#special librarians

[librarylinknj]

I've never seen anything like this before. Factiva thanks business librarians! All hail! (h/t @pcsweeney)

[thelifeguardlibrarian]

Well. This is actually my job.

[libra-rianship-blog]

Academic Libraries and Special Libraries

Do any academic librarians or special librarians have any general advice to new library school students/aspiring librarians on what additional courses they should take in school or skills they should learn outside of the traditional MLIS curriculum?  I understand programming is becoming an increasingly useful and sometimes mandatory skill for some library positions, but would knowledge of a separate language be useful, or getting a certificate in bookbinding (I'm interested in pursuing this, as well as brushing up on my Spanish/French skills)? 

Right now my ideal professional/educational opportunities would be the Smithsonian Libraries' Virtual Internships or Fellowships.

As far as academic libraries go, my ideal professional/educational opportunity would be working at the UC Berkeley Libraries.  I'm not familiar with whether or not UCB has fellowship or internship opportunities available (virtual or not, in-person would be better as I am based in Oakland).  In the meantime, I am consistently looking for employment opportunities available through their Careers Page and Twitter page.

[librarianfacts-blog]

Librarian Fact #635

While most librarians secure their collections with magnetic or, increasingly, RFID based technology, due to the rare and unusual nature of special collections, their librarians prefer to use mummy's curses.