Development in Library Science

DEVELOPMENT IN LIBRARY SCIENCE (YEAR WISE)
Year				Description
1440				Bibliotheca Nationale, Paris (France)
1545				Konrad Von Gesner’s Scheme of Classification – Konrad Gesners
1605				Francis Bacons chart of Human Learning – Bacons
1774				Rampur Raja Library, India.
1791				French Cataloguing Code.
1800				Library of Congress, U.S.A.
1804				Asiatic Society Library, Bombay.
1810				American Patent Law
1835				National Library of India, Calcutta.
1841				British Museum Code, U. K.
1850				First Library Act was enacted in Great Britain. Munich Code.
1852				Charles Coffin Jewett’s Code. Thesaurus Indexing – P. M. Rogget British Patent Law.
1853				Charles Coffin Jewett’s Code (2nd Edition)
1862				State Lenin Library, Russia.
1867				Rules for Cataloguing in Congressional Library.
1874				Dziatzko’s Instructions – Karl Dziatzko
1876				Special Library Association. American Library Association. Dewey Decimal Classification (1976)- Melville Dewey  Rules for Dictionary Catalogue. Charles Ami Cutter’s Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue. First Journal of Librarianship was published.
1877				Library Association (U.K.)
1879				Expansive Classification – C. A. Cutter
1883				ALA’s Condensed rules for an author and title catalogue
1886				Bern Conversation.
1889				Cutter’s Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue (2nd Edition)
1890				Connemara Public Library, Cheenai.
1891				Expansive Classification (EC)- C. A. Cutter Khudabaksha Oriental Library, India. Cutter Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue (03rd Edition).
1893				“Cataloguing Rules” of Library Association.
1895				International Federation for Documentation (FID). Browne Charging System started.
1898				Physics Abstracts – Institute of Electrical Engineers, London Library of Congress  Subject Headings
1902				Library of Congress Classification
1904				Library of Congress Classification – Library of Congress Cutter’s Rules for Dictionary Catalogue  (04th Edition).
1905				Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)- FID Library of Congress Supplementary rules on Cataloguing
1906			Subject Classification – J. D. Brown Library of Congress special rules for cataloguing
1907			Chemical Abstracts –American Chemical Society, Eastern
1908			Anglo American Code – ALA
1909			Special Libraries Association.
1911			Systematic Indexing – Kaiser J.
1912			National Library, Germany.
1914			Andhra Pradesh Library Association.
1918			Saraswati Mahal Library, Tanjore.
1923			Statistical Bibliographic by Hulme Sears List of Subject Headings
1924			Association for Special Libraries and information Buraux (ASLIB)-
1926			Biological Abstract Philadelphia.
1927			Vatican Code – Vatican Library International Federation of Library Association and Institution (IFLA).
1928			Madras Library Association
1929			American Library Association. Bengal Library Association.
1931			Melville Dewey passed away. International Council of Scientific Union (ICSU). Pierson’s Guide to the Cataloguing of Serial Publications. Five Laws of Library Science – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1932			Electronically operated book charging system first introduced.
1933			Government of India Libraries Association (GILA). Indian Library Association (ILA) Colon Classification – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1934			Classified Catalogue Code (CCC)- Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Chain Indexing Broad Ford Law – Broad Ford
1935			Bibliographic Classification – Bliss H. E.
1937			Prolegomena to Library Association – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1938			Theory of the Library Catalogue – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1942			Kerala Pradesh Library Association
1944			Bombay Library Association
1945			Elements of Library Classification – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1947			National Medical Library, New Delhi.
1948			Madras Public Library Act National Diet Library, Japan. Classification & International Documentation – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1949			American Library Association Rules for descriptive cataloguing in the Library of Congress ALA Code The UNESCO public Library Manifesto first issued.
1950			Library and Information Science – Library Association, Landon. Philosophy of Library Classification – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1951			Classification and Communication – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1952		Indian National Scientific Documentation Center – INSDOC Sociological Abstract, New York.
1953		Delhi Library Association. Uniterm Indexing – M. Taube Economic Abstract – Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague
