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2008-11-20 23:27:00| PR Newswire: Financial
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2008-11-19 20:36:34| SLIS News
SLIS Network (the SLIS Alumni Magazine), Vol.46, No.2, Fall 2008 SLIS Alumni Board member Lorelle Swader, who earned a MLS degree from SLIS in 1986, works as the Director in the Office for Human Resources Development and Recruitment at the American Library Association (ALA). Could you tell us about your current position? What do you like most about it? I currently direct the ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment (HRDR). We assist library staff with their career development needs, while assisting library organizations with their organizational development needs. Our mission revolves around three main areas: education (or lifelong learning), recruitment (of a diverse workforce) and the establishment of best practices in human resource management. Some of our major projects are management of the ALA Placement Center, the ALA General Scholarship Program, Emerging Leaders program and the Empowerment Conference (for Library Support Staff). In my job I use a variety of skill sets and interact with several member groups. What I like most is the variety of projects and working with people. I am also an adjunct professor with Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS). Whats it like working for ALA? Although working at ALA can be challenging and intense, it is also very exciting being at the forefront of activities that have such a major impact on our profession at large. I never get bored and am constantly learning new things. What do you find most challenging about your job? The most rewarding? What is most challenging is juggling all of the multiple projects. After almost 17 years in the organization, I find there are things I still dont know about my job (because things are always changing). At the same time, this is also the most rewarding part because I am constantly learning and it never gets old. Do you have any advice for other alumni who may be thinking of a career at ALA? Yes - recognize that it is not a library. It can be very intense for some, because they expect it to be and operate like a traditional library setting. If you know and understand this going in, you will stay focused on the big picture. You will know that at the end of the day, all you do will go toward the overall effort of the improvement of the quality of life in libraries. It is a great place to work. Which SLIS course(s) have you found to be the most valuable in your professional life? I have to say that my electives proved to be the most beneficial overall. In particular, my Special Libraries class with Herb White (who was also my advisor) and my Law Library class with Linda Fariss and Keith Buckley. Both of these prepared me well for the realities of my earlier career as a law librarian. One of my most valuable experiences was my practicum at the Marion County Law Library. A couple of weeks after graduation it was where I got my very first professional job and I still use skills that I gained there even today. Was there anyone at SLIS who acted like a mentor to you?
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2008-11-19 19:10:01| digg
National Geographic Society is set to announce today that it has created National Geographic Games.
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2008-11-14 22:43:34| The Economic Times
India late on Friday became the fourth country to land a probe on the moon when the 35-kg moon impact probe (MIP), with tricolours painted on all four sides, landed safely on the lunar surface.
2008-11-13 23:17:00| PR Newswire: Government and Policy
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