Education and Carrer

LIBRARIAN

Librarianship is the profession which concerns with organising , maintenance and storage of books in a library. They assist people in finding information and using it effectively in their personal and professional lives. Libraries contains books, periodicals, micro films, videos, cassettes and slide for education, research, reference and pleasure. Those who systematically catalogue, store and display these items are librarian.

Eligibility:
Minimum qualification required to take up a course in library science is graduation. One with graduation can go for Bachelors degree in library science. Duration of this Bachelors course is one year. Those with Bachelor degree in library science can go for Master degree in library science. There are diploma and certificate course also.

Career Options:
The career for a librarian may begin at the level of library attendant and though the promotions may differ from organisation to organisation. In general, the levels followed thereafter are of Library Assistant, Junior Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Librarian, Senior Information Analyst, Junior Information Analyst and Information Assistant etc.

Areas of opportunities:
* Public / Govt. Libraries.
* Universities and other academic institutes.
* News agencies and organisations.
* Private organisations and special Libraries.
* Foreign Embassies.
* Photo/ Film Libraries.
* Information centres / Documentation Centers.
* Companies and organisations with large information handling requirements.
* Museum and galleries.

Institutes offering courses in Rajasthan:
Arya Vidyapeeth Kanya Mahavidyalaya. Affiliation University of Raj.
Behani Siksha Mahavidyalaya. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Children's College, Ajmer. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Dadhimati Shikha Mahavidyalaya. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University.
GV College of Education. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University.
Ganshi TT College. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University.
Onkarmal Somani College of Commerce. Affiliation Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur.
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri College. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
Shri Satya Sai College for Women. Affiliation to Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer.
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.