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Real Librarians Tell How it Is. What Librarians Need to Know. Below is a sample of what is often required for librarian job positions.
Don't worry if some of the requirements sound confusing! More information is available to help you with some of the tougher decisions. Education The requirements for a librarian position can span the range below: Four-year undergraduate degree in any field Master of library science degree (MLS) MLS degree from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited school ALA-accredited MLS degree plus a teaching certificate (often the case in school libraries) or an ALA-accredited MLS plus a second masters degree, e.g., a law degree Skills Experience It's best to have some experience working in a library before graduating.
Career path. School Library Standards. Voices for the Library » What librarians do. Borrowing books can and does help people transform their lives, but so do/does: These are some of the ways libraries serve their core purpose.
Consumer Reports WebWatch Guidelines Promoting Web Credibility. We believe Web sites will promote Web credibility if they adopt these basic policies: Identity: Web sites should clearly disclose the physical location where they are produced, including an address, a telephone number or e-mail address. Sites should clearly disclose their ownership, private or public, naming their parent company. Sites should clearly disclose their purpose and mission.
Advertising and Sponsorships: Sites should clearly distinguish advertising from news and information, using labels or other visual means. Sites should clearly disclose relevant business relationships, including sponsored links to other sites. Downturn Puts New Stresses on Libraries. Minneapolis Books Examiner: Banning books: keeping our children safe from the perils of free thinking. Burning books is not funny. Neither is banning them, or challenging their right to sit on a library shelf. That being said, sometimes people find reasons to hate books that are so absurd, I can’t help laughing. It is in this spirit of mocking exasperation that I present a list of books that have been banned, burned or challenged for totally ridiculous reason s. Children’s Books:Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell, is famous for calling attention to animal cruelty. 100 Extensive University Libraries from Around the World that Anyone Can Access.
Universities house an enormous amount of information and their libraries are often the center of it all.
You don't have to be affiliated with any university to take advantage of some of what they have to offer. From digital archives, to religious studies, to national libraries, these university libraries from around the world have plenty of information for you. Digital Libraries Capturing images of manuscripts, art, and artifacts, digital libraries are an excellent way of both preserving the past and sharing it with everyone. Harvard University Library. International Digital Libraries These digital libraries either have a focus on a culture other than that of the United States or are housed in another country. The Digital South Asia Library. Texts These libraries offer books or texts for you to read online and free of charge.
The Public Library Renaissance - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com. Fewer people bought books, CD’s, and DVD’s in 2008 than in the year before.
The number of moviegoers and concertgoers shrank last year, too, though rising ticket prices in both cases offset declining sales. Theater attendance, overall, is also down. We usually hear about these declines in isolation. But taken together, they seem to suggest that cultural pursuits across the board are on the decline. Librarians: We're Not What You Think.
LibDex - Worldwide index of library catalogues, web sites and Friends of Libraries pages. Internet Public Library. A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette. Library Journal - The Entry Level Gap. Librarians. Librarians’ job duties may change based on the type of library they work in, such as public, school and college libraries.
Librarians help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Library Journal - What Value Fellowships? Library Journal - Good Orientation Counts. Library Journal - How To Become a Librarian. By Rachel Singer Gordon.
Libraries. Current Events Affecting the Field. INASP: Home - INASP. Librarian: Educational Requirements to Be a Librarian. Librarians organize and manage collections of books, magazines, newspapers, journals, electronic documents and other data resources. They also help people find and understand the information they need within the library. Librarians work in a variety of settings, such as academic, public, private, school and specialty libraries. Most library positions entail master's degrees in library science or a specialty of the field. Read on to learn more about becoming a librarian. Librarian Educational Requirements Undergraduate Degree The path to becoming a librarian begins with an undergraduate degree from an accredited 4-year college or university, which is required for admission into graduate school.
Graduate Degree Employers typically prefer to hire librarians who have completed a master's degree program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). Librarians: Librarian Education, masters degree in library science, american library association. Robert H.
Kieserman, MBA, MLIS Expertise I am a consultant to public and special libraries and I specialize in library management and administration. I am able to answer questions about library science as a career as well as about the general topic of library science and how libraries work and the services they provide. Experience. Librarians: Librarian Education, masters degree in library science, american library association.