Alternative uses of the library degree

Alternative uses of the library degreeBethan Ruddock, Mimas

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Content Development Officer, Library and Archival Services,

Mimas, the University of Manchester.

Expertise

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Flexibility

A different path?

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Self-starter

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Technical skills

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An open mind

Communication

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What would I have done differently?

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Learn

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Someone who…• …is prepared to look outside and beyond the

traditional• …is prepared to work outside their comfort zone• …looks for the similarities which unite the

profession, not the differences that keep us apart• …is curious, generous, positive, and engaged• …knows when to say yes, and how to say no• … puts the good of the profession, our users, and

society above their own egoImage from http://metaatem.net/words/

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