The Riley Guide: Job Banks & Recruiters

Information Design, Delivery,
& Management

General Resources || Libraries & Information Management
Museums || Verbatim (Court) Reporters

Graphics / Animation can be found under Arts & Humanities

General Resources

Sakson & Taylor, an Aquent Company

...a leading content design and development firm. They are always searching for graphic designers, writers, editors, instructional design professionals, and others who can work in this area. As of February 2006, Sakson & Taylor is part of Aquent.

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Libraries & Information Management

Many of the "librarian" resources will also list jobs for paraprofessionals and library or information center support staff. For a little fun insight on librarianship, check out Unshelved.

American Library Association

... the oldest and largest library association in the world, and much of the website is open to nonmembers as well as members. Under Education and Careers you will find links to accredited programs, employment listings from various ALA publications, and much more. You can also look under Our Association for links to individual divisions, chapters, and round tables, some of whom operate their own career and employment sections.

Looking for a job overseas?, by Ann Symons (American Association of School Librarians)

"Have you always wanted to be a school librarian overseas but don't know where to start?" This short blog posting from Ann Symons, former ALA president now working in an international school in Moscow, encourages others to try it and gives you some information on how to get involved.

American Association of Law Libraries

..."The American Association of Law Libraries was founded in 1906 to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information." Their website includes information on the profession, professional development workshops offered by the association and other organizations, jobs, and other good resources.

ARLIS/NA JobNet

...vacancy announcements for art librarians, visual resources professionals, and related positions, from the Art Libraries Society of North America

Association of Research Libraries Career Resources

Job openings in member and non-member libraries. Dates of posting and closing dates are shown. You may also want to review their Residency Position Announcements, listings of residency programs and internships in academic and research libraries and/or library and information science educational programs.

ARMA International

...established in 1955, ARMA International is "a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on managing records and information -- paper and electronic. [...] Its approximately 11,000 members include records managers, archivists, corporate librarians, imaging specialists, legal professionals, IT managers, consultants, and educators, all of whom work in a wide variety of industries, including government, legal, healthcare, financial services, and petroleum in the United States, Canada, and 30-plus other countries." Interested users can learn about records and information management, certification in this field, and much more. Job seekers can access the online career center as a visitor (login and password provided) but will not be able to apply to jobs posted here. You can register for a free account, but always remember that you should repay the generosity of the association by joining.

C. Berger Group, Inc.

..."the Midwest's leading source of knowledge workers, serving libraries and information and records centers since 1982." They handle permanent as well as temporary positions in academic, public, and corporate information centers. Positions are available at all levels from support work such as shelving, filing, processing, and data entry, to professional positions such as cataloging, reference, and online searching.

CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

Based in the UK, CILIP was formed by the merger of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and The Library Association (LA). The website is filled with information for library and information professionals and paraprofessionals as well as persons considering entering this field. The Jobs and Careers section is very good.

Free Pint

Free Pint is a free newsletter written by information professionals who share how they find quality and reliable information on the Internet. It is published every two weeks by email. The web site, The Free Pint Portal, is filled with a wide range of select resources covering a number of industries and countries as well as subject access to all the email newsletter's content. Other resources on the site include job listings, book reviews, events listings and real-time news.

Jinfo

..."Jobs in Information". Yup, a job site for all of us info geeks, be we librarians, library assistants, database and website managers, etc etc etc. Operated by the folks at FreePint. Sign up for the free Jinfo Newsletter, published twice monthly and listing the latest job vacancies, along with career advice and job searching tips, from information-industry recruitment consultants.

InfoCurrent

...Library and records management staffing services from Telsec CORESTAFF. You must register to apply for any jobs, and they really encourage you to submit your resume at the same time (all for free.) Wonderful list of job categories they handle, and great jobs. They tend to concentrate in but are not limited to the Washington DC and NYC areas. Openings may be direct hire, temp-to-hire, or temp. Some very good opportunities here!

JobSite

...the online placement service of the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto. JobSite lists vacancies for information professionals in areas included in the Faculty's curriculum: library and information science, archival studies, records management and information systems. Listings cover Canada plus US/International. Review all jobs currently posted (most recent are first), review jobs by fields, or review them by location. They also have a short list of links to other helpful sources.

LIBJOBS

LIBJOBS is a mailing list for employment opportunities for librarians and information professionals. Information on how to subscribe can be found on this web page, and subscribers receive nothing from this list except job opportunities. Persons who do not want to subscribe to the mailing list can review the archives through the web (you'll find the link on this page). These are split into various chronological sections, with a labeling scheme that suggests the year, month, and perhaps week and even day.

LibraryCareers.org

...the new career site from the American Library Association. Visitors can learn about the many positions in libraries as well as the variety of careers you can pursue in this field. They also include links to resources to help pay for education and find jobs.

Library Journal

...the trade journal of the Library and Information Sciences profession is now online complete with the classified ads. Search or browse the current listings in the Job Zone, but even better look over all the articles and such in the Careers area. I believe the jobs are only the listings from the current edition of LJ, but they don't say.

