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Leif points out that “the term “structured data” associated with roles fit for MLSers” so this is an important keyword search you can use when checking out jobs sites / boards for jobs you may qualify for.

Keyword searches for analyst and taxonomist positions on major library jobs boards like INALJ, SLA and ALA, as well as job aggregators like Glassdoor, Indeed and LinkUp are key.

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Read the full interview and more tips “ On Search Quality Analyst, Business Systems Analyst & Taxonomist Work : an Interview with Leif Durley.”įurther Resources for Search Quality Analyst, Business Systems Analyst & Taxonomist Jobs.Who checks their sources and makes the most well informed decisions based on the information as we do?! In both of these roles I’ve had, you are not expected to come in knowing everything about a product but you are expected to immerse yourself and become a subject matter expert in order to own the taxonomy. “I think LIS workers are particularly suited for taxonomy work because there is so much research involved.At tech companies you’ll often hear the term “structured data” associated with roles fit for MLSers because this is of course what we do as library professionals structure data to begin using it.” This is known as taxonomy or the classification of often using metadata to further differentiate for better findability. “So… what these tech companies all need, it turns out, is people to structure and architect their data in ways that products can be built on top of them to serve their users/customers with the most precise and complete set of whatever they are looking for that a company has.I got the week started with a multi-focused interview about his career trajectory with Leif Durley, search quality analyst at Glassdoor, “ On Search Quality Analyst, Business Systems Analyst & Taxonomist Work : an Interview with Leif Durley.” Two key takeaways from the interview: Search Quality Analyst, Business Systems Analyst & Taxonomist Summary Search Quality Analyst, Business Systems Analyst & Taxonomist Summary.Here are this week’s 6 interview summaries: (whom you can also follow at and “is meant to offer a platform for PoC librarians to briefly share their perspectives on American LIS practice, share their latest work, and/or showcase what inspires them when they are not in the stacks.” You may also follow the site on Twitter The interviews with PoC in LIS are extremely helpful in understanding job fields LIS pros can do and so much more.

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“A public scratchpad for ideas about professionalism, research/scholarship, and other aspects of academic library work-life – and a sandbox for sharing music, media, creativity, and inspiration – from the perspective of an (African) American information professional living in the South.” The interview series was created by Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, M.S.L.S. One additional resource I would like to recommend to my readers is The Ink On The Page’s #Recognize interview series. Additional Resource Suggestion : The Ink On The Page’s #RECOGNIZE interview series I hope you enjoy the series and gain knowledge that helps you in your own job hunt or career. If you would like to contribute your own non-library job career story please email naomi dot house at inalj dot com.

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Employers can sponsor a job (which is the funding for the site) or post free jobs and readers can donate. If you find value in our labor consider contributing. Usually it is published on Fridays but this week, due to life I am publishing it on the following Monday.Īs always INALJ remains free and accessible to all with a focus on LIS (library and information science) folk. The aim of the weekly summary is to give a snapshot of the top two takeaways for each interview, then as a value-add I have included further resources for each job title, with an emphasis on jobs resources, associations, and certifications.

I am grateful for the time and expertise of all of this week’s interviewees. My 4th weekly summary: The Week in INALJ Non-Library Job Interviews : June 15-19, 2020.My 3rd weekly summary: The Week in INALJ Non-Library Job Interviews : June 8-12, 2020.My 2nd weekly summary: The Week in INALJ Non-Library Job Interviews : June 1-5, 2020.My 1st weekly summary: The Week in INALJ Non-Library Job Interviews : May 26-29, 2020.But before we get to this week’s summary check out This week I am adding in the summary for INALJ’s first interview in my newest series on getting a Library job abroad.

Welcome to the 5th weekly summary of INALJ’s 2020 series on non-library jobs for library workers and those with their MLIS. By Naomi House, MLIS The Week in INALJ Non-Library Job (and 1 Librarian Abroad) Interviews :