Is that my calling calling?

I am so happy that Dorothea got the job she wanted. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Meredith. The experiences that they are sharing have been tremendously helpful and inspiring as I contemplate my own job search.

In preparation for another draft of my resumé, I've been thinking about what, exactly, I want as a job. This has proved to be an interesting exercise. I know exactly what I want to do, but I can do those things with a dizzying array of job titles:

• distance education librarian


• information literacy librarian


• web services librarian


• internet librarian


• digital librarian


• reference librarian


• subject specialist


• government documents librarian


• instructional technology librarian

I started this list a week ago and have alreay added another title based on a job ad for that last one.

I could be happy in a large research library where I can learn things from people who are more knowledgeable than me. I could be happy in the library of a small liberal arts college where I'm the resident tech expert and perform miracles every week using Low Threshold Applications.

No wonder people can't tell from my resume what kind of job I want! But these really do have things in common for me--they would all allow me to do the things I want to do:

• teach, in groups or one-on-one, on-line or in person


• utilize and develop technology, particularly web-based technology


• write

Any ideas about how to express all of this succintly in my resumé? (joy [at] mollprojects [dot] com)     #

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