Suggested reading for new academic librarians

I stumbled across two articles this morning from Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. I haven't looked at the journal in awhile, but I'm glad that I stumbled upon it again. It provides an outlet for new librarians to share issues and experiences with each other.  Here are two favorites that I read this morning:

Kirsch, Brianne. (2011). "How to become an essential librarian." Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. 2(1).

Abstract: Becoming an essential or indispensible librarian will allow new librarians to have increased job stability and other benefits. Based on personal experiences and research, I have compiled a list of six steps to becoming an essential librarian: find a mentor, read the literature, collaborate, adapt, become a leader, and be persistent.

 Nall, Clark and Amy Gustavson. (2010). "Surviving the tenure process: a model for collaborative research." Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table. 1(1).

Abstract: This article presents a model of collaboration to manage the research responsibilities in the librarian tenure process, a model that has been successfully used by the authors since November 2008. It includes a wiki, weekly meetings, and a timeline to plan, organize, and implement project goals. The routinization of the research process reduces anxiety, clarifies goals, and makes it possible to collaborate on multiple projects simultaneously.

Endnotes is an open source journal and the articles are available at: http://www.ala.org/nmrt/oversightgroups/comm/schres. I highly recommend the Kirsch article to anyone who is new to the field of academic librarianship. For those of you who are tenure-track, the article by Nall and Gustavson is a great resource.