*Excuse duplication. Cross-posted*
Greetings! This is a reminder: the RBMS Jobs & Hiring Series speaker nomination period closes
Wednesday, June 30.
GLAMS professionals in Technical Services are
strongly encouraged to apply!
The highly popular Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Jobs & Hiring Series (which ran during Winter 2021) will conclude in August 2021. Are you interested in speaking on your experience and sharing your perspectives and advice with the greater GLAMS community? Do you know the *perfect* person to speak on one of the panels below?
Consider nominating a colleague-or yourself-by the
end of the day on Wednesday, June 30! View the nomination form at the following link:
forms.gle/UWAjxi3HN38mWRke8n. b. Since the dates and times are firm, nominees must be available for the panel date and time outlined below.
The final three planned panels are:
Resumes & Cover Letters -August 3, 2-3pm Eastern
- This panel will discuss the process of crafting cover letters and resumes for GLAMS and related jobs; considerations, advice, and issues.
Mid-Career Changes -August 10, 2-3pm Eastern
- This session will allow panelists to discuss changing careers, either within GLAMS and related jobs, or to other types of fields and professions.
[Under/Over]qualified: The Question of More Degrees -
August 17, 2-3pm Eastern
- This panel will begin to address the issues of more degrees in GLAMS and related careers. How should we think about whether or not to return to school, and the usefulness of multiple degrees in our jobs?
Please circulate this call for nominations widely--we are actively interested in recruiting people with diverse experiences and identities who work in GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Special Collections) and GLAMS-adjacent careers (such as booksellers). In selecting speakers, we will strive for as balanced a representation of race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, religion or creed, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, and citizenship as possible. Nominees do not need to be members of RBMS, ACRL, or ALA to participate. Nominations will be reviewed, and invitations made to speak by members of a planning group convened for this purpose.
Planning Group Members:
- Alison Clemens (RBMS Diversity Committee Interim Chair)
- Beth DeBold (RBMS M&PD Committee; RBMS Security Committee Co-Chair, 2021–2023)
- Christine Jacobson (RBMS M&PD Committee)
- Christine Lutz (RBMS Workshops Committee Co-Chair, 2021–2023)
- Diane Dias De Fazio (RBMS M&PD Committee Co-Chair, 2020–2022; RBMS Member-at-Large, 2020–2023)
- E. Haven Hawley (RBMS member)
- Elisabeth Lisa Cruces (RBMS member)
- Erika Jenns (RBMS M&PD Committee Co-Chair, 2020–2022)
- Julie Cismoski (RBMS Workshops Committee Co-Chair, 2021–2023; RBMS IOC Committee)
- Julie Tanaka (RBMS Diversity Committee Co-Chair, 2021–2023)
- Sarah Burke Cahalan (RBMS member)
Committee members will extend invites as soon as possible in July and will follow up with speakers who accept the invitations to schedule an hour-long pre-planning meeting for each panel prior to the session date.
Please note that these panels will be recorded and made publicly available on ACRL's YouTube channel, and will have subtitles provided through the automatic closed captioning feature in Zoom. Panelists will be asked to sign a speaker agreement prepared by ACRL outlining the terms under which the presentation will be made, as are any speakers who are invited to present at ACRL-sponsored events.
A separate email with information on how to register for these sessions will be forthcoming in July. Please direct any questions or concerns to members of the planning group.
Many thanks,
Beth De Bold and Diane Dias De Fazio, on behalf of the planning group
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Diane Dias De Fazio
RBMS Member-at-Large, 2020–2023
RBMS Membership & Professional Development Co-Chair
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