This Minnesota Job Pathfinder is designed to assist library and information professionals to identify positions available in Minnesota. Originally developed by members of the 1989-90 Metronet Advisory Committee, it has been revised and expanded. We would appreciate your comments and your assistance in keeping this information up-to-date.
GENERAL: VARIOUS KINDS OF POSITIONS
Metronet
1807 Field Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55116
MNLIBS.ORG job database (now hosted by Metronet): https://metrolibraries.net/res/jobline.html
EdPost and JobPost
Career Services
St. Cloud State University
720 S. Fourth Avenue
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
320/308-2151
Employment resources hosted by St. Cloud State University Career Services. http://www.stcloudstate.edu/employment/
Department of Information Management
ALA Accredited
Master of Library and Information Science Program
St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue #4125
St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
651/690-6802
A bulletin board located on the lower level of the Coeur de Catherine building lists job postings from libraries of all kinds.
Jobs posted on-line are now available for current students and alumnae/i via KatieClick, the University online job and internship recruiting center.
Current Students: http://stkateu.experience.com/er/security/login.jsp
Alumnae/i: http://stkate.experience.com/alumnus/branded_login
Minnesota Library Association (MLA)
400 S 4th St, Ste 401-223
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-294-6549
[email protected]
Job postings are listed at http://www.mnlibraryassociation.org/networking/
Minnesota jobs are often posted on the following Web sites:
ARL Career Resources Page
Association of Research Libraries
WWW: http://careers.arl.org/
Job Finder
School of Information
University of Michigan
WWW: http://www.si.umich.edu/careers/
Professional Journals: “Library Hotline” and “Library Journal” contain job listings from libraries around the country. The classified job listings in the monthly publication “American Libraries” are also available at http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/
Newspapers: The classified advertisements in the Minneapolis, St. Paul and local newspapers, particularly the Sunday editions, are helpful.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Contact the personnel offices for the particular school in which you are interested; they will tell you where they publicize openings and will explain their application and hiring procedures. Some academic institutions have recorded job lines which can be accessed with touch-tone telephones.
University of Minnesota Libraries
Linda DeBeau-Melting, Human Resources and Organizational Development Officer
499 Wilson Library
309 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0414
612/624-5802; Fax: 626-9353
[email protected]
For the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campuses, Human Resources Job Openings, a computer database, lists available positions. Select “professional non-faculty” at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1199428928965
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
500 Wells Fargo Place, 30 East 7th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
651/296-8012; Fax: 651/297-3145 (Personnel)
Job openings are posted at http://www.mnscu.edu/about/jobopportunities/index2.php
“ACADEME This Week/Chronicle of Higher Education”
WWW: http://chronicle.com/jobs/
The classified listing of available teaching and other positions in academic institutions which is in this weekly print publication is also available as a database on the Internet. Searches can be made by keyword and limited by state or region.
Association of College and Research Libraries
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312/280-2513
WWW: http://www.ala.org/acrl/
GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES
The state and federal governments have 24-hour recorded joblines which can be accessed with touch-tone phones in addition to Web sites.
Minnesota Department of Employee Relations
651/296-2616
https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting
United States
Career America Connection
https://www.usajobs.gov/
HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARIES
Health Science Libraries of Minnesota (HSLM)
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lmcguire/hslm/
Medical Library Association (MLA)
The MLA includes job listings at http://www.mlanet.org/jobs/index.html. Contact MLA, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60601-7298. Tel: 312/419-9094, Fax: 312/419-8950
LAW LIBRARIES
Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL)
http://mall.wildapricot.org/
Job postings: http://mall.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1613624
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Careers/career-center
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
County and city libraries each handle postings and hirings differently. Positions may be posted in library facilities, county human resources offices, local newspapers or professional journals. Most require that the applicant submit a standard application form which is available from the particular county or city. The “Community Information” sections at the beginning of the yellow pages of the Minneapolis and the St. Paul telephone directories list county and city libraries and branches. The following counties and cities have 24-hour recorded joblines which can be accessed with touch-tone phones and/or Web sites with job listings.
Anoka County
http://www.anokacounty.us/1432/Job-Opportunities
Carver County
http://www.co.carver.mn.us/departments/PW/parks/jobs.asp
Dakota County
http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/government/jobs/jobopenings/
Hennepin County
http://www.hennepin.us
(click on “Job Opportunties” in menu bar)
Ramsey County
http://www.co.ramsey.mn.us/hr/hrjobs.asp
St. Paul
http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/jobopenings/
Washington County
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/washingtonmn/default.cfm
SCHOOL (K-12) LIBRARIES
ITEMlist
Information and Technology Educators of Minnesota (ITEM – formerly MEMO)
PO Box 130555
Roseville, MN 55113
Deanna Sylte, Operations Manager
651/771-8672 (phone/fax)
[email protected]
ITEMlist is a moderated discussion group for library/media and technology professionals which is administered by the ITEM. It includes job postings submitted by subscribers. To subscribe to ITEMlist, please send a message to [email protected] . Listbox will send a confirmation message to that address. Please click on the link contained in that message, or reply to the message to activate your subscription to the list.
Student and Professional Services
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
110 Wulling Hall
86 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Fax: 612/626-1580
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/
Information on how to become a school librarian
http://www.teacher.org/career/school-librarian/
SPECIAL LIBRARIES
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
http://minnesota.sla.org/
Jobs: http://minnesota.sla.org/jobs/