What Else You Can Do with a Library Degree : Career Options for the 90s and Beyond Book

	Acknowledgments
	Preface
Pt. I	Publishers, Writers, Booksellers, Reviewers
1	Story of a Publishing Venture	3
2	Publishing Reference Books	8
3	The Library Degree and Academic Publishing	12
4	Always a Librarian	17
5	Media for the Elderly	20
6	On Behalf of Children	26
7	Writing and Publishing for the Library Market	31
8	Research, Writing, and Photography: Three Ingredients for Success as an Author	36
9	Out-of-Print Book Finder	39
10	An Antiquarian Bookseller	44
Pt. II	Products and Services for Libraries
11	Selling Solutions to Libraries	53
12	A Conversation with the Librarians at Readmore	58
13	Collection Development with a Library Vendor	66
14	A Career Path to Marketing	69
15	Working for a Library Vendor	75
16	I Am Still a Librarian	80
17	The Road Ahead: One Librarian's Journey	84
18	Training for Technology	90
19	Bibliographic Data Conversion	92
20	Working for a Bibliographic Utility	97
21	Contract Services	102
Pt. III	Independent Librarians: On Their Own
22	A Consultant: Bringing Children and Books Together	109
23	A Library Building Consultant	113
24	Hedging Your Bets: Working Outside and Inside the Library	117
25	Advice and Assistance to Libraries	122
26	Chance Encounters and Unexpected Opportunities	127
27	Independent Information Broker and Consultant	132
28	An Information Management Consultant	137
29	An Itinerant Librarian	140
30	An Independent Information Professional	146
31	Solving Information Chaos	153
32	Multiple Hats: Library Consultant/College Instructor	158
33	Freelance Information Management	163
34	The Information Guild	168
35	My So-Called Library Life	172
36	Freelance Grant Writer/Project Director in the Wonderful World of Humanities	175
37	Librarian, Vendor, and Information Adventurer: Life with My MLS	180
38	An Unfinished Odyssey	185
Pt. IV	Independent Librarians with Companies of their Own
39	Developing an Enterprise: Library Personnel and Information Management	191
40	An Information Broker	195
41	Library Solutions	199
42	Corporate President	205
43	Contract Cataloging	211
44	Good News for School Libraries	215
45	Steps on the Way to a Company of My Own	219
46	Argus Associates: Information Systems Design	223
Pt. V	Association Work and Work in the Academic World
47	Association Management: ALA	229
48	Association Management: ALISE	234
49	Academic Career Services for Information Professionals	238
50	Back in the Classroom Again	243
51	Prospect Research	248
52	A Zigzag Route to Fund-Raising	255
Pt. VI	Librarians Employed in the Corporate World
53	The Challenges of Cataloging Images	263
54	Opportunities in Imaging	267
55	Risk Management Research	274
56	Director of Research in a Venture Capital Company	278
Pt. VII	Some Librarians Who have Traveled Farther Afield
57	Private Investigator	285
58	Art Dealer	291
59	Be an Archivist!	295
60	A Computer Workshop	301
61	An Alternative Business: Natural Language Translations	306
62	Children's Books in a Museum Setting	310
App	Organizations for Independent Information Professionals	315
	Contributors	317
	Index	331
	About the Editor	337