Employment Guide

Contact our Career Guidance Chair, Erin Lanham (career@stlsla.org)
to post an opening.

Resume Review
Professional Associations | Local Career Sites | SLA Chapter Job Sites
Nationwide Sources | International Sources

Resume Review

• In order to bring on-going career guidance to chapter members and Library and Information Science students, chapter members will review and provide feedback on your resume. Go to the Resume Review page for more information.

Professional Associations

• Special Libraries Association
• American Library Association
• Association of Research Libraries
• International Federation of Library Associations
• Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
• Association of Independent Information Professionals
• MLANET: The Medical Library Association Network
• The American Association of Law Libraries
• Mid-America Association of Law Libraries
• American Society for Information Science Home Page
• Association for Information Management Professionals
• Music Library Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• Art Libraries Association of North America
• American Theological Library Association
• Internet Library for Librarians
• Public Library Association
• Society of American Archivists
• Library and Information Technology Association
• Kansas Library Association
• Illinois State Library, Directory of IL Libraries
• Greater Western Library Alliance (Midwest and West Academic Libraries)
• Missouri Research and Education Network (MORENet)
• Missouri Association of School Librarians
• Missouri State Library - Directory of Missouri Libraries
• Missouri Library Network Consortium
• Mobius
• Missouri Library Association
• SLA News Librarians Division
• SLA Engineering Librarians Division
• The GCLC/Cincinnati SLA JobLIST The JobLIST is part of a service provided by the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium and the Cincinnati Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. It allows libraries in the southeastern Indiana, southwestern Ohio or northern Kentucky area to e-mail their library-related job openings to subscribers of the JobLIST. The job openings are also posted on GCLC's Job Openings Web page for a two month period unless a different deadline is specified.
  
  

Local Career Sites

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch Online (St. Louis Today) Jobs Online
• Belleville News Democrat Jobs and Career Builder
• Monster.com
• C. Berger Group, Inc. (CBG conducts executive searches / direct hires to fill permanent professional library and information management positions. Search opportunities vary and depend on specific profiles, responsibilities, and qualifications.)
• The Riley Guide - Resources on resumes and job hunting
• Check your university or college for their career services for alumni.
  
  

SLA Chapter Career Sites

• Alabama Chapter
• Arizona Chapter
• Boston Chapter
• Central Ohio Chapter
• Central Pennsylvannia Chapter
• Cincinnati Chapter
• Cleveland Chapter
• Connecticut Valley Chapter
• Fairfield Chapter (NY, CT)
• Florida and Caribbean Chapter
• Heart of America Chapter (Kansas City & Western MO - resources page)
• Hudson Valley
• Illinois Chapter
• Kentucky Chapter
• Louisiana/Southern Mississippi
• Michigan Chapter
• Minnesota Chapter
• New Jersey Chapter
• New York Chapter
• North Carolina Chapter
• Oregon Chapter
• Pacific Northwest Chapter
• Philadelphia Chapter
• Pittsburgh Chapter
• Princeton-Trenton Chapter
• Rhode Island Chapter (to to RI, MA and New England job sites.)
• Rocky Mountain Chapter
• San Francisco Bay Region Chapter
• San Diego Chapter
• Sierra-Nevada Chapter
• Southern California Chapter
• Texas Chapter
• Upstate New York
• Virginia Chapter
• Washington, DC Chapter Career Competencies & Employment Portal
• Wisconsin Chapter

Nationwide Sources

• Special Libraries Association Career Services
• Special Library Jobs - by subject specialty
• ALA Education & Career, Job Line, ALA's Library Employment Resources
• ALA Library Career Website
• Job Resources -- University of Illinois, GSLIS Library: Lists jobs available at the University of Illinois, as well as other job resources on the web.
• The Info Pro's Survival Guide to Job Hunting by Mary-Ellen Mort
• Employment Resources for Librarians
• Society of American Archivists Employment Bulletin
• LIBJOBS Mailing List Information: Internet mailing list of library jobs provided by IFLANET.  Join the listserv or search the archives for previous postings.
• Association of Research Libraries Career Resources
• American Association of Law Librarians Job Listings (Members - log on to go to Salary Surveys)
• LITA - Library & Information Technology Association Jobs
• Kansas City Metropolitan Library and Information Network Library Job Link
• Tennessee Library Association Jobs
• Colorado State Library Jobline
• Music Library Association Job Postings
• Michigan eLibrary Job Postings
• Medical Library Association Jobs Career Resources
• Networked Librarian Job Page
• The Missouri Library Association's Jobline
• Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS) JobNet
• Greater Western Library Alliance Jobs
• Advanced Information Management: The Library and Information Staffing Specialists:
• Federal Judiciary Jobs
• Federal Jobs
• Library Journals
• SLISJobs - Jobs in Library and Information Science:  (From Indiana U.)
• OhioNet
• School of Information Job Finder (From the University of Michigan)
• Kansas City Metropolitan Library and Information Network
• SUNY Buffalo ALA Student Chapter Job Resources: This site emphasizes positions in the New York, New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Ontario areas.
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - Career Network: Jobs: Includes advice for the job seeker as well as job postings. Also, see HigherEd Jobs.com(go to "Advanced Search" - Admin - Libraries)
• Kansas Library Association Help Wanted
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Job and Career Center
• LISJOBS.COM Includes a professional development newsletter and blog.
• State Library of Louisiana
• LIBJOBS-L LIBJOBS is an Internet mailing list for employment opportunities for librarians and information professionals. Subscribers receive only posted job opportunities. From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
• Library Jobline of Illinois
• Pacific Northwest Library Association: Job listings for Pacific Northwest, including special, corporate, public, and academic library listings.
• Information Media Jobs : Includes international jobs
• LIScareer.com: Offers career development resources for new librarians and information professionals, students & those considering a library-related career. The site features practical advice contributed by information professionals, along with links to online & print resources
• The Networked Librarian Employment Resources for Librarians
• ARMA International CareerLink (Association for Information Management Professionals)
• Internet Library for Librarians: Links to employment resource web sites
• Jobs for Library Support Staff, Technicians and Paraprofessionals
• Library Salaries
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook - Librarian,
  Library Technician
• University of MO - Columbia: Library School's Career Site
• Library Job Postings on the Internet: This list is compiled by a librarian at Bridgewater State College; it is divided by both type of library and geographic location.
• Employment Blog - A student in the Legal Information Management Program at ESU/KU forwarded this link to the job blog she has created. She also invites notices of any position vacancies.
• Library Journal Classifieds
• Library Jobs Home Page: Created by a group of Library students at North Carolina Central University, this page contains links to job listings as well as sites with information on the job-hunting process.

International Sources

• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals -CILIP or, CILIP-Lisjobs
• BUBL - List of British Resources
• Free Pint: Worldwide community of information researchers. Sign up for weekly newsletter - Free Pint Jobs (With e-mail notification of jobs.)
• Canadian Library Association, CLA Career Information, SLA Eastern Canada Chapter, SLA Toronto Chapter, SLA Western Canada Chapter (Good list of resources.)
• SLA European Chapter Links
• British & Irish Association of Law Librarians

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