Make yourself a ‘must have’ and go places…

Emily Allbon City University London

@lawbore

Me

•  BA Literature •  Library trainee at IALS, MSc Info Science •  Corporate v academia? •  City University London •  Lawbore •  GDL, MA Academic Practice •  …new start?

Read!

http://ftcorporate.ft.com/sla/

Tip No.1

•  Gain a good understanding of the WHOLE business

Tip No.2

•  Don’t limit yourself to ‘library stuff’ Lalalalala…not interested in anything else

Crossovers, convergences,

the spaces between are all

vital!

Tip No.3

Develop

new skills

Tip No. 4

•  Communicate with ‘outsiders’ –  Think as broadly as

you can about networks

–  For me, this was students, alumni, academics, lawyers in practice, tech people, journalists, publishers…

Tip No. 5

Find a ‘thing’ that’s yours …aka carve out a niche…

Tip No. 6

Raise

your profile

Where might you go?

Credits •  Must have button by ntr23

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntr23/4314683942 •  Orange by Beta-J https://www.flickr.com/photos/beta-j/4432637412/ •  Lalalala..I don’t wanna hear this by Hilde Skjolberg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hebe/2512086374/ •  Mind the cracks by Peter H

https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterphotographic/6776814799/ •  One and other morris dancing by Feggy Art

https://www.flickr.com/photos/victius/4038527642/ •  Walpurgisnacht fireball by Margaret Wommack

https://www.flickr.com/photos/margaretmeloan/2444999231 •  1952 LIFE Magazine by hastingsgraham

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31472241@N03/3447822689/ •  Alien by kreezzalee https://www.flickr.com/photos/repoort/134730464/ •  Pumpkin carving by Kenny Louie

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kwl/5127099146/ •  Levitation 3 by Curtis MacNewton

https://www.flickr.com/photos/curtismacnewton/14230097792/ •  Blue vintage suitcase by Kristen Taylor

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kthread/3495877554/