Job Hunting Resources

Hiring Librarians Blog was suggested by one of my fellow Emporia State University MLS students.  It includes some good tips for applications, interviews, and resumes.

Library Jobline has position listings and good resources.

Library Science: The Art Exhibit!

Artspace, an independent visual arts venue in New Haven, Connecticut, has announced a new exhibition called Library Science, which will be on view through January 28, 2012.  The exhibition features the works of 17 international artists, exploring their intellectual and physical relationships to the library.

Chris Coffin: Hurricanes 551.55 D (2003)

One of the artists, Reynard Loki, visually presents his own classification system of his personal library, based on the first and last lines of his books.  Madeleine Djerejian's photographic portraits were taken at "the Grolier Club in New York, the nation’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and graphic arts enthusiasts."

Philippe Gronon: Catalog de manuscrits, Bibliothèque Vaticane, Rome (one of 5 panels), 1995

Unusual library!

Reanimation Library

"The Reanimation Library is a small, independent Presence Library open to the public. It is a collection of books that have fallen out of routine circulation and been acquired for their visual content. Outdated and discarded, they have been culled from thrift stores, stoop sales, and throw-away piles, and given new life as a resource for artists, writers, cultural archeologists, and other interested parties."

from the 1974 book Soft Sculpture and Other Soft Art Forms

from the 1927 Sixth Annual of Advertising Art

The library's website was created only with Open Source software (although they do admit to using PhotoShop as well).  The site is full of fascinating and somewhat crazy images.  The library uses social media, so you can friend them on Facebook.



Definitely worth a virtual visit!