Be A Librarian!

Are you organized?

Do you love books?

Do you love to learn?

Do you enjoy solving problems?

Are you interested in computers?

Are you looking for a challenging graduate program?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, librarianship may be the career for you! Librarians serve as stewards of information - its preservation, organization, and dissemination. They work in such diverse settings as libraries, government agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations. Library experiences are as many and varied as the types and locations of libraries themselves. Check out the links below to find out more about what we do, why we love it, and what librarianship can offer you.

Profiles | Selected Links | Suggested Readings

Me? A Librarian?

Click on the photos on the right to read profiles of librarians who work at Samford University.

Graduate Student in Library and Information Studies

Reference/Government Documents Librarian

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Selected Web Sites


Alabama Library Association	Click on these links to find out more about librarianship, educational opportunities, and professional organizations.
American Library Association
American Library Association Scholarship Program
Become a Librarian
LibraryCareers.org(ALA)
Librarian Recruitment 2005
Librarians (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Library Profession Faces Shortage of Librarians (ALA)
"Places an MLS Can Take You" (.pdf article from American Libraries)
UA School of Library and Information Studies
The Top Ten Reasons to Be a Librarian Top

Suggested Readings

Cook, Kathleen de la Pena and Margaret Myers. Opportunities in Library and Information Science Careers.
Chicago: VGM Career Books, 2002.

  Shontz, Priscilla K. and Steven J. Oberg. Jump Start Your Career in Library and Information Science.
     Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
     Z682.35 V62 S47 2002

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