Hot off the press via Digg - Librarian is one of 31 careers with a bright future according to Best Careers 2008 from US News and World Report.
Quoting the Librarian: Executive Summary: “Forget about that image of librarian as a mousy bookworm. Librarians these days must be high-tech information sleuths, helping researchers plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records. It’s an underrated career. Most librarians love helping patrons dig up information and, in the process, learning new things. Librarians may also go on shopping sprees, deciding which books and online resources to buy. They even get to put on performances, like children’s puppet shows, and run other programs, like book discussion groups for elders. On top of it all, librarians’ work hours are reasonable.”
There’s a little more info and some interesting links to other resources including courses and pay scales and a small feature on special librarianship.
So we know its a great career, interesting to see how others outside the profession see it.
What do you think?
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February 11, 2009 at 22:39
Librarianship is a fast-moving EXCITING career. I’ve been working in libraries for 23 years, and my work has changed constantly, though the underlying fundamentals are largely the same — get the information to the people, whether you are a public services librarian working directly with patrons or you are a technical services librarian working in the backroom to acquire and organize the materials in such a way the patron can find things. It’s FUN to be a librarian, and hot too!