Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Basics-Getting Off to a Good Start -- Start at the Beginning- Your Job Responsibilities and How to Accomplish Them -- Building Strong Collaborative Relationships with Disciplinary Faculty -- Building the Profession-Research, Creative Activities, and Publication by Academic Librarians -- Time Served Is Time Well Spent- Making the Most of Your Service Commitments -- Faculty Status, Promotion, and Tenure-What Are You Getting Into? -- Things to Think About- Getting and Keeping a Great Job -- "Come on Down! You're the Next Contestant"-One Librarian's View of the Interview Process -- Mentors-How To Find Them, How To Use Them -- Continuing Education- Planning Your Future -- Unions in Academic Libraries -- What Have You Been Up To?- Documenting Your Career -- Up North-Comparisons and Contrasts of U.S. and Canadian Academic Libraries -- Tales from the Trenches- Academic Librarians Share Their Stories -- Notes From a Cataloger- Success in Technical Services -- Witches Brew or Gourmet Gumbo-Tenure in the Library -- Moving to the Academy in Mid-Career-A Field Guide for the Experienced Librarian -- A View From the Top-What the Director or Dean Is Looking For -- Afterword -- Annotated Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor -- Index.