Career Opportunities

At Syracuse, students are prepared to be leaders in their future organizations through involvement with other information professions while being grounded in the theory and practice of librarianship. Professional librarians today are in high demand in libraries across the country as well as in information centers in organizations and the information industry. Opportunities are exceptionally good for graduates with prior training and experience in the sciences and health profession. Perhaps the fastest growing area of job growth in the profession, however, involves the application of technology to improve libraries and information centers.

Recent graduates have taken such diverse positions as:

systems librarian at a major university
library automation specialist for district wide school library systems
electronic information services librarian with a research university
reference librarian for a major investment company on Wall Street
network librarian with state research and education network
cataloger for a medical library
head of library systems for an academic law library
customer service representative for a major vendor of library products and automated systems
media cataloger for a state historical society

Employment opportunities for school library media specialists are also extensive, in K-12 schools and other areas in the library profession, including public libraries where there is a critical need for for both children's and young adult services librarians.

Career Services
Approximately 90 percent of Syracuse MSLIS graduates are employed in professional positions within six months of graduation. This high rate of success reflects both the demand for graduates and the effective career counseling provided by the School of Information Studies.
Please see the Career Services site for more information.

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