AboutRobert H. Kieserman, MBA, MLIS Expertise I am a consultant to public and special libraries and I specialize in library management and administration. I am able to answer questions about library science as a career as well as about the general topic of library science and how libraries work and the services they provide.
Experience I have an MBA, an MLIS degree, I am a business professor, I have written four books on entrepreneurship, and have been a expert in another management area (healthcare) for AllExperts with a consistently high rating for over two years.
Organizations the American Library Association, the Library Administration and Management Association, the Public Library Association, and the Medical Library Association
Publications I have written for numerous national publications on the issues of marketing, human resources management, and strategic management.
Education/Credentials MBA in Accounting and a MLIS
Awards and Honors honored for my teaching by Sigma Beta Delta
Question Do you have suggestions for other fields of work for a librarian? Library jobs in CT seem scarce. My experience has been in medical libraries and I have found it difficult to be considered for other types of library jobs.
Answer Here are a few ideas -
work in a public library with a focus on consumer health reference - You could help customers find reliable information on healthcare issues, and do programs related to wellness and using the Internet for consumer medical information.
approach pharmaceutical companies and healthcare insurance companies to work in medical research librarianship
contact the National Library of Medicine or the National Institutes of Health to see if there are any research or reference positions
work in a patient advocacy department, found typically in larger specialty hospitals like oncology and children's hospitals - this is a relatively new service and growing in popularity, especially in large urban specialty hospitals
contact Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC - they have had some major turnover in recent months, and I believe they are currently trying to fill some positions
