- Corporate librarianship
- Federal librarianship
- Medical librarianship
- Museum librarianship
- Law librarianship
- Theological librarianship

Types of Special 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.

San Jose State University

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

Types of Librarianship

Special Librarianship-MLIS Pathway. SJSU. https://ischool.sjsu.edu/special-librarianship?gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF8ucBh1YtyaLOIbRuoOrLRS78ykN-Q7vkcQR3rqa6jJY00_2D8HHpBoCK2sQAvD_BwE

Special Librarianship-MLIS Pathway

Special Libraries Association. (n.d.). About Information Professionals. Retrieved April 7, 2021, from https://www.sla.org/career-center/about-information-professionals/ 

About Information Professionals

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

Academic Librarianship 

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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