Skills to make a librarian : transferable skills inside and outside the library / [edited by] Dawn Lowe Wincentsen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The benefits of earning a Master of Fine Arts to library leadership / Leo Lo --
2. Transferable skills : from rocks to books / Anne V. Hiller Clark --
3. More than just story time : how librarianship prepares you for parenting, and vice versa / Samantha Schmehl Hines --
4. From nonprofits to libraries : information-gathering, communication, and relationship-building : skills that transcend fields / Kimberly Fu-Jia Yang --
5. A head for business and a heart for libraries / Cara K. Ball --
6. Information matters : critical-thinking skills in the library (and out) / Carrie E. Byrd --
7. A biologist adapts to librarianship / Susan Beth Wainscott --
8. A librarian prepares : strengthening job performance through theatre practice / Michael Saar --
9. Why a marketing background is a good fit for the library profession / Beth R. Canzoneri --
10. My journey from certified bra fitter to reference librarian / Robin L. Ewing --
11. Thinking about meaning : how to be a philosophical librarian / Kevin Michael Klipfel --
12. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard! / Meredith Lowe Prather --
13. Visual literacy meets information literacy : how two academic librarians combined information science, and design in their careers / Mary J. Synder Broussard and Judith Schwartz --
14. Pedagogy for librarians / Megan Hodge.

The library and information profession builds skills and expertise that cover a wide spectrum. These skills are often desirable in other fields and industries. Likewise, the skills we build before entering the library and information professions can help us as professionals. Skills to Make a Librarian looks at both sides of this equation through a collection of essays by current and former librarians and information professionals who make use of this wide range of cross disciplinary skills.