1955		Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Center (IASLIC). Heading and Canon – Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
1957		Madhya Pradesh Library Association International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
1958		Defence Research & Development Organisation Defence Science Documentation Center (DESIDOC) Trade Marks Act DDC – 16th Edition Benjamin A. Custer
1959		Library Bibliographic Classification (LBK) – Lenin Library Moscow Key Word Indexing – H. P. Luhn
1960		Andhra Pradesh Public Library Act
1961		International Classification International Classification – F. Rider
1962		Documentation Research & Training Center (DRTC)
1963		Citation Indexing – A. Garfield BTI Indexing – Coates
1964		National Science Library, Delhi
1965		Karnataka (Mysore) Public Library Act Indian Science Abstract, INSDOC New Delhi. DDC -17th Edition – Benjamin A. Custer
1966		The New Book of Knowledge – Canada Information Science Abstract Documentation Abstracts Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC)
1967		Maharashtra Public Library Act Anglo American Cataloguing Rules – I World Intellectual Property (WIPO) Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Online Computer Literacy Center (OCLC)- Dublin International Encyclopedia of Social Science, New York Indian Library Science Abstract – IASLIC, Calcutta
1968		PREserved Context Indexing System Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science, New York
1969		International Nuclear Information System (INIS) Bibliomatrix – A. Pritchard Thesaurus Facets – English Electric Co. U.K.
1970		The Patents Act
1971		Small Scale Enterprise National Documental Center (SENDOC) International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)
1972		Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library, Calcutta National Informatics Centre (NICNET) New Delhi OECD Macro Thesaurus – Int. Labour Organisation, Geneva Common Communication Format (CCF) International Book Year celebrated by UNESCO
1973	INIS Thesaurus – Vienna
1974	New Encyclopedia Britannica -  Chicago  Research Libraries Information Network – RLIN International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC)
1975	Agricultural Information System of FAO (AGRIS) National Information Center (NIC) Encyclopedia Indica, New Delhi
1976	Encyclopedia Americana, New York Collier Encyclopedia, New York Marathi Vishwakosh, Mumbai. DDC – 18th Edition Benjamin A.  Custer
1978	Anglo American Cataloguing Rules- II Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN)
1979	West Bengal Public Library Act Postulate Based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI) National Library for Blinds and Handicaps, Dehradun DDC – 19th Edition Benjamin A Custer
1981	Concise AACR 2
1983	Alice for Windows
1984	Joint Academic Network Libsys
1985	CDS / INIS WINISIS Dewey Decimal Classification on Line Project – OCLC
1986	Education and Research Network CALIBNET ERNET
1987	INDONET Hyderabad
1988	Manipur Public Library Act Anglo American Cataloguing Rules – II Revised Developing Library Network, New Delhi Defence Library Management System DESIDOC INFLIBNET
1989	Haryana Public Library Act Kerala Public Library Act DDC 20th Edition – John P. Comaromi
1990	Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
1991	Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET)
1992	PUNENET
1993	Goa Public Library Act ADINET MALIBNET
1994	MYLIBNET The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was last revised.
1995	Sanjay (DESIDOC)
1996	Suchika (DESIDOC) DDC – 21ST Edition Joan S. Mitchell Dewey for Windows (CD Version)
1997	Virginia Tech Library System (VIRTUA) Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) Greenstone
1998	China Academic Library & Information System
2000	Information Technology Act SOUL E Prints Software KOHA Software
2001	Orrissa Public Library Act Gujrat Public Library Act
2002	UGC INFONET Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) DSpace Software FID was dissolved.
2003	HELINET GRANTHALAYA DDC 22nd Edition Joan S. Mitchel
2005	Uttar Pradesh Public Library Act Uttrakhand Public Library Act Right to Information Act New Gen Lib software
2006	Rajasthan Public Library Act
2007	ISBN Changed from 10 digits to 13 digit. Bihar Public Library Act Chattisgarh Public Library Act Pondicherry Public Library Act
2009	Arunachal Pradesh Public Library Act
2011	DDC 23rd Edition Joan S. Mitchell

Amazing Facts about Library Science

World’s Oldest Library

The world’s oldest library is the oldest continually running library in the world is at the St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai, Egypt. It was built in the middle of the 6th century and houses the second largest collection of religious material in the world (after the Vatican). It has moved several times over the past 700 years, into newer and larger accommodation.

