June 2008, I was laid off as a Digital Resources Coordinator. Six months shy of completing my Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree, I created a strategy that I utilized while in "Transition" that I am sharing in this presentation. I hope it helps my fellow Librarians, and anyone out of work. Good Luck guys:)

1. Day in the Life: My Time in
Transition
Library Workers’ Skills Share
July 13, 2010
By
Keisha Manning
© 2010 Keisha Manning

2. My Time in Transition
 What is Strategy?
 Keeping your Routine
 Strategic
Partnerships/Volunteering
 Continuing Education
 Strategy is…
 Results
 Resources
© 2010 Keisha Manning

3. What is Strategy?
A 1996 Harvard Business Review
article by Michael Porter, introduced
these concepts as it relates to
strategy:
 Operational Effectiveness –
Making the best products while
utilizing the least resources.
 Positioning – Who are you? How do
you want to be seen?
 Distribution – Where can people
find your product (you)?
© 2010 Keisha Manning

4. “Day in the Life”
7:00am – ANMIG Chair Duties
9:00am – Network Outreach
Noon – Yoga
2:00pm – Informational Interview
4:00pm – Workshop/ Class
© 2010 Keisha Manning

5. Strategic
Partnerships/Volunteering
 ALA Association Library
Collections & Technical
Services (ALCTS)
 New York Black Librarians
Caucus (NYBLC)
© 2010 Keisha Manning

6. Continuing Education
 One Stop/Workforce Center
Grant
 Boot-Up Open Forum
http://www.bootup.io/bof
 Meetup.com
 SQL
 Digital Asset Management
© 2010 Keisha Manning

7. Strategy is…
 Operational Effectiveness
 Workforce Center/OneStop
 Meet-up.com
 Keeping your routine
 Positioning
 Skill Positioning – Digital Librarian
 Interest Positioning – Professional Development
 REFORMA Joint Mini Conference
 ANMIG Chair
 Distribution
 ALA
 SLA
 NYBLC
 Linked-In
 Google
© 2010 Keisha Manning

8. Results
 Awarded 2010 ALCTS Presidential
Citation.
 Association wide program
implementation recommendation
from ALA Working Group.
 No gaps in resume.
 Transferable Skills.
 Presented at REFORMA Joint-Mini
Conference “What’s the Forecast?
The Future of Librarianship”.
 Certificate in SQL Programming.
© 2010 Keisha Manning

9. Resources
 Workforce
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/wf1/html/home/home.s
html
 Science Industry & Business Library
http://www.nypl.org/locations/sibl
 Americas Service Locator
http://www.servicelocator.org/
 ALA www.ala.org
 SLA http://units.sla.org/chapter/cny/
 NYBLC http://nyblc.org/
 Time Banks NYC https://www.timebanksnyc.org/
 New York Cares http://www.newyorkcares.org/
 Self Recruiter – John Crant
http://www.selfrecruiter.com/
 Yoga to the people
http://yogatothepeople.com/home-page.shtml
© 2010 Keisha Manning

10. Thank You
Keisha Manning
keishamia@gmail.com
© 2010 Keisha Manning