Career opportunities in library and information science

Reference & Research Book News, August, 2005

Z682

2004-004005

0-8160-5244-1

Career opportunities in library and information science.

Carvell, Linda P.

Ferguson Publishing, [c]2005

225 p.

$49.95

Carvell has served as editor of the library journal Learning & Media for six years and as president of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association for two years. This book includes descriptions of more than 70 different jobs for librarians, and explores the information and resources readers would need to pursue them. Entries are divided into six areas that represent the types of jobs in which librarians can expect work, including academic, government, public, K-12, special, and other. Careers profiled include: academic law library clerk, children's librarian, corporate law librarian, film/video librarian, government archivist, K-12 library clerk, media specialist, medical school librarian, public library technician, public policy information broker, university library director, and professor of library and information science. Also included are extensive appendixes of accredited library and information science degree programs and associations. This book is part of the Career Opportunities series.