – its not about me – sad but true! And I was lucky that particular Manager gave me the opportunity to lead major projects which added to my skill base. No, I did not get paid higher duties to undertake the projects, but what I did get was exposure across the industry, great learning opportunities and built my CV. Then when a leadership opportunity came about in my region I was ready, had relevant experience and confident in my ability to deliver. The rest as they say is history.
- Please be mindful, astute and treat one another with respect. It is a small world and people talk to one another. It’s could be 2 degrees of separation. If you need to vent do so appropriately and invoke the cone of silence. Although secrets are hard to keep for many. Have a trusted circle or league of librarians! If you have a nemesis that’s okay most of us do!
- Welcome everyone A career and a life But why do career planning as such. Most of us don’t really know where we’ll be in 5 years time. Pretty much all of us in this room would say “I would not have thought I would be here, doing what I am doing now, either in a positive or a negative sense But it is important to have SOME kind of idea as to what you’d like to make of your career and therefore a large chunck of your life’s hours. Please don’t feel the need to live tweet everything in this session, just take some time for yourself. You will need to think, discuss and write.