---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Siebach-Larsen, Anna <annasiebachlarsen(a)rochester.edu> Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 8:46 AM Dear colleagues, The International Society of Medievalist Librarians welcomes your participation in our sponsored session at the International Congress on Medieval Studies 55 May 7-10, 2020. Please distribute widely! Thanks, Anna and Julia *So You Want to Be a Librarian: the paths, possibilities, and the pitfalls of careers in LIS (a roundtable)* *Sponsored by the International Society of Medievalist Librarians* Organizers: Anna Siebach-Larsen and Julia Schneider As the crisis of the tenure track job market deepens, students, faculty, and career centers are increasingly searching for non-TT career possibilities for medievalist graduate and undergraduate students, with the library profession often near the top of the list. This panel discussion will address what a career in library and information sciences might actually look like for medievalists, whether it be in metadata, rare books and special collections, public libraries, digital scholarship, outreach, collection development, and more. Panelists will discuss the practicalities of career development, the realities of the job, and the potential difficulties and the opportunities that medievalists might encounter on this path. Participants might describe their own career path and their positions, and/or reflect upon individual and structural forces at play in shaping careers in LIS, and/or discuss the practicalities of the LIS job market and how LIS careers are discussed and introduced to medievalists as part of their career formation and trajectory. We will leave significant time for discussion among participants and members of the audience. The International Society of Medievalist Librarians is dedicated to supporting the work of medievalist LIS professionals. Membership is open to all, whether they are members, advocates, or interested in the profession. Please send proposals to Anna Siebach-Larsen ( annasiebachlarsen(a)rochester.edu) and Julia Schneider (jschneid(a)nd.edu) by *September 15, 2019.* Anna Siebach-Larsen, Ph.D. Director, Rossell Hope Robbins Library and Koller-Collins Center for English Studies, University of Rochester annasiebachlarsen(a)rochester.edu -- June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 2020 Old Station Rd Streetsville,Ontario Canada L5M 2V1 Tel : 905-542-1877 E-mail : kalamosbooks(a)gmail.com www.kalamosbooks.com http://kalamosb.alibrisstore.com/ http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookseller.phtml/kal