- Institutional governance
- Administration 
- Funding & budgeting
- User services
- Collection development
- Academic librarians
- Open access
- Assessment
- Social Services

Topics in Academic Librarianship

In todays world, Academic Libraries have to be able to connect students with digital information. Academic Libraries therefore have to engage with social media and establish an online presence.

Academic Libraries on Social Media

A profession that is responsible for implementing information services for users at any academic institution. 

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- Academic Librarianship
- Digital Librarianship
- Public Librarianship
- Special Librarianship
- Teacher Librarianship
- Youth Librarianship
- Prison Librarianship
- Research librarianship
- Law librarianship

Types of Librarianship

Librarianship. Definition of Librarianship. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/librarianship

Definition of Librarianship

Libraries and Librarianship. University of Washington. https://ischool.uw.edu/research/areas/librarianship#:~:text=Librarianship%20involves%20collecting%2C%20organizing%2C%20preserving,as%20an%20organization's%20strategic%20goals.

Libraries and Librarianship

Gilman, T. (2017). Academic librarianship today. Rowman & Littlefield.

Academic Librarianship Today

Academic Librarianship 

Special libraries include information centers that serve an audience interested in a specific field. Medical and Law libraries are primary examples of special libraries.

Special Librarianship

A profession that is responsible for providing access to information resources to users who want to learn and be informed at any public institution. 

Public Librarianship

A profession that is responsible for providing services to youth at a public institution.

Youth Librarianship

A type of librarianship that has evolved with the progression of digital media and information. Digital librarians serve as a mediator between the user and digital information. 

Digital Librarianship

A type of librarianship that helps with the creation and management of libraries for K-12 schools. Teacher librarians collaborate with teachers, advocate for literacy, and act as information technology specialists to aid students.

Teacher Librarianship

A special type of librarianship that takes place inside a correctional facility, offering services to both inmates and staff. A prison librarian offers both recreational and educational resources.

Prison Librarianship

- Undergraduate degree can be earned in many fields, no specific requirements
- Master's degree in library science (MLS) or library science and information studies (MLIS), preferably from an ALA-accredited program
- For school librarians, meet state teaching requirements
- Networking via securing employment in public libraries, joining librarian interest groups through the ALA or social media, joining library science clubs at school

Path to Professional Librarianship

- Application Developer
- Archivist
- Collection Care Technician
- Communications specialist/Writer
- Conflicts Analyst
- Curator of Oral History
- Digital Initiatives Program Manager
- Document/Data Control Analyst
- Emerging Technology Librarian
- Information Technology Specialist
- Knowledge Center Head of Operations
- Library Product Manager
- Litigation Intelligence Analyst
- Production and Marketing Specialist
- Technology Hub Administrator
- Workflow Analyst/Programmer

Additional Titles in Librarianship

A profession responsible for connecting scholars to resources at a specialized research institution. 

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