Next Steps: Continuing Your Education and Pursuing Certification

John J. Burke, MSLS
Ohio Library Support Staff Institute
July 25, 2006

Full presentation:
http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj/OLSSI06.ppt

CE Links:
Kent State School of Library and Information Science –
www.slis.kent.edu
www.slis.kent.edu/programs/distance.php (12-12-12 Distance Degree)

NCES – Search for Ohio Schools, Colleges, and Libraries –
nces.ed.gov/globallocator/?state=OH

Ohio Board of Regents – Visit Ohio's Campuses –
www.regents.state.oh.us/visit_campuses.htm

Bowling Green State University – BS in Advanced Technological Education –
ideal.bgsu.edu/programs/ATE/

Belmont Technical College – AAS in Information Services: Library Paraprofessional –
www.btc.edu/Future_Students/programs_list_detail.cfm?ID=33

University of Maine at Augusta – Library & Information Services Degree Program –
www.uma.edu/libraries/lnit/spclibinfo.html

Ohio Learning Network – OhioLearns! –
www.ohiolearns.org

Big List of Ohio Libraries and Library Organizations –
www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj/biglist.html

Ohio Library Continuing Education (automated statewide calendar system) –
www.ceohio.org

OHIONET (training calendar) –
www.ohionet.org/training_calendar.php

State Library of Ohio eLearning Center –
slo.minds.tv

LibraryU –
learning.libraryu.org

OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) –
www.opal-online.org

Library-Oriented Lists and Electronic Serials –
liblists.wrlc.org

Steven Bell's Keeping Up Web Site –
staff.philau.edu/BellS/keepup/index.htm

An Incomplete List of Trend Watching Sites and Resources –
www.mid.muohio.edu/library/trendwatching.cfm

Library Technology Awareness Resources –
www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj/techawareness.html


Certification, CE, and Related Issues:
Gibson, Rita. “Library Certification: A Bibliography.” Council on Library/Media Technicians (June 2003) –
colt.ucr.edu/bibcertification.html

Library Support Staff Resource Center –
www.ala.org/ala/hrdr/librarysupportstaff/Library_Support_Staff_Resource_Center.htm

The Job Market:
American Library Association Fact Sheet 2 –
www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/Default1446.htm

Ohio Labor Market Information, Ohio Job Outlook, 2002-2012 –
lmi.state.oh.us/PROJ/OhioJobOutlook.htm

John J. Burke, MSLS
Director, Gardner-Harvey Library
Miami University Middletown
burkejj@muohio.edu
513-727-3293
AIM: infomanjjb