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Resources for students and new professionals.

Resources aggregated by Josh Zimmerman, Seattle Area Archivists


JOB DATA

 General
Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
Living Wage Calculator http://livingwage.mit.edu/
Archives
Society of American Archivists A*CENSUShttp://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/ACENSUS-Final.pdf
  • Current Position p. 328
  • Current Employer p. 328
  • Demographics p. 333
  • Geographical Distribution and Density p. 343
  • Credentials p. 345
  • Job Functions and Specializations p. 352
  • Salaries p. 357
  • Career Paths p. 363
  • Issues p. 370
  • Professional Identity and Affiliation p. 371
  • Archival Managers p. 395
Society of American Archivists A*CENSUS median ages and salaries by statehttp://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/acensus-ageSalary.pdf
Bureau of Labor Statistics (2011)
Independent Surveys and Data
“Job search experiences and career satisfaction among recent archives program graduates” (2012). Goldman, Rebecca and Lausch, Shannon M., Conference presentations. Paper 4. http://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/libraryconf/4/
Librarians
Bureau of Labor Statistics (2011)
Minimum Salaries by State (only Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin) - ALA Allied Professional Associationhttp://ala-apa.org/improving-salariesstatus/resources/minimum-salaries-by-state/
MLIS/Archives Programs
San José State University MLIS Program Employment datahttp://slisweb.sjsu.edu/about-slis/mlis-program-performance#alumni (only SJSU alumni)

 

JOB LISTINGS

Society of American Archivists Online Career Centerhttp://www2.archivists.org/groups/saa-online-career-center
USA Jobs (all federal positions). Use “Archivist,” “Archives,” or “Historian”https://www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/Search/AdvancedSearch
Association of Canadian Archivists Jobs Posting http://archivists.ca/jobs
American Library Association JobLIST: http://joblist.ala.org/             
LibraryJobline http://www.libraryjobline.org/             
I Need a Library Job (inlj) Daily Job Digest http://inalj.com/?p=1441              

 

JOB HUNTING/INTERVIEW RESOURCES

General Archives
That elusive archives job (Arelene Schmuland) http://elusivearchives.blogspot.com/
Students and New Professionals Roundtable (SNAP) Bloghttp://snaproundtable.wordpress.com/
Libraries
Hiring Librarians http://hiringlibrarians.com/
I Need a Library Job http://inalj.com/
Cover Letters 
Cover Letter part 1: the long and short of (That elusive archives job)http://elusivearchives.blogspot.com/2010/02/cover-letter-part-1-long-and-short-of.html
Open Cover Letters http://opencoverletters.com/
Making Your Cover Letter Work For You by Tiffany Eatman Allen and Richard A. Murray, from LISCareer.com (via
Resumes
Resume part 1: volume and arrangement notes (That Elusive Archives Job)http://elusivearchives.blogspot.com/2010/02/resume-part-1-volume-and-arrangement.html
Crafting a Winning Resume by Tiffany Eatman Allen from LISCareer.com
The Perfect Resume by Amy C. Whitmer from LISJobs.com 
Interview Process
  • General
Interview part 1: the basics (That elusive archives job)http://elusivearchives.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-part-1-basics.html
  • Clothing
“What Should a Candidate Wear” (Hiring Librarians)http://hiringlibrarians.com/category/what-should-candidates-wear/
Interview part 3: what to wear, what to wear (that elusive archives job)http://elusivearchives.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-part-3-what-to-wear-what-to.html
Salary Negotiation

 

WORKPLACE LAWS/REGULATIONS

General
Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
Safety
Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/
                Worker’s Rights http://www.osha.gov/workers.html
Harassment
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (American Association of University Women)http://www.aauw.org/act/laf/library/workplaceharassment.cfm
Disabilities
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employmenthttp://www.ada.gov/workta.htm

 

WORKPLACE CULTURE

General
Racism
How to Handle Racial Discrimination in the Workplace (E-how)http://www.ehow.com/how_6636456_handle-racial-discrimination-workplace.html
Sexism
How to Deal with Sexism in the Workplace (Spark Hire)http://blog.sparkhire.com/2012/05/21/how-to-deal-with-sexism-in-the-workplace/
Agism
Department of Labor Age Discriminationhttp://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/agedisc.htm
Handling Age Discrimination in the Workplace (Spark Hire)http://blog.sparkhire.com/2012/05/14/handling-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace/

 

WORK/LIFE BALANCE

CODES OF ETHICS

Society of American Archivists’ Core Values Statement of Code of Ethicshttp://www2.archivists.org/statements/saa-core-values-statement-and-code-of-ethics
Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) Code of Ethicshttp://archivists.ca/content/code-ethics
ARMA’s Code of Professional Responsibilityhttp://www.arma.org/about/overview/ethics.cfm
Code of Ethics of the American Library Association (ALA)http://www.ala.org/advocacy/proethics/codeofethics/codeethics
Part IV. Code of Ethics of the American Library Association (Intellectual Freedom Manual) http://www.ifmanual.org/part4

UNIONS AND ORGANIZING

Industrial Workers of the World http://www.iww.org/en/organize
               

HEALTHCARE/INSURANCE/RETIREMENT

An Employee’s Guide to Health Benefits under COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
National Association for Free and Charitable Clinics http://www.nafcclinics.org/
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) http://www.chipmedicaid.org/
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program from the USDAhttp://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
Health and Retirement Benefits after Job Losshttp://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/joblosstoolkit.html

MENTORING

General
Programs
Society of American Archivists (must be a member)http://www2.archivists.org/membership/mentoring
Association of Canadian Archivists’ Mentorship Program (must be a member)http://archivists.ca/content/aca-mentorship-program
Northwest Archivists Mentor Program (must be a member)http://northwestarchivistsinc.wildapricot.org/mentoring

ARCHIVAL ORGANIZATIONS

Students and New Professionals Roundtable (SNAP) of the Society of American Archivists http://www2.archivists.org/groups/students-and-new-archives-professionals-snap-roundtable
Portland Emerging Archivists (PEA) http://newaccessions.blogspot.com/
Society of American Archivists (SAA) http://www2.archivists.org/
Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) http://archivists.ca/
ARMA (Records Management) http://www.arma.org/
Organizations in North America (SAA) http://www2.archivists.org/assoc-orgs/directory
Allied Professional Organizations (SAA) http://www2.archivists.org/assoc-orgs/a_p_o
Academy of Certified Archivists http://www.certifiedarchivists.org/
International Council on Archives http://www.ica.org/

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Society of American Archivists’ Continuing Education Calendarhttp://saa.archivists.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/events/ConferenceList.html?Action=GetEvents

 

VOLUNTEERS/INTERNSHIPS

Interns
Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Acthttp://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm
List of Internships (Society of American Archivists)http://www.archivists.org/students/internships.asp
Volunteers 

 

BOOKS

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