Career path: Technical services
Technical services librarians specialize in acquiring, organizing and preserving all kinds of library materials. Cataloging librarianship focuses on organizing and describing library materials, while systems librarianship concentrates on managing the technology and systems that support library operations. Both roles are essential for providing efficient and user-friendly library services to patrons.
Careers in library technical services can include acquisitions, collection development and management, cataloging, classification, preservation and continuing resources. Learn more about this career pathway from the American Library Association.
Recommended courses
- INF 6050 – Computer Programming**
- INF 6210 – Organization of Information*
- INF 6460 – Database Design and SQL**
- INF 7340 – Collection Development
- INF 7435 – Integrated Library Systems
- INF 7500 – Information Behavior
- INF 7900 – Digital Libraries
- INF 7910 – Metadata in Theory and Practice
- INF 7920 – Digital Curation and Preservation
*Required for MLIS students
**Required for MSIS students
