Creativity for library career advancement : perspectives, techniques and eureka moments

Gubnitskaia, Vera, 1960- (editor.). Smallwood, Carol, 1939- (editor.). Tenbusch, Deb Biggs, (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "Creativity is just connecting things," observed Steve Jobs. In today's diverse, ever-changing job market, creativity is more necessary than ever. In a profession offering a broad range of job opportunities, librarians are surrounded by myriad connections to be made. They are trained to recognize them.This collection of new essays covers a wide spectrum of methods for cultivating creativity. Topics include learning through role-playing games, libraries as publishers, setting up and using makerspaces, developing in-house support for early-career staff, creating travelling exhibits, creative problem solving, and organizing no-cost conferences.

Record details

ISBN: 1476636362
ISBN: 9781476636368
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 256 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., 2019.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Contagious Creativity: Leveraging Staff Talents and Interest to Find Career Satisfaction (Shelis Gaines and Casey Parkman)Developing In-House Support for Early Career Staff (Paula Archey, Maggie Nunley and Erin E. Pappas); Part VI. Visual and Performing Arts; Music to My Ears: Using Amateur Music-Making as a Means of Vocational Specialty (Bruce R. Schueneman); A Shutterbug in a World of Bookworms: Photography as a Creative Outlet in Academic Librarianship (Michelle P. McKinney); Artful Information: Lessons for Librarians from Visual Artists (Tim Gorichanaz)
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 13, 2019)