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A career in Library Science allows you to apply your experience and education to help a school, college, university, municipality, or private organization provide library services. Find both online and campus based Library Science schools, courses or classes that award a variety of diplomas, degrees or certificates for successful completion.
Library science or librarianship are the study of issues related to libraries and the information fields. This includes academic studies regarding how library resources are used and how people interact with library systems. These studies tend to be specific to certain libraries at certain times.
The term library and information science (LIS) is sometimes used. The organization of knowledge for efficient retrieval of relevant information is also a major research goal of LIS. Basic topics in LIS include the acquisition, cataloging, classification, and preservation of library materials. In a more present-day view, a fervent outgrowth of LIS is information architecture. LIS should not be confused with information theory, the mathematical study of the concept of information, or information science, a field related to computer science and cognitive science.
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Librarians Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, schools, colleges and universities, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information. Library Assistants, Clerical Compile records, sort and shelve books, and issue and receive library materials such as pictures, cards, slides and microfilm. Locate library materials for loan and replace material in shelving area, stacks, or files according to identification number and title. Register patrons to permit them to borrow books, periodicals, and other library materials. Library Technicians Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries. Archivists Appraise, edit, and direct safekeeping of permanent records and historically valuable documents. Participate in research activities based on archival materials.
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| | School | Location | Degrees | Programs | | 1 | Allen County Community College
| Iola KS, 66749 | Associate's Degrees
| Library Science/Librarianship, | | 2 | Alpena Community College
| Alpena MI, 49707 | Certificates & Licenses
| Lineworker, | | 3 | Appalachian State University
| Boone NC, 28608 | Master's Degrees
| Library Science/Librarianship, | | 4 | Arcadia University
| Glenside PA, 19038-3295 | Master's Degrees
| Library Science, Other, | | 5 | Arkansas State University
| Newport AR, 72112 | Certificates & Licenses
| Lineworker, | | 6 | Ball State University
| Muncie IN, 47306 | Bachelor's Degrees
| Library Science/Librarianship, | | 7 | Bismarck State College
| Bismarck ND, 58506-5587 | Associate's Degrees Certificates & Licenses
| Lineworker, | | 8 | Blackhawk Technical College
| Janesville WI, 53547-5009 | Certificates & Licenses
| Lineworker, | | 9 | Boise State University
| Boise ID, 83725 | Certificates & Licenses
| Lineworker, | | 10 | Buckeye Joint Vocational School
| New Philadelphia OH, 44663-9450 | Certificates & Licenses
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