Largest Library

The largest library in the world is The Library of Congress, with more than 158 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 36 million books and other print materials, 3.5 million recordings, 13.7 million photographs, 5.5 million maps, 6.7 million pieces of sheet music and 69 million manuscripts.

Smallest Library

The smallest library in the world has appeared on the streets of New York City – and it has space for just one reader at a time.The bright yellow plastic structure houses 40 books and aims to help city-dwellers take a break from the pace of life in the metropolis by chilling out with a good story.

Highest Library

The highest library according to Guinness World Records is the library on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China, is situated at 230.9 m (757 ft 6 in) above street level. Membership is available to members of the public and the 103 shelves in the library contains an ever-expanding collection of Chinese and English books. The library measures 57 m² (614 ft²).

First Recorded Librarian

The first recorded librarian was Zenodotus (Ζηνόδοτος) of Ephesus, holding that post from the end of Ptolemy I’s reign. He was a Greek grammarian, literary critic, and Homeric scholar. A native of Ephesus and a pupil of Philitas of Cos, he was the first librarian of the Library of Alexandria. He lived during the reigns of the first two Ptolemies.  Demetrius of Phalerum put together the central collection for the Library of Alexandria while he was in Greece. He might be considered the originator of the library idea, although this honour should also belong to the first and second kings of the Ptolemaic period.

First Librarian Classification System

The first library classification system was set up during the Han Dynasty. In North America, it is believed that personal collections of books were brought over to the continent by French settlers in the 16th century.

First Book Mobile

The British Workman reported in 1857 a perambulating library operating in a circle of eight villages in Cumbria. A Victorian merchant and philanthropist, George Moore, created the project to “diffuse good literature among the rural population.” The Warrington Perambulating Library, set up in 1858, was another early British mobile library. This horse-drawn van was operated by the Warrington Mechanics’ Institute, which aimed to increase the lending of its books to enthusiastic local patrons.

Largest Fine for an Overdue Library Book

The world´s largest fine for an overdue library book is $345.14 (£203.29), the amount owed at two cents a day for the poetry book Days and Deeds checked out of Kewanee Public Library, Illinois, USA in April 1955 by Emily Canellos-Simms. Although the book was due back 19 April 1955, Emily found it in her mother´s house 47 years later and presented the library with a check for overdue fines.

Most Stolen Library Book

The most stolen library book is probably the Bible, followed by the Guinness World Records book.

First Floating Library Service

The first floating library service started in 1959 using a range of ships. The first custom-built ship was put into service in 1963. It is built at Oma Yard and is 24 m (80 ft) long. The ship is owned by Vinnes Skyssbåtservice, and is used for tourist cruises in the summer.

Book Return

In Norway, you can return your library book anywhere in the country regardless of where it was loaned.

No Window

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University has no windows because the walls are made of translucent marble.

Largest Single Floor Library

A 124,500 square foot abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas, has been turned into the largest single-floor public library in the United States.

Human Skin

The Harvard University library collection of books bound in human skin.

Bakhtiyar Khilji

Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed the ancient university and library of Nalanda in 1193 in hopes of uprooting Buddhism. The destruction of the library is considered responsible for the demise of ancient Indian scientific thought in Maths, Astronomy, Alchemy, and Anatomy.

Library Card

According to the American Library Association, 58% of adults in the United States have a library card.

Students in United States

According to the American Library Association, students in the United States make 1.5 billion visits to school libraries during the school year.

