We have received some great proposals for ARLIS/NA 2018 NYC on Successes as a Solo Librarian. We wanted to give you some more time to submit, so our deadline has been extended to Friday April 28th. If you are interested, please send an email to the group co-coordinators:

 

Lucy Campbell – [log in to unmask]

Amye McCarther – [log in to unmask]

 

Some possible topics that came up in discussion at our New Orleans meeting are listed below.

·         Advocacy

·         Social Media & Analytics for Solos

·         Finding partnerships / Sharing resources

·         Writing Grants for Collaborative & Solo projects

·         Integrated Library Systems

·         Location of the library

·         Leadership as a solo professional

·         Reporting to multiple managers

·         Being nimble

·         Practical applications for coding/tech skills

·         (Re)defining what we do - job descriptions

·         Strategic planning – making decisions alone

·         Professional advancement – seeking promotion when there is nowhere to go

·         Being lonely

·         Work/life balance

 

We look forward to hearing your suggestions!

 

All the best,

 

Lucy and Amye,

Co-cordinators, ARLIS/NA Solo Art Information Professionals Special Interest Group

 

 

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