Think Big: LibGig

LibGig is a new professional networking website dedicated to bringing together everyone who accesses, organizes, creates, manages, produces or distributes information for a living.

Our goal is to establish a common, human link within the enormous and multi-faceted information industry through dialogue, interaction and sharing of interesting stories, as well as dynamic and exclusive content that encourages feedback and debate. Read our FAQs.

LibGig Careers

  • Searchable job listings from diverse employers who may be posting uniquely here
  • Profiles of featured employers
  • Intriguing “odd” jobs that might defy categorization; internships, consulting gigs, interim assignments
  • Library vendor jobs for information professionals
  • Free resume consultation from a librarian-owned resume firm
  • Relevant queries answered by top recruiting and career experts
  • Who’s Hiring Job Alert: Semi-monthly e-newsletter sent to the desktops of 6,000+ subscribing job seekers. Includes: recent job listings posted on LibGig Jobs plus job hunting tips and career development information.

LibGig Schools

  • The most inclusive and up-to-date list of ALA Accredited LIS schools including their specialties, degrees, certificates, doctoral programs, admissions and financial aid contacts – and all in one place!
  • Alumni profiles, photos and contact information
  • Links to education, certification and training options from groups such as I Schools Caucus, SLA and Click University, Knowledge Management Professional Society (KMPro), Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, Continuing Ed, Certificates, Courses, and Training.

LibGig Community

  • Profiles and interviews of community leaders, innovators, visionaries and problem-solvers
  • Exclusive LibGig blogs, featuring perspectives from different parts of the information industry plus a sampling of the best of the library community blogs
  • New product announcements and reviews
  • An events calendar that highlights upcoming conferences, parties, job fairs, deadlines, due dates, mixers, and contests that is supported by you, the community
  • Information industry news aggregated through feeds from a plethora of top news sites and publications.

What do we offer that you can’t get anywhere else?

  • Our reputation: Our parent company’s outstanding reputation paves the way for LibGig Job advertising. Since 1989, Library Associates Companies has been a proven leader in recruiting and contracting for Library and Information Professionals
  • We work harder for you! Our specialty job board is linked throughout the LIS community, nation-wide and abroad
  • We’re proactive, not passive: Post with us. We don’t wait for the traffic – we seek it out through our RSS feeds, our twice-monthly, Who’s Hiring Job Alert, and through our presence at well-attended trade shows, such as ALA, SLA, Computers in Libraries and many others
  • Promotion and advertising: Campaigns within the LIS community including posts on library listservs, trade associations, blogs, newsgroups and forums
  • 2.0 and beyond! LibGig focuses on jobs and careers, but we don’t stop there! We also promote a vibrantly interactive community, social networking and professional development.

Access our fact sheet here and our letter to hiring managers here.