For Library Students and Government Library, Archive, and Museum Employers
Employer Registration is OPEN!
Upcoming Webinars
GLAM Hype Session: Learn what GLAM Can Do for Your Organization.
Register to attend on November 8, Noon, CT.
Can’t make it? View the recording and handout from our October session.
Set up Your Booth to Drive Attendance
Promote your organization, group, and 1:1 sessions through your booth set-up. Join us as we walk through the steps and share best practices for driving student participation at the GLAM fair on February 28th.
Register now, for this November 14th webinar. Noon, CT.
Can’t make it? View last year’s recording.
What is GLAM?
Through interactive panel discussions, targeted information sessions, and personalized networking chats, GLAM employers will network with and recruit students and alumni from 19 top ranked Library and Information Science programs.
Students and alumni fill practicum, internship, and full-time roles in these areas and more:
- Archives, Preservation, and Special Collections
- Cataloging and Metadata
- Collection, Acquisition, and Circulation
- Data Initiatives, Integration, and Management
- Data Management, Analysis, and Preservation
- Information Management
- Information Systems
- Leadership, Management, and Administration
- Outreach, Programming and Instruction
- Reference and Research
- Web Services, UX, and Social Media
Interact in three ways
- Early bird registrants can volunteer for career exploration panels (panels focus on academic, public, and government libraries, archives, etc.) throughout the month of February
- Present a half-hour info session on your organization and opportunities over Zoom on February 28
- Participate in one-on-one online chats with students on February 28
Career Exploration Panels
Register before November 4 to volunteer for any of the following panels. All panels will take place at 12 noon Central.
- Alternative Career Paths for Librarians, Monday, February 10
- Careers in Government Organizations, Wednesday, February 12
- Careers in Archives, Thursday, February 13
- Careers in Special Libraries, Tuesday, February 18
- Careers in Public Libraries, Thursday, February 20
- Careers in Academia, Friday, February 21
Learn More
- November 8, Noon CT, GLAM Information Session: Register to attend and view the handout
- Download Handshake’s Guide to Virtual Career Fairs.
- Set up your booth! View the recorded walkthrough to set up your booth step-by-step or view Handshake’s instructions on how to set up your team’s schedule for the day.
- Recommended Employer Timeline – see page 2 of the handout.
Pricing
Early Bird Pricing (Register October 14-November 29)
- Free for accredited members of the American Alliance of Museums
- $25 for Higher Education, Public, and Nonprofit Organizations
- $50 for Government Organizations
- $100 for Corporate Organizations
Standard Pricing (Register November 30-January 31)
- Free for accredited members of the American Alliance of Museums
- $50 for Higher Education, Public, and Nonprofit Organizations
- $75 for Government Organizations
- $150 for Corporate Organizations
After your registration is submitted, we’ll review it and send you an invoice. Employer registration fees can be submitted online.
Contact
GLAM Chair Michele Plante is happy to answer your questions. Please reach out to iSchool-careers@illinois.edu