About
Definition
"To build up a library is to create a life. It’s never just a random collection of books.” ~Carlos María Domínguez A career in Library & Information Management would include being a part of system which will look after organizing and maintaining books, magazines and journals. It is a part of the job profile to categorize the information required by the people visiting the library. A librarian's job involves wide range of reading and processing information content through cataloguing, classification and indexing, storing documents and retrieving the required information. Apart from books, now we have e-books, CDs, periodicals, e-resources such as journals and micro-films for various purposes such as education, research and reference.Career Path
Diploma (Library Science/Library and Information Science)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
1 year
Eligibility
10+2 (any stream) with 45% to 50%
Entrance Exam
Every institution/college conduct their own entrance tests. Some of them take direct admissions on m...
Specialization
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Average Fee
₹5,000 to ₹50,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Library Assistant, Library Attendant, Career in Library Science
B.Lib. (Bachelor of Library Science)/BLIS (Bachelor of Library and Information Science)
Level
Under-Graduate
Duration
1 year
Eligibility
Graduation(any discipline) with 45% to 50%
Entrance Exam
Every institution/college conduct their own entrance tests. Some of them take direct admissions on m...
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹5,000 to ₹1,00,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Librarian, Documentation Officer
M.Lib. (Master of Library Science)/MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science)
Level
Post-Graduate
Duration
1-2 years
Eligibility
B.Lib./Graduation(any stream) with 45% to 50%
Entrance Exam
Every institution/college conduct their own entrance tests. Some of them take direct admissions on m...
Specialization
--
Average Fee
₹10,000 to ₹1,50,000
Mode
Regular/Distance
Goal
Librarian, Library and Information Officer, Higher Studies
Colleges
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Aligarh
- Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi
- Bangalore University, Bengaluru
- Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar
- Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Kanpur
- Delhi University (DU), New Delhi, New Delhi
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Indore
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru, Bengaluru
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
- Isabella Thoburn Degree College, Lucknow, Lucknow
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Kolkata
- Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, New Delhi
- Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Gwalior
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
- Osmania University, Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- Punjab University, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
- Rajiv Gandhi College, Bhopal, Bhopal
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Pune
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Mumbai
- University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Allahabad
- University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Kolkata
- University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
Top Colleges
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Key Skills
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Career Prospect
- Librarian
- Assistant Librarian
- Library Attendant
- Documentation Officer
- Library and Information Officer
- Records Manager
- Archivist/Indexer
- Consultant/Information Analyst
- Law Librarian
- Deputy Librarian
- Lecturer/Professor/Researcher
Scope
- Educational Institutions
- Government/Private Libraries
- Research & Development Centre
- Digital Library
- Foreign Embassies and High Commissions
- National Level Documentation Centers
- News Agencies and Media Houses
- Publishing Companies which prepare Index, Abstracts, Bibliographies etc.
- Museums/Galleries/Archives
- Law Library/Special Library
- Photo/Film Libraries
Pay Package
- The remuneration in this field depends on the specialization, experience and area in which one works. One could get an initial pay of ₹15,000 to ₹40,000 per month.
Role Models
S. R. Ranganathan
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S. R. Ranganathan– He was a mathematician and librarian from India. His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science. He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India. His birthday is observed every year as the National Library Day in India.
Nancy Pearl
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Nancy Pearl– She is an American librarian who got Librarian of the Year award by Library Journal (2011)
Professor P. B. Mangla
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Professor P. B. Mangla– He has a distinction of being the first and youngest professor of Library & Information Science in India.