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109 Law Libr. J. 465 (2017)
How to Stop Feeling like a Phony in Your Library: Recognizing the Causes of the Imposter Syndrome, and How to Put a Stop to the Cycle

handle is hein.journals/llj109 and id is 470 raw text is: LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 109:3 [2017-23] How to Stop Feeling Like a Phony in Your Library: Recognizing the Causes of the Imposter Syndrome, and How to Put a Stop to the Cycle* Lacy Rakestraw As many as one in eight librarians report feeling like frauds in their careers. Shrink- ing library budgets reduce the training that new librarians receive while high per- formance expectations remain unchanged. This combination can perpetuate those fraudulent feelings unless librarians are willing to employ strategies to overcome their Imposter state of mind. Introduction .........................................................466 Sym ptom s ...........................................................467 V ictim s ................................................................ 467 C au ses ............................................... C h an ge ............................................ Fam ily Life ......................................... Perfectionism ....................................... C y cle ................................................. W hat It Is N ot......................................... N erves ............................................. Low Self-Esteem .................................... M anifestations......................................... W orkaholic Im posters................................ Lucky Duck Imposters............................... Con Artist Im posters ................................ Cham eleon Im posters................................ Procrastinating Im posters ............................ ...............468 ...............468 ...............468 ...............469 ...............469 ...............469 ...............469 ...............470 ...............47 1 ...............47 1 ...............47 1 ...............47 1 ...............472 ...............472 H ealth ................................................................. 473 H ow to O vercom e ....................................................473 E ducation .........................................................473 Connect with M entors ..............................................474 Speak with Professionals ............................................474 T im e .............................................................475 C onclusion ..........................................................475 A ppendix ............................................................477 @ Lacy Rakestraw, 2017. Law Library Director, St. Louis County Law Library, Clayton, Missouri. 465

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