Mastering Subject Specialties

Practical Advice from the Field

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Mastering Subject Specialties

Practical Advice from the Field

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Covering the most common subject specialties and departmental liaison roles found in colleges and universities, this guide is for early- and mid-career librarians looking to move up in their chosen specialty as well as for established academic librarians interested in changing fields or for librarians taking on liaison roles in areas outside their expertise.

Becoming a subject specialist is a rewarding career path for academic librarians: it allows you to pursue intellectual passions as well as move up in the organization. In this practical guide, experienced academic and research librarians describe how to succeed in various subject fields, presenting expert perspectives on the coursework, work experience, and core knowledge necessary for librarians interested in joining their specialty areas.

For each specialty, an expert identifies useful or necessary coursework, provides insights on work and internship experiences, and pinpoints core knowledge areas necessary for success. The chapters offer valuable advice for early- and mid-career librarians on how to advance their career goals through building relevant skills, professional development, networking, and participating in professional associations. This book is crucial reading for library and information science students—and those who teach and advise them—as well as new librarians preparing for their careers and mid-career-changers.

Table of Contents

Contents



Introduction: Factors Affecting Most Academic Library Subject Specialist Positions



PART I



Chapter 1: Reference and Instruction Generalists

Jason Coleman



Chapter 2: Physical Sciences Subject Specialist

Zahra Behdadfar Kamarei



Chapter 3: Biological Sciences

Kelli J. Trei



Chapter 4: Engineering and Applied Science

Jack M. Maness



Chapter 5: Art Librarianship

Emilee Mathews



Chapter 6: Music Librarianship

Stephanie Bonjack



Chapter 7: Law Librarianship as a Subject Specialty

Jennifer Allison



Chapter 8: Literature and Languages Librarianship

Arianne Hartsell-Gundy



Chapter 9: Area Studies Librarianship

Betsaida M. Reyes



Chapter 10: Government Information

Shari Laster



Chapter 11: Subject Specialist for Education, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work

Lise M. Dyckman and Laura Koltutsky



Chapter 12: History, Religion, and Philosophy Librarianship

Chella Vaidyanathan



Chapter 13: Mastering Subject Specialties: Business

Diane Zabel



Chapter 14: Health Sciences Librarianship

Dixie A. Jones



PART II



Chapter 15: Changing Fields within Academic and Research Libraries

Josiah M. Drewry



Chapter 16: Preparing to Move up the Ladder

Lisa Norberg



Index

Product details

Published Mar 28 2016
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 204
ISBN 9781440839641
Imprint Libraries Unlimited
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Karen Sobel

Karen Sobel, MLS, is associate professor and resea…

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