Career Services and Workforce Development Centers for Libraries - by Raymond Pun & Arpine Eloyan & Michael R Oppenheim (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This book is the starting point for libraries interested in supporting career/workforce development work.
- About the Author: Raymond Pun is the academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education.
- 164 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Library & Information Science
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About the Book
This book is the starting point for libraries interested in supporting career/workforce development work. It goes beyond the "collection development" activities and suggests the model of embedded librarianship to actively position librarians in career centers and librarians within workforce development issues.Book Synopsis
This book is the starting point for libraries interested in supporting career/workforce development work. It goes beyond the "collection development" activities and suggests the model of embedded librarianship to actively position librarians in career centers and librarians within workforce development issues.Review Quotes
The work-a-day world is changing and libraries must adapt. Pun, Eloyan, and Oppenheim have developed a map for libraries to adapt their career services to this new reality. Their book on career services and workforce development relates cutting edge practices public and academic libraries can adopt to better serve job-seekers.
About the Author
Raymond Pun is the academic and research librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education. He previously served as a career coach for New York Public Library's Career Center and has experiences supporting entrepreneurship programs. In his past experiences, he has partnered with Student Affairs, Career Development Center, Writing Center and other departments to create student engagement programs.
Arpine Eloyan is a community library manager in Los Angeles County Library. She has previously worked in Glendale Public Library in various roles. Native speaker of Armenian, Arpine is an experienced librarian with many years working in public libraries such as collection maintenance, community and social services engagement, especially with the Armenian community.
Michael R. Oppenheim has been business research and collections librarian in the Rosenfeld Management Library, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management, since 1997. Prior to working at UCLA, he was a government information and reference librarian at California State University, Los Angeles, and the federal documents depository librarian at Whittier College.
