610:501 Introduction to Library and Information Professions: Developing your Career: Resources for Finding a Position: Alternative Careers

First Things
Who We Are
What's Where- LIS
What's Where- Rutgers
- The University
- Getting to SC&I
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What's Where- Libraries
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Academic Concerns
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Developing Your Career
- Preparing for your Career
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- Resources for Finding a Position
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- More Ways to Learn
- New Career Directions
- SC&I Professional Development Studies
- Job Resources
Ethics
To Think About
- Issues
- Odds and Ends
- Antidote to 501 Overload

Not everyone who graduates with an MLIS intends to follow a traditional librarian career path (is there such a thing these days?) A number of sites that discuss possible divergent careers are listed below, but also see New Career Directions.

Seminar in Information ScienceTopic: New and Alternative Careers For Librarians and Information Professionals (syllabus addressing this issue at San Jose State University).

Librarians in the Information Age: Alternative Uses of MLS Degrees from LISJobs.com.

"Places an MLS Can Take you" -- Linda K. Wallace, American Libraries, March 2002

LIScareer.com

This is a career development site that has a wide range of resources and advice for library and information professionals as well as students.