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

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. 

Research Librarianship

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

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Georgetown University

A profession that is responsible for implementing library and information services. 

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

Bates, M. J. (2017). Information Behavior. In Encyclopedia of library and information sciences (4th edition). Taylor & Francis.

Information Behavior

Types of Librarianship

- Leadership and management
- Teaching and Instruction
- Information Organization
- Information Services

Focuses of Librarianship

- Access
- Confidentiality/Privacy
- Democracy
- Diversity
- Education and Lifelong Learning
- Intellectual Freedom
- The Public Good
- Preservation
- Professionalism
- Service
- Social Responsibility
- Sustainability

Values of Librarianship

Controlling bibliographic resources and creating collection access is an important role for librarians and information professionals. Librarians and information scientists are responsible for connecting people with these resources and collections

The Role of Librarians and Information Scientists

1Cademy is responsible for servicing those who need information in various fields such as libraries. As such it is important 1Cademy be able to service and communicate to people with disabilities. I divided 1Cademy should do into 4 sections:
- Identifying Information Need
- Accommodations that 1Cademy has/could have to Communicate to People with Disabilities.
- Ideas for formatting nodes to reduce Intimidation
- Servicing Disability Needs


Communicating to People with Disabilities Project

Organizations involved in the general development, preservation, and/or management of libraries

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