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Academic Librarian

Practice Settings
Academic librarians are employed at all levels of institutions of higher education, from community colleges to 4-year colleges to large research and Ph.D. granting institutions.

Primary Responsibilities
These include reference, research, collection development, selection, acquisitions, bibliographic control, preservation, information technology and management.

Recommended CLIS Electives
Students should consult with their advisors to select electives that best support individual intellectual interests and career goals. The electives listed here are not meant to represent the complete listing of all relevant courses that a student may take within CLIS, at other units on campus, or as part of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. In addition, the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium may offer CLIS-approved courses that are relevant. The URL is http://www.wiseeducation.org/home_p-home.aspx, user name: md-student, password: test.

LBSC
Course Number        Course Title
LBSC 632                  Library Personnel Management and Communication
LBSC 707                  Field Study in Library Service
LBSC708G                Collection Development
LBSC 713                  Planning and Evaluating Information Services
LBSC 733                  Seminar in Library and Information Networks
LBSC 734                  Seminar in the Academic Library (if not available, then take LBSC 630)
LBSC 735                  Legal Issues in Managing Information
LBSC 750                  Information Access in Electronic Environments
LBSC 770                  Bibliographic Control
LBSC 772                  Seminar in the Organization of Knowledge
LBSC 783                  Seminar in Technical Services

One or more of the following:
LBSC 751                  Information Access in the Humanities
LBSC 752                  Information Access in the Arts
LBSC 753                  Information Access in the Social Sciences
LBSC 756                  Information Access in Science and Technology
LBSC 758                  Seminar in Information Access
LBSC 766                  Access to Business Information
LBSC 767                  Access to Federal Government Information

INFM
Course Number        Course Title
INFM 603                   Information Technology and Organizational Context
INFM 612                   Management of Information Programs and Services
INFM 613                   Systems Analysis and Planning
INFM 620                   Introduction to Strategic Information Management

Professional Associations
American Library Association
ALCTS
LAMA
LITA
RUSA
Association of College and Research Libraries

Specialized Scholarships/Interest Free Loans

Key Geographic Areas for Employment
Many libraries across the country and around the world at institutions of higher education

Specialized Placement Services
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)