The document provides career development tips for information professionals, including finding mentors, getting involved in professional associations, attending conferences, publishing and presenting work, keeping skills up to date through online tools, and going beyond one's job title to gain experience. It also lists tools like LinkedIn, Google Sites, Google Alerts, and SlideShare that can help information professionals with professional development and networking.

1. Professional and Career Development:
Tips, Tricks and Tools for the
Information Professional
Lisa Chow | Sandra Sajonas
March 3, 2011
SLA-NY at METRO
http://bit.ly/peopleinteract

2. Find a mentor or two
Find colleagues to share &
bounce off ideas
Get to know your fellow
librarians/students

3. Publish and Present

4. Apply to various library programs &
initiatives
Get involved with associations &
groups

5. Attend cheap/free local librarian
events
Attend national & local conferences

6. Keep up with library land
(listservs, blogs, RSS, Google Alerts
check library associations site regularly, )

8. Update your resume regularly
Have a web presence

9. Propose ideas, start projects,
see what happens

10. Going beyond your job title

11. TOOLS

12. Blogger

13. Wordpress

14. LinkedIn

15. Google Sites

16. Google Alerts

17. Google Docs

18. Google Calendar

19. Google Analytics

20. Google Picassa

21. Wetpaint

22. PBWorks

23. SlideShare

24. More information
http://bit.ly/peopleinteract
Email: peopleinteractconsulting@gmail.com