Rachel Singer Gordon is the creator of LISjobs.com and consulting editor at Information Today Inc., Books Division. She is the former Head of Computer Services at the Franklin Park Public Library, IL, and currently works as a freelance writer, editor, and presenter. Rachel has written and presented extensively on next generation librarianship and succession planning.
Publications include:
- The NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc., 2006.
- "Next Generation Librarianship." American Libraries (March 2006): 36-8.
- Library Journal's "NextGen" column
Presentations include:
- "The Cross-Generational Workforce," Wisconsin Library Association, Middleton, WI, Wed., Nov. 5, 2008.
- "NextGen Librarianship: Where Do We Go from Here?" Soaring to Excellence Teleconference, College of DuPage, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007.
- "Nextgen Librarians and Succession Planning," Ohio Library Council Annual Conference, Columbus, OH, Thursday, October 6, 2005.
Click here for Rachel's full resume.
~Joe
3 comments:
The only "problem" is her experience and focus is on public libraries.
Jane
I agree--she's interesting, but public library focused (not that the issues she addresses carry over to academic libraries).
~Brian
meant to say that the issues Gordon addresses do carry over to academic libraries, but would prefer someone with academic library focus like Hernon
~Brian
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