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Hiring Librarians

For Public Review: Unnamed job hunter 38

Welcome to crowd-sourced CV and resume review for LIS job hunters!

Please help the job hunter below by using the comment button to offer constructive criticism on her resume. Some resources for constructive feedback:

This 2 page resume was submitted by a job hunter who says they are

“an MLIS holder returning from a career break. I am using this resume to apply for entry-level public library positions, including roles in General Services, Adult and Teen Services, Reference, Makerspaces, Cataloging, and Acquisitions.

I would also love to hear thoughts about optimizing for resume readers/ATS?”

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#archivist#libraryHiring#libraryJobs
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Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

Federal data is disappearing. On Thursday (TODAY), meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.

Join the Internet Archive and the Library Innovation Lab on Feb. 13, 3pm Eastern for a special event exploring the terabytes of data they have already saved and how to access it.

muckrock.com/news/archives/202

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#SafeGuardingResearch#InternetArchive#Data
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Julie Goldberg

In the last two weeks that I will be at my job of 20 years, I’ve been inspired to finally deal with a box of news clippings about the school’s history going back to 1964. I gave myself a very fast and dirty introduction to archiving, then got to work. I’m LOVING this project! And now I think maybe I would like to be an #archivist? Or at least learn more about it? I’d also like to show an archivist my project and learn what I did right (if anything) and wrong (probably quite a lot). #librarylife

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Nonilex

Sergio Gor, the director of the White House's Presidential Personnel Office, announced the dismissal of the #archivist, at #Trump's direction, on X. "We thank Colleen Shogan for her service," Gor said.

Shogan, who was not in office when the #ClassifiedDocuments investigation began, said on LinkedIn that Trump had fired her without citing a reason or cause. "I have zero regrets - I absolutely did my best every day for the National Archives & the American people," she wrote.

#labor#law#NARA
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Tilde Lowengrimm

I’ve been thinking lately (always a mistake) about all the cultural works to which we don't have access. Everything removed from streaming; everything locked behind DRM so that most libraries and archives won't have copies which can redundantly survive disruption. Sometimes I get real sad about the future readers and historians and others who just won't be able to find copies of the incredible things made during the current digital dark age.

As ever, I try to let this radicalize me rather than lead me into despair. I know that there are lots of horrors worth raging against, but this is one I feel well-positioned to work against. It's low-stakes enough that I won't feel self-loathing if I burn out or need to take a break. It's no secret that I like to read and organize books so this is a topic close to my heart and one which can bring me joy and allow me to share it with those around me too. There is a fair bit of tech nerd stuff to it, enough that I have an opportunity to learn & practice new things, but not so much that I’m totally out of my depth. And there are plenty of communities out there to help and share strategies.

But the big thing I see missing from my understanding and many of the conversations about shadow libraries and unauthorized archivism is the social and professional practice of librarianship rather than mechanical practice of data storage. I don't have space to go to library school, but I could definitely stand to read (and archive) introductory books on the topic, or take an online class. Friends who know: what are some of the better places to get started with an introduction to library & information science and archive science?

#libraries #librarian #archivist #archives #archivism #archivist #libraryScience #informationScience #archiveScience #culture #repositories #dataHoard #archiving #piracy #unauthorizedArchives #guerillaArchives #shadowLibraries #digiPres #digitalPreservation

