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Written in a warm and personal style, Working in the Virtual Stacks presents an exciting future for librarians, already upon us today!

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• Preface(p. vii)
• Acknowledgements(p. xi)
• Chapter 1 Librarians as Subject Specialists(p. 1)
• Engineering and Computer Science(p. 7)
• Clinical Medicine(p. 11)
• Law(p. 16)
• General Reference(p. 20)
• Business(p. 23)
• Veterinary Medicine(p. 27)
• Health Sciences(p. 33)
• Cataloging and Astronomy(p. 37)
• Business(p. 42)
• Chapter 2 Librarians as Technology Gurus and Social Networkers(p. 47)
• Technology Innovation, Technology Consulting(p. 52)
• Community Technology Instruction, Web Design(p. 56)
• Community Technology Outreach(p. 59)
• Library Systems and IT Operations(p. 62)
• Instructional Initiatives and Social Software(p. 65)
• Digital Futures, Web Presence, Social Software(p. 69)
• Virtual Libraries and Multi-Type Library Systems(p. 72)
• Multi-Type Library Systems and Virtual Reference(p. 75)
• Digital Resources and Social Software(p. 79)
• Online Learning Communities and Technology Consulting(p. 82)
• Chapter 3 Librarians as Teachers and Community Liaisons(p. 87)
• Graduate Library School Professor(p. 90)
• School Library Media Specialist(p. 96)
• Associate Dean of Libraries and Library School Professor(p. 99)
• User Experience Librarian(p. 103)
• Outreach Librarian (University Library)(p. 106)
• Outreach Librarian (Public Library)(p. 111)
• Chapter 4 Librarians as Entrepreneurs(p. 115)
• The Organized Library, Library Organization Consulting(p. 118)
• MarketingBase, Market Intelligence Research(p. 122)
• Wordmaps Indexing, Freelance Indexing(p. 126)
• Aaron Cohen Associates, Ltd., Library Planning and Consulting(p. 129)
• Himmel and Wilson, Library Consulting(p. 133)
• Chapter 5 Librarians as Administrators(p. 139)
• Executive Director, Public Library(p. 143)
• Academic Dean, University Library System(p. 146)
• Director, Health Sciences Library(p. 150)
• Associate University Librarian(p. 156)
• Index(p. 161)

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Booklist Review

If you know anyone who wonders what librarians do these days, tell them to read this book. It is an insightful and delightful collection of interviews with librarians working in an incredible array of positions and activities. The 34 librarians interviewed range from reference librarian to cataloger to software expert to social networker to consultant to administrator to free-range information organizer. The individuals discuss what they do, how they got there, how they keep informed, and what skills others who want to follow their path will need. The common theme is that each interviewee is excited and enthusiastic they are all people who truly love doing what they do. This work should be required reading for anyone considering a career in the library and information field. It will also benefit those of us who have been in the field for some time by rekindling the spirit that brought us to this field in the first place.--Tyckoson, David Copyright 2010 Booklist