GLAMorous work: Pathways in Libraries, Book Trade, and Heritage Sector

Where? St Edmund Hall Library
When? Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 5-6pm
What? Careers talk with Dr Natascha Domeisen, Illuminated Manuscripts Specialist at Sotheby’s; Jake Banyard, Early Career Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at St Edmund Hall; Dr Marlene Schilling, Heritage Trainee (UK), Heritage Network.

Report on the GLAMorous talk 2023 by Heather Barr and Alison Ray

The Oxford Medieval Studies Trinity Term lecture on Thursday, 4 May 2023 was a careers talk with a twist, featuring an exhibition in the St Edmund Hall Old Library as well as coffee and cake! Dr Alison Ray (Archivist, St Peter’s College) and Heather Barr (Graduate Trainee Library Assistant, St Edmund Hall) were delighted to share their experiences of working in archives and libraries to attendees and how they make use of their skills as medievalists in their present roles.

You can watch back the careers talk in the video below and check out the handy list of resources for further information on working in archives, libraries and the wider heritage sector:

GLAMorous Work: Resources

• Archives Listserv: Jobs, training, current events and issues, professional discussion
• Archives and Records Association (ARA): New Professionals Peer Pals Scheme, training and qualification information
• Bodleian Libraries: Our Work: Descriptions of department areas, including conservation, collections management and public engagement
• Blog of the library traineeship in Oxford. Blog posts about the library traineeship in Oxford. Day in the life style posts + resources about careers etc. Cambridge equivalent
• Careers Service: Library and Archives: Information and careers advice
• CILIP: The Library and Information Professional Association: Communities, training opportunities, information, qualification information, news
• Civil Service: Working in Knowledge and Information Management: Jobs list and career path descriptions
• College Library Vacancies at Oxford Colleges and at Cambridge Colleges
• ECLAIR: Community of Library and Information Studies students and new professionals
• Guardian Jobs: Heritage sector jobs list via the Guardian (seems to be extinct as of 2026)
• ICON: The Institute of Conservation: Jobs, training, current projects, role descriptions
• Information Professional Jobs: Jobs list
• JISC LIS Professional Mail List: Jobs, training, current events and issues, professional discussion
• JISC LIS Rare Books Mail List: Jobs, training, current events, professional discussion for rare books
• Library Services Data and Information Management: catches a lot more job adverts for academic libraries than the CILIP run Information Professional Jobs (which charges a big fee for adverts!)
• Museum Studies Jobs Desk: Jobs list
• Museums Association: Current campaigns, jobs, career paths
• Hashtags: Explore #LISJobs #LibraryJobs #LibraryTwitter #ArchivesJobs #ArchiveTwitter