Where can a degree in Library Science take me?

Where can a degree in Library Science take me?

- A job in the proximity of books is always exciting and alluring. In a country like India where people are rapidly and increasingly moving towards knowledge and intellect by associating themselves with learning and research institutes, the requirements and the subsequent demand for library science is growing at a fast pace. The time has become the age of information revolution. As a profession, Librarianship is usually concerned with storage, maintenance and prim and proper organization of books, papers, journals and magazines. As there is a sharp advent in the rise of the technology, the responsibilities of a librarian have now been extended to up keep and management of new tools of information such as CD-ROM, Internet, e-books and virtual and digital libraries.

- Trained professionals can get a job in areas like public and Government Libraries. They can also get hired in a variety of fields such as universities; professional and academic institutions such as schools and colleges; private libraries, libraries for special categories of differently able people and news and broadcasting agencies. Many corporate offices also have libraries for their employees. Subsequently, librarians can also find jobs in corporate.

- There are many archives, information and documentation centres, museums, and galleries. There are many private companies which store voluminous chunks of information. For efficient management of such information, such companies hire librarians. They can also aspire to get a job in any publication houses.

- Foreign Embassies also hire graduates and postgraduates in Library Sciences.

- There are many contract based jobs which employ librarians as researcher, consultant and cataloguers.