Infosec.TownTilde Lowengrimm (@tilde)Corporations hoard & suppress culture. They try to lock the collected art of the last century behind DRM & streaming. They want us to own nothing & have no rights. Pay and consume; never create, never control. These artificial psychopaths (run by ordinary human sociopaths) are parasites. They know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Art and culture are just tools for profit, not things which hold meaning, tell stories, or inspire. They have no respect for the society which supports them or for the people who create. We should have just as much respect for them. Simultaneously, the LLM-purveyors want to vacuum up every scrap of writing and every video & picture & podcast to replace human creation with synthetic slop. It's already ruined search & wordfreq. If the art-stealing robots are allowed to "train on" all art & culture so that they can churn out trash, then you sure as heck deserve to re-watch your own re-runs whenever you feel like it. Not just because it might inspire you to make something better than corporate synthetic dumbasses. But because you're a human person and that's a good enough reason to deserve a personal archive of all art and knowledge. The only obstacles to this are corporate & capitalist. Dust off your tricorn hat & update your NAS. Make local copies of the art which matters to you. Actual files on a physical hard drive or SD card in your hand. Back up your bookmarks offline — the web rots and that one post with the answer might not be there next time you need it. Don't rely on the Internet Archive; it's under attack and may not survive. Share with others; rebuild Alexandria. This is not a new thought. I wasn't the first to say it; I won't be the last. But it bears repeating. This is not a post about tools or tactics; it's about outrage and action, resilience and community. But I'd love to hear your suggestions. What's your favorite tool for guerilla archivism? How do you keep backups of your bookmarks? What should aspiring archivists know?
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🎹 🪗

New CLIR Publication: “#Archivist Actions #Abolitionist Futures”

“This collection of brief essays challenges long-held principles of #archival practice by addressing the carceral underpinnings of the #cultural professions. Contributors explore how complicity with #carceral systems and the #Prison Industrial Complex undermines equitable access to information and perpetuates systemic harms.”

clir.org/pubs/reports/archivis

CLIRArchivist Actions Abolitionist Futures • CLIRAlison Clemens and Jessica Farrell, editors January 2025. 47 pp. (electronic only)CLIR pub 193 PDF download >> Archivist Actions, Abolitionist Futures: Reimagining Archival Practice Against Incarceration This collection of brief essays challenges long-held principles of archival practice by addressing the carceral underpinnings of the cultural professions. Contributors explore how complicity with carceral systems and the Read More
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Mx Kestrel ᓚᘏᗢ

Hey GLAM folks, spreading the word about this book about #disability and #archives, both from a user & #archivist perspectives. It is ironically not very accessible, print only, only owned by 2 libraries total according to Worldcat, & $$$. It is a sorely needed discussion in the profession, so let’s get it into some more institutions! Suggest it to your acq folks, spread the word, let’s make sure the book makes some noise!
litwinbooks.com/books/preservi

Litwin Books & Library Juice PressPreserving Disability - Litwin Books & Library Juice PressDownload the introductory chapter. Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession weaves together first-person narratives and case studies contributed from disabled archivists and disabled archives users, bringing critical perspectives and … Read more Preserving Disability
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Eira Tansey

Are you an American #archivist interested in #labor issues in our profession? Please consider self-nominating for the Society of American Archivists Archival Worker Labor Task Force, which is a new three year task force responsible for identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing archival worker labor (including students and interns) issues that SAA can impact. You have until December 15 to apply! www2.archivists.org/news/2024/

www2.archivists.orgBe the Change: Call for SAA Leader Self-Nominations | Society of American ArchivistsSociety of American Archivists
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𝔼k 𝓋ℴ𝓃 𝕂𝔫ä𝔭𝔭𝔢𝔫𝔟𝔢𝔯g

Librarians, Archivists:

Yesterday I wrote a short statement of my opposition to trumpian fascism and hid it in an archives where it cant be found but will someday be stumbled upon.

Consider creating a secret archive of statements from colleagues and students, such that if we should disappear or be murdered, our testaments will appeal directly to future historians. Also consider some secrecy around this project, or having it backed up in some secure location.

#library#archivist#historians
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Sophie 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🎹 🪗

America’s Top #Archivist Puts a Rosy Spin on U.S. #History—Pruning the Thorny Parts

“For an #exhibit about #patents that had changed the world, Shogan directed that the patent for the #contraceptive pill be replaced. Aides substituted the patent for television. During discussions about what to use instead of the #birth-control pill, an aide to Shogan suggested a patent for the bump stock, a device that allows a semiautomatic weapon to operate as a machine gun…”

msn.com/en-us/news/politics/am

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