{"id":2471,"date":"2024-04-27T19:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T19:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/?page_id=2471"},"modified":"2026-02-03T00:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T00:28:19","slug":"inalj-i-need-a-library-job","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/is-publications\/is-professional-and-trade-publications\/inalj-i-need-a-library-job\/","title":{"rendered":"INALJ (I Need a Library Job)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Publication analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>INALJ<\/em>\u00a0(formerly\u00a0<em>I Need A Library Job)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a0N\/A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>INALJ<\/em> Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0was started in 2010 by Naomi House as a way for librarians to find jobs in the LIS field.<sup class=\"footnote\">1<\/sup>\u00a0In its tenth year now, Naomi and volunteers strive to find and share jobs that are traditional and outside the box for LIS professionals, staff and students.<sup class=\"footnote\">2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professionals and students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0The website and its LinkedIn and social media pages are run by Naomi House, Elizabeth Leonard and many other volunteers.<sup class=\"footnote\">3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0LIS professional or trade publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Electronic \/ online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i> is not just for job postings. The site also features interviews, job hunting tips, articles and blog posts within the LIS field.<sup class=\"footnote\">4<\/sup><\/p>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0**Update 9\/8\/2020-<em>INALJ<\/em>\u00a0is not accepting guest submissions at this time. the Wiki Core Team will update submission guidelines as they become available**<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0**Update 9\/8\/2020-<em>INALJ<\/em>\u00a0is not accepting guest submissions at this time. the Wiki Core Team will update submission guidelines as they become available**<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0**Update 9\/8\/2020-<em>INALJ<\/em>\u00a0is not accepting guest submissions at this time. the Wiki Core Team will update submission guidelines as they become available**<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Professional yet casual.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0N\/A<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n<p><i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0publishes articles across a broad array of LIS topics. Its casual, straightforward, \u201cno BS\u201d approach to all aspects of the LIS field may be refreshing and helpful for many potential authors looking for an outlet for their writing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Audience analysis<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0covers all fifty states, Canada and features international jobs, as well.<sup class=\"footnote\">5<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i>\u2018s audience is primarily in the United States, but it does feature coverage for Canada and some international jobs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers come to\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0for all sorts of reasons other than job hunting. Articles published span a broad range of topics. LIS students and professionals come to\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0for career advice and ever changing, relevant information about the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0Strong, but varied\u2013<i>INALJ<\/i>\u00a0is used by both professionals and students.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n<p>Considering the wide coverage of topics and issues that\u00a0<em>INALJ<\/em>\u00a0covers, potential authors can expect readers to be eager for new voices in the LIS field, no matter what area you are writing about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last updated:<\/strong>\u00a0September 8, 2020<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<div id=\"footnotes-10495\" class=\"footnotes\">\n<ol>\n<li id=\"fn-10495-1\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About INALJ<\/a>,\u201d INALJ.com, accessed September 6, 2020,\u00a0<a title=\"About INALJ\" href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-10495-2\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=79518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Statement<\/a>,\u201d INALJ.com, accessed September 6, 2020,\u00a0<a title=\"Mission Statement\" href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=79518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=79518<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-10495-3\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About INALJ<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-10495-4\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=79518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Statement<\/a>.\u201d <strong>Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0<i>INALJ<\/i> content is updated daily during weekdays. \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About INALJ<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"fn-10495-5\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=10653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About INALJ<\/a>.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0INALJ\u00a0(formerly\u00a0I Need A Library Job) ISSN:\u00a0N\/A Website:\u00a0INALJ Homepage Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0INALJ\u00a0was started in 2010 by Naomi House as a way for librarians to find jobs in the LIS field.1\u00a0In its tenth year now, Naomi and volunteers strive to find and share jobs that are traditional and outside the box [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2015,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2471\/revisions\/3290"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}