Library of Congress

...employment opportunities with LC and the CRS, volunteer openings, fellowships, and other opportunities to integrate yourself with LC and its many services. Not all positions require an MLS.

Library Job Postings on the Internet

... very comprehensive list of resources. Includes the update schedule for each site, scope of jobs included, and instructions for navigating each site. Managed by Sarah Nesbeitt at Eastern Illinois University

LIScareer.com

...offers career development and employment resources for librarians and information professionals, MLS students and those considering a library-related career. There are articles contributed by information professionals along with links to related resources and lists of print materials. Nicely done by Priscilla Shontz, author of "Jump Start Your Career in Library & Information Science".

Lisjobs.com - The Librarian's Job Search Source

...compiled and constantly reviewed by Rachel Singer Gordon, a librarian in Franklin Park, IL who developed this after experiencing her own frustration with the difficulty in finding jobs for librarians through more traditional means. She also provides space for job listings.

Major Orchestra Librarians' Association

...founded in 1983, the organization's primary goal was to help improve communication among orchestra librarians. The Association's other objectives include educating and assisting librarians, presenting a unified voice in publisher relations and providing education, support, and information to performing arts and other music service organizations. This small but interesting subsection of library and performance professionals now claims a membership of over 137 libraries, including those of orchestras, opera and ballet companies, military bands and music conservatories from organizations in North America, Europe, the Mideast, Asia and Australia. Interesting information on this field, including a nice pamphlet titled The Orchestra Librarian, A Career Introduction. There are a few job listings that have been posted on their mailing list.

Music Library Association

The association for music libraries and librarians. Nice place to examine this specialty within the field. Check the Placement Service Job List, a monthly listing of open positions for music librarians across the U.S. A nice feature of the Job List is the listing of recently filled positions as well as a review of positions posted in previous months. Several months of the Job List are available online.

Please check the Local US listings for additional resources.

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Museums

American Association of Museums

AAM is the national service organization representing the American museum community. Their web site features information about the association, about museums, and career and employment resources. Under "Resources" you'll find links to an online Reference Library, Web Sites of Interest with links to related organizations, and the Aviso Classifieds. Aviso is their monthly newsletter with employment announcements. These can also be viewed online but only one or two months at a time. Ads can be searched by job area, keyword, and geographic region, and AAM accredited institutions are noted.

Global Museum

...a weekly webzine dedicated to museums. The website includes employment listings, a place to post resumes for a small fee, and lots of information. You can subscribe to the webzine for free through the site.

H-Museum Mailing List

...a moderated mailing list for professionals professionals in "museums, universities and other academic institutions, as well as ... students of the arts, cultural sciences, museology and history." The list will focus primarily on questions related to museums, especially museums and the Internet, but it is also intended to be interdisciplinary and will include archaeological, historical, cultural, and artistic information. Users may read archived messages and join the list at the above URL. Job announcements in museums are posted on the list. The fastest way to see these is to select a log to review (June 2002) and look for the messages marked POS at the beginning. Note the list is multilingual. Most postings are in German and English, but other languages may appear.

MERC -- Museum Employment Resource Center

...job listings for museums and a resume center. He also links to sources for training and conference listings. Nice feature--dates of posting for all job announcements, so you know when it was posted and when it will be removed. Resume posting is done for a fee and cannot exceed 1000 words.

MuseumJobs.com

...jobs in museums all around the world. The default site covers the world, but you can choose to work with just those postings from Canada, the UK, or the US. Check out their client list for a who's who of museums.

More resources can be found under Graphics & Design and Arts.

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Verbatim (Court) Reporters

BestFuture.com

...everything you wanted to know about court reporting and broadcast captioning, how it is evolving and moving from the court room into new jobs in business and multi-media fields, and even working to assist the hearing disabled through captioning technology. The career options section covers the many career paths such as scoping, medical and legal transcriptionists, and captioning as well as the more traditional courtroom services. You will also find all the information you need on the various certification programs in this field. Info is provided by the National Court Reporters Association, just below.

NCRA Online, the National Court Reporters Association

...the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the need for more experts to aid in captioning makes this a growing field! NCRA's website can help you learn about this occupation, where to get the best training, and all the places that training can take you. Their job bank is open to all.

Internet Scoping School

What is a scopist? "Simply stated, a scopist's job is to edit transcripts, written by court reporters on stenotype machines, into readable, easily understood English. The official NCRA definition is: 'A scopist is one who edits a transcript translated by CAT (Computer-Aided Transcription) software into English, correcting mistrans/untrans of steno notes, employing proper punctuation, English, and format.'" The Internet Scoping School offers an online course in scoping along with information on this career field and how to figure out if this could be an interesting choice for you.

Scopists.com

"This site is dedicated to the support of the professions of the scopist and court reporter by providing reference resources, word lists, employment opportunities and just about anything of use to court reporters and scopists all over the world!" The site includes a directory of freelance scopists, a place to post job announcements, and links to useful reference sources for scopists.

Information on other legal professions is available.

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