Career Services and Workforce Development Centers for Libraries
A Guide
1st Edition
Published on 18. November 2024
164 pages
978-1-5381-8652-7 (ISBN)
Description
With the rise of unemployment, increased career growth opportunities, and changing workforce demographics, libraries can support job seekers in several ways.
Career Services and Workforce Development Center for Libraries: A Guide serves as a resource for libraries interested in creating, supporting or enhancing their career services, economic and workforce development programs for their communities.
Going beyond collection development and hosting job fair activities, the book covers:
· teaching resources and interviews from library leaders supporting workforce development initiatives or collaborations
· ideas on how libraries can be embedded in the workforce development community by providing a series of job readiness activities, programs, and services
· how academic and public librarians can support their users exploring career opportunities and development
· examines employment trends and resources such as generative artificial intelligence to dive into these issues so libraries can stay active in identifying new skill development and technologies to support their communities
How can one start a career services or job center program in their libraries? What are specialized career services in libraries being offered? How can libraries advocate for funding for workforce development? Divided into five chapters, each chapter addresses these questions and provides a series of examples, ideas, and resources for readers to consider replicating in their own libraries. If you are looking for ideas for your libraries to support a community of job seekers, this is the book for you.
Career Services and Workforce Development Center for Libraries: A Guide serves as a resource for libraries interested in creating, supporting or enhancing their career services, economic and workforce development programs for their communities.
Going beyond collection development and hosting job fair activities, the book covers:
· teaching resources and interviews from library leaders supporting workforce development initiatives or collaborations
· ideas on how libraries can be embedded in the workforce development community by providing a series of job readiness activities, programs, and services
· how academic and public librarians can support their users exploring career opportunities and development
· examines employment trends and resources such as generative artificial intelligence to dive into these issues so libraries can stay active in identifying new skill development and technologies to support their communities
How can one start a career services or job center program in their libraries? What are specialized career services in libraries being offered? How can libraries advocate for funding for workforce development? Divided into five chapters, each chapter addresses these questions and provides a series of examples, ideas, and resources for readers to consider replicating in their own libraries. If you are looking for ideas for your libraries to support a community of job seekers, this is the book for you.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
1 BW Photo, 3 Tables
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-8652-7 (9781538186527)
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Raymond Pun | Arpine Eloyan | Michael R. Oppenheim
Career Services and Workforce Development Centers for Libraries
A Guide
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11/2024
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Persons
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.
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.
Content
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
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
