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Librarians for the 21st Century:
Occupational Guidance
Below are links to a wide variety of resources intended to support those interested in pursuing library science as a career, but are unsure where to begin.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-2005 ~ provides a wealth of information on professions, their working conditions, their outlooks, and their earning potentials
- American
Library Association (ALA) ~ "the voice of America's libraries"
provides information on the issues facing libraries today
- Education and Careers ~ links to information on accredited programs, recruitment opportunities, and employment resources
- Awards and Scholarships: Scholarships ~ to help mitigate the cost of earning a degree
- Our Association ~ information on this vast organization and its many divisions, chapters, and committees
- Dominican University ~ has the only ALA-accredited Masters program in the Chicago area
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ~ their Graduate School of Library and Information Science offers students the ability to take classes online as well as in person
- Librarians' Index to the Internet: Librarianship ~ one of the best sources for reputable web resources has an entire section dedicated to librarianship; explore some of the links to get a great perspective into the inner workings of the profession
- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) ~ an international organization dedicated to library and information services
This page was last modified 5 January, 2005 by Ayanna Gaines.