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Librarian? Yes! Please take a look at our manifesto to see why we believe librarianship is still a relevant and exciting career. But don't just take our word for it . . . Take a look at what the mainstream press is saying about the evolving role of librarians: National Business Employment Weekly http://careers.wsj.com/?content=cwc-librarians.htm Although this print publication ceased production in 1999, its parent The Wall Street Journal maintains two articles from NBEW about career opportunities on its web site. The information presented also includes salary tables. U.S. News and World Report http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/grad/gbmls.htm This article, excerpted from the USN&WR's "America's Best Graduate Schools 2000", describes library science as "a field transformed by the cyber revolution" and describes the job market for non-traditional librarians as "vast and growing". Washington Business Journal http://www.amcity.com/washington/stories/2000/04/03/focus4.html The headline reads "Web Overturning Image of Book-Filing Librarian", and it's true. The business world needs librarians. Read about how special librarians are using their expertise to make sense of the Information Explosion. For an in-depth description of librarianship, be sure to see the online Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the U.S.Department of Labor. This valuable site includes a discussion of the different types of librarianship, projects earning and employment trends, and describes related occupations. And just so we don't neglect the print resources, we recommend the following books and papers as part of your career exploration: Careers for Bookworms & Other Literary Types (second edition) Marjorie Eberts & Margaret Gisler Lincolnwood, Ill. : VGM Career Horizons, c1995 Expanding Technologies -- Expanding Careers : Librarianship in Transition Ellis Mount, ed. Washington, DC : Special Libraries Association, c1997 Extending the Librarian's Domain : a Survey of Emerging Occupation Opportunities for Librarians and Information Professionals (SLA Occasional Papers Series, No. 4) Prepared by Forest W. Horton Washington : Special Libraries Association, 1994 Opportunities in Library and Information Science Careers Kathleen de la Peña McCook & Margaret Myers Lincolnwood, Ill. : VGM Career Horizons, c1997 What Else You Can Do With a Library Degree: Career Options for the 90s and Beyond Betty-Carol Sellen, ed. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c1997 Top of Page  © Copyright 2000 Montrese Hamilton & Joan O'Kane | Last Update: April 15, 2000 Please direct technical queries about this site to the710webmasters@email.com