Call for Contributors

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 
From: Cory Tucker (Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas) <Cory.Tucker_at_ccmail.nevada.edu> 
Subject: Call for Contributors

Good afternoon,
A colleague and I are writing a book proposal and are looking for contributors.  The book focuses on 
providing practical job and career advice for new graduates and new professionals (1-2 yrs) in academic 
and public libraries.  This book will relate the experiences of practicing librarians covering various areas of 
librarianship.
 
The areas include:
 
Section I
>From student to Librarian

Job hunting
 
Job Related
 
Reference
Instruction
Collection Development
Liaison Activities
Other Public Services (circulation, document delivery, chat reference,
email reference, etc.)
Technical Services
Special Areas (special collections, gov docs, etc.)
Administration & Management
 
Career Advancement
 
Professional Service
Professional Development
Scholarship
Promotion & Tenure
 
Survival Skills
 
Time management
Organizational Politics
Dealing with technology
 
Please let me know if you or anyone else might be interested in writing one of the above chapters.  
Please respond by Friday, July 24th.  You can contact me by email:  cory.tucker_at_ccmail.nevada.edu.
Please note that this isn't a final list of topics - although I want to cover most of these topics, I'm open to 
your suggestions.
 
Also, please let me know if you have questions or concerns about contributing to this project.
Thanks for your interest - I look forward to hearing from you!

Cory Tucker
Business & Hospitality Librarian
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Phone: (702)895-2133
Fax: (702)895-2284
Email: cory.tucker_at_ccmail.nevada.edu
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go" -- Oscar
Wilde
 
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