Academia to Think Tank ... and Back Again

AS SOMEONE WHO HIRES LIBRARIANS, DORIS HELFER IS ALWAYS MUCH MORE PREDISPOSED TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

BY FORREST GLENN SPENCER

Doris Small Helfer

Joined SLA: 1974

Job: Chair, Technical Services Department and Science Librarian

Employer: Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge

Experience: 33 years

Education: M.S.L., Western Michigan University; B.A., Political Science, California State University Northridge

First Job: Preview House, a market research firm on new movies and television shows

First LIS Job: Head Cataloger, USC Law Center Library

Biggest Challenge: Balancing work and home life and keeping both moving forward.

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