Career Guidelines

SLIS offers multiple ways for you to pursue your interests and obtain a rewarding career within the diverse field of Library Science.

There are still many other ways to specialize your MLS degree. The list of Career Paths below, can help you identify ways of focusing your professional interests and obtain the knowledge and skills needed for working in a particular aspect or area of Library Science. These paths can help familiarize you with various career options, but you will want to work closely with your advisor to ensure that you are taking the best courses to meet your career objectives and all degree requirements.

Check out the journal Research & Creative Activity issue: Librarians at Work and from The Black Collegian Online Librarianship: A Career As Diverse As You Are.

• Academic Librarianship
• Bibliographic Instruction
• Children and Young Adult
  See Also: School Media
• Cataloging / Technical Services
• Collection Development and Management
• Fine Arts Librarianship
• Government Documents
• Health Sciences Librarianship
• Law Librarianship
• Library Automation
• Public Librarianship
• Rare Books / Special Collections
• Reference Services
• School Media Services