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This book is the starting point for libraries interested in supporting career/workforce development work. It goes beyond the "collection development" activities and suggests the model of embedded librarianship to actively position librarians in career centers and librarians within workforce development issues.
List of contents
IntroductionChapter 1: Career Services and Job Centers in LibrariesAn Interview with Marzena Ermler
An Interview with Lateka Grays
An Interview with Elizabeth Joseph
Chapter 2: Specialized Career Services in LibrariesAn Interview with Kara Van Abel
An Interview with Monika Chavez
An Interview with Rebecca Hastie
Chapter 3: Workforce Development and Impact on LibrariesAn Interview with Lori Fisher
An Interview with Megan Janicki
An Interview with Dr. Corinthia Price
Chapter 4: Resources and TrainingChapter 5: Vignettes and Scenarios Appendix A: SurveyB: Interview/Focus GroupsC: Practice Questions to Ask in an InterviewD: Resume Formatting E. Assessment Meeting with a Job SeekerAbout the Authors
Index
About the author
Raymond Pun is the academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education. He previously served as a career coach for New York Public Library's Career Center and has experiences supporting entrepreneurship programs. In his past experiences, he has partnered with Student Affairs, Career Development Center, Writing Center and other departments to create student engagement programs.
Arpine Eloyan is a community library manager in Los Angeles County Library. She has previously worked in Glendale Public Library in various roles. Native speaker of Armenian,
Arpine is an experienced librarian with many years working in public libraries such as collection
maintenance, community and social services engagement, especially with the Armenian community.
Michael R. Oppenheim has been business research and collections librarian in the Rosenfeld Management Library, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management, since 1997. Prior to working at UCLA, he was a government information and reference librarian at California State
University, Los Angeles, and the federal documents depository librarian at Whittier College.
