Small non-profit needs library help

A medical library colleague got a random phone call this week from a woman who is organizing a library for small nonprofit organization that provides information for providers of victim’s assistance.

She is looking for some software to put catalog records for books in their collection, connections to existing databases, and also store internally created documents.  She has almost no money to spend.  Google tools was suggested to her.

If you would be willing to talk with/help her, this is her contact info:

• Becky Owl Morgan
• Unified Solutions Tribal Community Development Group
  2164 East Broadway Road, Suite 125
• Tempe, AZ 85282
• (480) 966-3656
  becky@unified-solutions.org

Two Questions on Getting Experience Through Internships and Volunteering

From the Career Q&A with the Library People blog: http://www.lisjobs.com/CareerQA_blog/

Excellent tips for combining volunteer/intern experine with you education to find a job!

….An internship is a great way to start off your career change, without a major commitment or stress from job hunting and interviewing. It is also an excellent way to network with people in the profession, discover the ins and outs of working in libraries, find mentors, and possibly even secure a job down the road.

Internships can be very valuable and rewarding, and may even provide you with more relevant experience than a library job would provide. It will help if you know what kind of experience you need – this could be very specific or quite broad (especially if you’ve never worked in libraries)…