20 Questions with Pam Doffek

 20 Questions with Pam Doffek What was your first job?  I was a checkout clerk at the A&P grocery store in Oconto, Wisconsin…would you like 4 loaves of bread for $1 with your order? If you were to write a personal memoir, what would you name it?  Either “Groundhog Day” or “I Go to Extremes” …

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RDA for Music: Scores-webinar in The CAVE-July 31st

Are you interested in a career in Music Libraries? Keep up with the latest cataloging methods in this 90-minute workshop, Thursday, July 31, 2014, 2:30pm Eastern. The online workshop will be presented in The CAVE, Goldstein Library. The workshop is supported financially by our colleagues in the Warren D. Allen Music Library here at FSU. …

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Including Patrons With Autism in Your Library Programs

Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States, and Florida is on the cutting edge in serving patrons on the autism spectrum. In this webinar: Anne Leon, Executive Director of Public Library Services; Alvin Sherman, with the Library at Nova Southeastern University, involved in a joint use partnership between NSU and the Broward …

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WebJunction-FREE library specific courses

Beginning on July 1, access to WebJunction’s library-specific courses is available for free to all library workers (including volunteers) across the nation. Through the generous support of OCLC, the Gates Foundation, and many state library agencies across the U.S., WebJunction will continue to provide timely and relevant learning content for you to access anytime, from …

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Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a career (online and live in PA)

Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a career Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from 5:30 -7:30pm The SLA Philadelphia chapter will be hosting their second installment of the Career Workshop with the SLA Princeton-Trenton chapter. This will be an onsite program with webcasting option. We will have 3 panelists discussing “Career Workshop: Information Consulting as a …

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Tyndall AFB (Panama City, FL) Needs a Librarian NOW

Tyndall AFB (Panama City Beach, FL) really needs a degreed (or almost, like this summer graduation….) librarian. My final-out date is 26 June, a week from today. Unfortunately, the library will temporarily suspend services for the summer if an ALA accredited Librarian isn’t in place soon. Below is the previously sent job post: The Tyndall …

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Director of Goldstein Library appears in Tallahassee Magazine

  Pam Doffek, Director of the Goldstein Library at Florida State University’s College of Communication & Information, was featured in the May/June issue of the Tallahassee Magazine. One of five people interviewed for the article “Tipping the Pay Scale,” Doffek answered questions about her job and salary.  The individual pieces complement an article about average …

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