LaSoMi's List of Library Science Schools

Regional LIS Schools

USM, School of Library and Information Science

Interesting Facts about Special Librarianship

If you are thinking about pursuing a MLIS, or are already in library school, you may be wondering--"What is a special librarian?".

Special libraries exist in corporations, hospitals, universities, museums, government agencies, law firms, and research institutes, to name a few.

See the Libraries page for a listing of special libraries in the LaSoMi region.

The Bowker Annual, Library Trade and Book Almanac, 2000 indicates that there are 9,691 Special Libraries in the United States.

Take a look at what it takes to be a special librarian, in SLA's Competencies for Special Librarians of the 21st Century!

SLA is only one of many special library-oriented associations, browse the Resources page for other organizations of interest.