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Librarianship

This guide provides information about librarianship as a career.

Academic

You Might be an Academic or Research Librarian if...
from the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association
College Librarian: Job Description, Duties and Salary
from Study.com

Public

Careers in Public Librarianship
from the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association
How to Become a Librarian
December 2019 essay from Anna Gooding-Call, on Book Riot

School

Learning about the Job
From the American Association of School Librarians (a division of the American Library Association)
ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians

Special

Medical Librarianship
from Libgig.com
Law Librarians: About the Profession
from the American Association of Law Librarians
Music Librarianship
from the Music Library Association.
You Work Where? Combining a love of music with some great LIS skills at an awesome workplace
I was a Fashion Librarian
Guidelines for Graduate Programs in Law Librarianship
from the American Association of Law Librarianship
Core Competencies for Map, GIS and Cartographic Cataloging/Metadata Librarians
Federal Librarian Competencies