Department of Library and Information Science ,USTM

Course Offered:
Master of Library and Information Science (MLISc)

& PhD in LIS

Employment outlook and opportunities in LIS:

As India is moving towards a knowledge society with proliferation of learning and research institutes the demand and importance of library science is growing rapidly. Consequently, job opportunities for librarians are on the upswing. Nevertheless, with the advent of info

rmation technology and computers the traditional concept of is being redesigned to include not only books and other printed materials but also new tools of information like CD-ROM, internet, virtual libraries etc. There is a lot of scope for a career in library science and the person in this field can find employment opportunities in the following areas.

1. Universities/collages/schools and other academic institutions
3. News agencies and organisations
4. Private organisations and special libraries
5. Photo/film/radio/television libraries
7. Information centres/documentation centers
8. Companies and organisations with large information handling requirements
9. Museums and galleries, which have reading rooms and research facilities
10. Law library/Special library, etc. Types of library-science professionals:

Some of the career options are as given below:

Librarian/Chief Librarian
Researcher/Scientists/Application Specialist
Consultant/Reference Librarian
Cataloguer/Technical Assistant/Records Manager
Director/Head Of Information Centre
Senior Information Analyst
Junior Information Analyst
Senior Library Information Assistant,
Semi-Professional Assistant
Junior Librarian/Professional Assistant
Assistant Librarian
Deputy Librarian
Law Librarian
Indexer
Library Attendant
Library Assistant etc. Information architect
Archivist