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Careers Outside of Libraries

What else can you do with a library and information science degree?

An MLS (Master of Library Science) or MLIS (Master of Library & Information Science) prepares students for library work, but some graduates use their education in non-library settings. MLS/MLIS graduates working outside the library include:

• Book publishing workers who use their knowledge of books to choose and edit manuscripts
• Chief information officers who decide which information technology a business needs and how employees will share information
• Content managers who find and organize material for online communities
• Database administrators who organize, update, and store data using extensive programming skills
• Information brokers who conduct research for people who contract for it
• Sales workers who sell software and other products to libraries
• Taxonomists who work for data processing and e-commerce companies by classifying information about putting it in appropriate categories
• Webmasters who design, maintain, and program web sites
• (Source: Librarians: Information Experts in the Information Age)

Read more about non-traditional career opportunities

• Librarians in the Information Age: Alternative Uses of MLS Degrees
• Using Information Skills in Non-Library Settings
• Library Journal Salary Survey

Professional Organizations

1. Association of Independent Information Professionals
2. American Society of Indexers
3. ARMA International - Records & Information Management
   

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