A Day in the Life Career Options in Library and Information Science

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Issues & Trends

Reviews:

• If a general overview of what one can do with a library degree is of interest, this work may prove useful.
  —Library Journal August 2007
• Shontz and Murray have gathered a diverse selection of career options available for those with an MLS, and each chapter is written by a person working in the position covered. Public, academic, school, and special librarianship are represented, as well as positions with consortia, library schools, vendors, publishers, associations and agencies, and other nontraditional arenas....This book would be an excellent source for library and information science students and is recommended for libraries in institutions that grant library and information science degrees.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly Spring 2008
• This book is extremely engaging and written in a breezy, conversational style. The contributors are very forthcoming, and will leave students and researchers looking for careers as information professionals with much food for thought. A Day in the Life is recommended for public, community college, and academic libraries.
  —American Reference Books Annual 2008
• The editors of LIScareer.com Murray (librarian, Spanish and Portuguese language, Duke U.) and Shontz, a freelance writer and former librarian provide a collection of 95 accounts of careers in library and information science by those who work in them. Public, academic, school, and special libraries, as well as those in consortia, LIS faculty, vendors, publishing, associations and agencies, and nontraditional careers (such as consultants and nonlibrary fields), contribute their experiences in a variety of careers in these fields. They each share about their typical workday or routine, advantages and disadvantages of their positions, and give advice to job seekers. They focus on the US, but some share experiences working around the world.
  —Reference & Research Book News August 2007
• A Day in the Life: Career Options in Library and Information Science is an omnibus anthology of ninety-five essays by diverse authors. Focusing primarily upon the many different types of library science jobs available, from working for school libraries or special libraries to library vendors, positions in publishing, and nontraditional careers such as "personal librarian" or "independent information professional",A Day in the Life is a first-rate resource for library and information science students, prospective information professionals, new librarians, and anyone considering a career change. An index for quick reference rounds out this broad-ranged anthology steeped in the professional field experience of its many contributors.
  —Midwest Book Review September 2007

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: What Do Librarians Do All Day?
• Part I: Public Libraries
• Part II: Academic Libraries
• Part III: School Libraries
• Part IV: Special Libraries
• Part V: Consortia
• Part VI: LIS Faculty
• Part VII: Library Vendors
• Part VIII: Publishing
• Part IX: Associations and Agencies
• Part X: Nontraditional

PDF Catalogs:
LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf	LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf