Libraries play an important role in developing certain qualities in a person. Since education has now grown to new levels, the students can’t just rely on their text books alone. This is where libraries come in. They provide people with all the necessary information and more. Librarians are individuals who direct the students to the right books and help them gather the data that is needed. A librarian also does the work of categorization, shelving, cataloging and indexing publications. Candidates who wish to take up a career as librarians could pursue advanced studies in Library and Information Science. With a Master’s degree in this subject, they can get excellent jobs in libraries. Candidates if interested could go for research oriented careers. Those students who have cleared their Bachelors degree are eligible to go for the PG course in Library and Information Science.

Courses

• Master of Library and Information Science

Career prospects

The career prospects for library and information technology students are very vast. Professionals in the field can find jobs in Government and Public libraries. They can also get employed in Universities too. In addition to this, other professional institutions, broadcasting and the news agencies also hire librarians. Jobs for librarians can also be found in museums, centers of information, documentation centers, and archives etc. Moreover, Library technicians can also work as counselors, researchers and cataloguers. Candidates who work as librarians have decent salaries. But, the salary will change depending on the individual qualifications of the candidates in addition to the size and nature of the organization that hires them. Those candidates who are employed in galleries, government museums etc have more remuneration in contrast to those people who work in Universities and colleges. Librarians who are working in institutes of research or in documentation centers too have extremely good income.