For Library Students and Government Library, Archive, and Museum Employers
Employer Registration is OPEN!
Resources for Registered Employers
- 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.
- Handshake links
- Create the schedule (owner)
- Accept and edit your own schedule (recruiters)
- Change or transfer schedules (owner)
- Explore student profiles for students who match your jobs (recruiters)
- View profiles for students registered for your sessions (recruiters)
- Pre-fair tech check – make sure your day runs smoothly! ((recruiters)
- What to expect the day of the fair (recruiters)
- Following up with students after the fair (recruiters)
Recordings
GLAM Info Session: Learn what GLAM Can Do for Your Organization.
View the recording and handout from our October session.
Set up Your Booth to Drive Attendance
View the recording from our 2024 Zoom. See traffic data from last year’s GLAM and hear best practices for setting up your sessions.
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
- 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
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
