For More Information:

• UA Career Services
• SIRLS List of Available Internships
• SIRLS Alumni Mentor Program
• SIRLS online Jobs Forum

The following links point to excellent sources of information about employment opportunities for librarians and other information science professionals.

Other Jobs Directories

• ALA Library Employment Resources
• Job Resources for Library & Information Science (compiled by Mary Feeney)
• Library Employment Resources (Internet Public Library)

National & Worldwide Listings

• American Library Association (ALA) Employment Information
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Career Resources
• Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
• Jobs in Library & Information Technology (from ALA-LITA)
• Library Job Postings on the Internet (compiled by Sarah Johnson)
• Library Journal's JobZone
• LISjobs
• Special Libraries Association (SLA) Career Services Online
• University of Texas School of Information JobWeb

Regional Listings (Southwestern United States)

• Arizona Association of Law Libraries Local Job Offerings
• Colorado State Library Jobline
• Greater Western Library Alliance Job Listings
• Hitchhiker (New Mexico State Library's Newsletter)
• Maricopa County Library District: Employment Opportunities
• Mountain Plains Library Association Jobline
• Phoenix Public Library Job Opportunities
• SLA Arizona Chapter Employment Resources
• Tucson: Pima County Public Library Employment Opportunities
• University of Arizona Online Application System
• Utah Library Association Jobline
• Washoe County (Nevada) Library System Employment Opportunities

General Job Search Agencies

• CareerBuilder
• Job Web

Jobs Listservs

• LIBJOBS Library and Information Science jobs mailing list
• LIS-JOBLIST From Dalhousie University; especially good for jobs on the East Coast and in Canada
• JOBOPS The listserv run by the staff and students here at SIRLS; listings come from several different sources

Librarian Temp Job and Employment Agency Resources

• Arizona chapter of the SLA employment services page, includes some temp and job-seeking resources specific to Arizona
• LibraryJobs Placement Services & Recruitment Firms--many of these organizations accept resumes and list current job openings

Interviewing Help

Tip pages:

• HowTo: Apply for a Library Job Wiki This comprehensive Wiki offers advice, links, time lines, and information you need to know when looking for a library job. This wiki is a great first stop for the new job seeker. This page pulls it all together for you.
• librarysupportstaff.com Collected links to interviewing resources and articles for library jobs. The site includes advice, tips, and information for the library job seeker.
• LISjobs.com Interviewing Tips A collection of interviewing tips from most common questions to most common mistakes and suggestions on how to prepare for your library job interviews. Multiple sources.

Practice interviews:

• 101 Commonly Asked Interview Questions This page, taken from an Illinois Library Association conference handout, lists 101 of the most commonly asked interview questions for library jobs. This is a great page to print out and quiz yourself with before an interview. These questions do get asked, often!
• Children's Librarian Practice Interview This page contains a basic sample interview for the position of Children's Librarian and the questions an applicant would likely encounter. This sample interview is good practice for any public library interview.

Resumes

• Getting Help on Your Resume A directory of resume and cover letter web resources focused specifically on Library & Information Sciences resumes (from LSO Student Handbook).




• Writing your Resume to the Job AnnouncementNotes from a presentation by UA Librarian Bob Diaz on how to customize your resume and cover letter (from LSO Student Handbook).
• UA Career Services Offers frequent resume workshops.