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“Professional Networking for New Librarians”
(Online Program)
provided by
ALA NMRT Annual Program Committee 2011-2012
Alyse Ergood, Ava Iuliano (Co-chair), Bohyun Kim (Co-chair), Breanne Kirsch, Christy Shorey, Jared Harmon
Speakers• Time/Date: Thurs. June 7, 2012 at Noon EST (US time)• Place: http://connectpro72403849.adobeconnect.com/nmrt/
• Speakers: (See below for speaker bios) – Ned Potter ("On the What of Professional Networking")– Loida Garcia-Febo ("On the How of Professional Networking")– JP Porcaro ("On the With Whom of Professional Networking")– Courtney L Young ("On the Where of Professional Networking”)– Pat Hawthorne ("On the When of Professional Networking”)– Ned Potter ("On the Why of Professional Networking")
• Evaluation Survey: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dEdkSHJyUUprRFJDNmtlSGtRakI3WUE6MQ#gid=0
Resources
• http://connect.ala.org/node/175167• #ALA12 #networking
Ned - What
So: what is networking anyway?
So: what is networking anyway?
Well, here’s what it’s not...
“It’s not about exploiting who you know, or shameless self-promotion, or accumulating and dispensing as many business cards as possible. It’s about sharing advice and support.”
- Adrienne Cooper (@SphericalFruit)
It’s not an exercise in broadcasting, it’s a 2-way street.
To network is to build relationships
and become part of a supportive
system of sharing information,
advice and ideas among
individuals and groups with a
common interest
Let’s define day-to-day networking for information professionals like this:
More formal networking is the process of establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with other people or groups - one of the key differences might be, you go in there with a plan...
Loida – How
Walk this Way: How to NetworkProfessional Networking Tips for New Librarians
Loida Garcia-Febo Coordinator, New Americans Program Queens Library
How did I first get involved in ALA?REFORMA: ALA Affiliate -> ALA Round Table -> ALA Committee
Networking 101
• Visibility• Credibility• Trustability
Stay active in each one:
•Professional associations•Events•Online networks
Better together
Online Communities created by and for librarians*
Name of GroupCountry Activities Online tool
ALA Think TankUSA-based; open for librarians worldwide.
Motivate those that find difficult for new librarians to break through into the organization, discuss related issues, announce events, and plan professional and social events.
Finnish young librarian movement Finland Network, discuss issues and plan events. Ning
*Hack Library School USAPost blog entries about issues of interest for students and new librarians, and exchange ideas about LIS curriculum.
Facebook; TwitterWordPress
Hawaii-Pacific Law Library initiative Hawaii Brainstorm and promote collaboration. Google
IFLA New Professionals SIG Worldwide
Discuss worldwide concerns, post blog entries and videos about issues of interest and conferences, share news, and announce events.
Facebook; TwitterWordPress; YouTube
LIS New Professionals Network
England-based; open for librarians worldwide.
Post blog entries about issues of interest, announce conferences, social events and contests, and network.
WordPress
*New Academic Librarians: Networking for Success Worldwide
Share news and information of interest to new librarians, and post job vacancies. LinkedIn
New Federal Librarians Group USA Network with other federal librarians. Facebook
*The NY Librarians Meetup USA Coordinate events, share information and job vacancies.
Digg; FacebookFlickr; GoodreadsLibraryThing; LinkedIn; Meetup Blog; TwitterYouTube
*Urban Librarians Unite USA Activist librarians organize grassroots advocacy efforts, organize networking events. Facebook; Twitter; WordPress.
*Garcia-Febo & Kear in Worldwide Perceptions of NewLibrarians (2012).
Introvert?
Get ready!
Building Networks Take Time
Cultivate relationships
•Say hello•Acknowledge•Phone calls•Thank you notes•Greeting cards•Emails•Send articles of interest•Friend/ Like/ Join websites•Posts their links on your social media pages•Direct messages
Give back!
Above all:
TransparentEthicalProfessionalPromise what you know you will provideAware of the expectations you create
Useful Resources
Ferrazi, Keith, and Tahl Raz. Never eat alone: and other secrets to success, one relationship at a time. New York: Currency Doubleday, 2005.
Garcia-Febo, Loida, and Robin Kear. 2012. “Worldwide Perceptions of New Librarians.” In Wolf-Fritz Riekert and Ingeborg Simon (Eds.), Information in e-motion Proceedings BOBCATSSS 2012 – 20th International Conference on Information Science. Amsterdam, 23-25 January 2012. Bad Honnef,
Germany: Bock+Herchen Verlag, p.121-124.
Gladwell, Malcolm. The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference. Boston: Little, Brown, 2002.
Meisner, Ivan. Truth or delusion: busting networks biggest myths. Nashville: Nelson, 2006.
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Walk this Way: How to NetworkProfessional Networking Tips for New Librarians
Loida Garcia-FeboALA NMRT Webinar
June 7, 2012
Twitter:
@loidagarciafebo
Thank You!
JP – With Whom
Courtney - Where
#ala12#networking
Photo by emreterokhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/emreterok/3891484440/
Professional Networking Tips for New Librarians:Where to Network
NMRT MW 2009 ACRL 2007
NMRT MW 2008ACRL 2011
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#ala12 #networking
Internet Librarian 2011 ACRL 2011
REFORMA 2011
NMRT 2008
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GeographicRegionalStateNationalInternational
Library TypesAcademicPublicSchoolSpecial/CorporateIndependent/Consultant
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#ala12 #networking
Most important events?
Face to FaceConferences & Unconferences - local, regional, state, national, international - orientations, receptionsEvents: alumni, vendor
OnlineWebinars, Webcasts - product based, service based, professional development- Carterette Series Webinars (GLA): http://tinyurl.com/GLACSWOnline Conferences - LJ, WebJunction, Library 2.0 http://www.library20.com/Listservs – NMRT-LGroups – Facebook, LinkedinTwitter: #libchat
Library Day in the Life: http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/
What are you waiting for?Start networking now!
Courtney YoungFacebook, Twitter, Gmail, Blogspot: librarycourtney
#ala12 #networking
Pat - When
When to network?• Start early – recognize the power of knowing people
– Introduce yourself – name, job, employer + brief description of what you do (what you love about your job)
– Ask others – about their employer, their job, what they like about their work, involvement
– Ask for what you want/need if you want/need something specific• Do it often – it gets easier and more natural
– Networking is about connections – therefore must be ongoing– Collect cards and names and introduce people to each other – in person or on the
phone• Do it in all settings – it becomes more powerful
– Do it at ALA, your state association, professional events in your city, social events +– Consider the purpose of an event and assess it for networking potential
• Follow up – Get to know those you want to know better by following up to have coffee or lunch or
a phone call– Keep in touch
Ned - Why
Why network?
Quite simply, the best part of this profession is...…the profession!
Networking gives you support, opens up new possibilities, makes you feel part of something bigger.
Networking can help progress your career, enhance your professional activities, and accomplish your goals.
Networking can help progress your career, enhance your professional activities, and accomplish your goals. (Including those you haven’t even thought of yet...)…
A real-life example...
My story: everything leads back to online or face-to-face networking in the end…
A real-life example...
My story: everything leads back to online or face-to-face networking in the end…
Escaping the Echo
Chamber
Escaping the Echo
Chamber
Escaping the Echo
Chamber
Escaping the Echo
Chamber
Escaping the Echo
Chamber
(The ideal job.)
Above all though, Networking is
FUN.
Network with me!
Ned Potterwww.thewikiman.org
@theREALwikimanwww.librarymarketingtoolkit.com
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