There are a variety of accredited education programs available that offer training in library science that can prepare students for a professional career as a librarian, researcher, cataloger, indexer, researcher, archivist, and more. Librarians are also known as media specialists, and information professionals, and work in a variety of organizations and facilities.
Degrees and certificates are available at several levels including an associates, bachelors, masters, and doctorates for those looking to obtain a library career. Librarians are trained with the knowledge and skills to use information technology to carry out research, help library patrons, classify materials, and other relevant tasks.
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There are a variety of accredited schools and colleges that offer the training needed in order to become media specialists working in libraries. Professional librarians work with a number of organizations, catalogs, computer programs, and more to organize, collect, and preserve information. Students who wish to obtain a degree in library science can focus on specific areas like cataloguing, reference, acquisitions, bibliography,
administration, and special collections.
A degree in library science can allow you to work in different libraries such as medical libraries, government libraries, corporate libraries, and other agency libraries. The classification of a librarian is based on the type of library they work for like a school, college or university library, government library, or public library. Different librarians are responsible for maintaining records, and publications, presenting information relating to specific subjects, and more. Librarians also furnish people and organizations with knowledge and resources needed to locate information about a number of issues.
Students who would like to obtain a degree or certificate in library science can select a specific area of interest for obtaining their degree and starting a career. Accredited schools and colleges offer librarian training for subjects like
information technology, collection management, research methods, statistics, preservation, classification, and more.
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American Library Association (ALA) is just one of a number of agencies approved to provide accreditation to educational programs. When looking to obtain a certificate or degree in library science it is important to ensure that the school or college of your choice carries full accreditation.
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