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FIRST IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE IN INDIA

01. First B. Lib. Science Course was introduced

Aligarh Muslim University

02. First Library Association

Andhara Pradesh Library Association (1914)

03. First Center to use Computer in Library Sc.

D R T C

04. First Librarian of Imperial Library

John Macfarlane

05. First five years integrated course in LIS

Calcutta University

06. First All India Conference of Librarians

Lahore (1918)

07. Established a Full Fledged Dept. of Library Sci.

Delhi University

08. First Library Journal published

Library Miscellany

09. First and oldest university library was established

Calcutta University

10. First Public Library Act

Madras, 1948

11. First University where library committee formed

Calcutta University

12. First Public Library in India

Connemara Public Library

13. First Librarian of National Library

A.   S. Keshvan

14. First Social Network for Indian Library Science Professionals

L I S Links

15. First President of Commonwealth Library Asso.

Kenneth C. Harrison

16. Library Network to provide E-mail Service

D E L N E T

17. First University toIntroduce M.Lib.Sc., M. Phil & PhD

Delhi University

18. National Research Professor of Library Science

Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

19. Chairman of National Library Committee

B. S. Jha

20. First PhD Holder in Library Science

D. B. Krishna Rao

21. DDC and AACR Rules Introduced

Nihar Ranjan Roy

22. Developed POPSI

G. Bhattacharya
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LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES INVENTORS

01.Dewey Decimal Classification(DDC)

Melvil Dewey (1876)

02Expansive Classification (EC)

C. A. Cutter (1891)

03.Library of CongressClassification (LC)

Library of Congress1904

04.Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)

Henra La Fontaine & Paul Otlet1905

05.Subject Classification (SC)

J. D. Brown1906

06.Colon Classification (CC)

S. R. Ranganathan1933

07.Bibliographic Classification (BC)

H. E. Bliss1935

08.Library Bibliographic Classification (LBC)

Lenin Library Moscow1959

09.International Classification (IC)

F. Rider1961

10.Broad System of Ordering (BSO)

FID/UNESCO1978

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LIBRARY CATALOGUING SCHEMES

01.British Museum Code Research Board1841

02 Rules for Dictionary Catalogues C. A. Cutter1876

03. Anglo American Code ALA 1908

04. Classified Catalogue Code (CCC) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan 1934

05. ALA Code ALA 1949

06. Anglo American Cataloguing Rules – I ALA 1967

07. World Cat (Union Catalogue) OCLC 1967

08. Anglo American Cataloguing Rules – II ALA 1978

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LIBRARY INDEXING SYSTEMS

01. Systematic Indexing- Kaiser J. 1911

02. Chain Indexing- Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

1934

03. Uniterm Indexing - M. Taube 1953

04. Key Word Indexing- H. P. Luhn 1959

05. PREserved Context Indexing System- Derik Austin 1968

06.Postulate Based Permuted Subject Indexing- G. Bhattacharya 1979

07.Subject Indexing- M. E. Sears

08. Automated Indexing- H. Ohlman

09. SLIC Indexing- J. R. Sharma

10.Thesaurus Indexing- P. M. Rogget

11. Citation Indexing- A.   Garfield

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LIBRARY AUTOMATION SOFTWARES

01.MINSISIDRC1970

02CDS/ISIS UNESCO 1985

03.LIBSYSI NFOTEC 1988

04. SOUL INFLIBNET 2000

05. KOHA KATIOP. COMMU. 2000

06. E-GRANTHALAYA NIC2002

07.TULIPS TATA UNISIS

08. SANJAY DESIDOC

09. OASIS SOFT LINK

10. LIBRIES FRONTIER INFO. 

11. SLIIM ALGORITHICS

12 LIBRARIAN SOFTAID, PUNE

13 LIBRARY MANAGER SYSTEM DATA CONT.

14 SANJAY DESIDOC, NEW DELHI

15 ULISYS WIPRO LIBRARY

16 WINISIS UNESCO

17 TRISHNA NISTADS

18 SUCHIKA DESIDOC, NEW DELHI

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LIBRARY DIGITAL SOFTWARES

01. Green Stone Year : 1995

Developed by New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato supported by UNESCO and Human Info NGO.

Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM.

02. E Prints Year : 2000

Developed by University of Southampton  

Eprints is generic archive software under development by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable web-based archive.

03. D Space  Year : 2002

Developed by Dura Space

D Space is a digital library system to capture, store, index, preserve and redistribute the intellectual output of a university’s research faculty in digital formats. Dspace has been developed jointly by MIT Libraries and Hewlett-Packard (HP).

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LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS /ORGANISATION/ INFORMATION NETWORK

(National / International)

01.British MuseumU. K.

02 Library of Congress U.S.A.

03.National Diet Library Japan

04.State Lenin LibraryRussia

05.Central Institute of Buddhist StudiesLeha

06.American Library Association 1876, America

07.Library Association1877, U. K.

08.Special Libraries Association 1909, New York

09.Association for Special Libraries and Information Bureau (ASLIB) 1926 London

10.International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) 1927 Netherlands

11.Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA) 1972 Lagos

12.International Nuclear Information System 1969 Vienna

13.Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) 1967 Dublin (Ohio)

14.Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) 1978

15.Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals 2002 U. K.

16.Asiatic Society Library Mumbai & Kolkata

17.Connemara Public Library Chennai

18. Khudabaksha Oriental Library Patna

19.National Science Library Delhi

20. National Library Kolkata

21. National Manuscripts Library Allahabad

22. National Library for Blinds & Handicraft Dehradun

23. National Library of Oriental Literature & Culture Patna

24. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Kolkata

25. Saraswati Mahal Library Tanjore

26. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic and Persian Research Institute Tonk

27. Salar Jung Museum and Library Hyderabad

28. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune

29. Government Manuscript Library Allahabad

30. Andhra Pradesh Library Association 1914 Andhra Pradesh

31.Madras Library Association 1928, Madras

32.Bengal Library Association 1929, Bengal

33. Indian Library Association 1933, Kolkata

34.Government of Indian Libraries Association (GILA) 1933 New Delhi

35. Bihar Library Association 1936, Bihar

36.Kerala Library Association 1942, Kerala

37. Bombay Library Association1944

38. Hyderabad Library Association 1953

39. Delhi Library Association 1953, Delhi

40. Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centers (IASLIC) 1955, Kolkata

41. Madhya Pradesh Library Association 1957

42.Documentation Research & Training Center (DRTC) 1962, Bangalore

43. University Grant Commission 1953, New Delhi

44. Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) 1958, New Delhi

45. Indian National Scientific Documentation (INSDOC) 1952 New Delhi

46. National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC) 1970 New Delhi

47. Small Scale Enterprise National Documental Center (SENDOC) 1971 Hyderabad

48. National Informatics Center 1975, New Delhi

49. Education & Research Network (ERNET) 1986

50. Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) 1991 Ahmedabad

51.SAARC Documentation Center 1994, New Delhi

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CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (IN INDIA)

01.Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

1.          Father of Library Science

2.          Developed Colon Classification System

3.          Developed Classified Catalogue Code

4.          Formulated Ready & Long Range Reference Service.

5.          Introduced Card System.

6.         Enunciated the Five Fundamentals.

02.Chairman of National Knowledge Commission

Sam Pitroda

03.First Time efforts for the Development of Libraries

Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III

04.The Disciple of Melville Dewey who worked

William Allenson Borden 

05.Chairman of National Library Committee

B. S. Jha

06.First Librarian of National Library

B. S. Keshvan

07.First PhD holders in Library Science

D. B. Krishna Rao

08.Developed POPSI

G. Bhattacharya

09.First Librarian of Imperial Library

John Macfarlane

10.Leading Role for the Library Movement in Assam

Kumudeshar Barthakur

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CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (IN WORLD)

01.Melville Dewey  

1.           Devised DDC System.

2.          First Time Started Library School.

3.         To provide the best books to the maximum readers at the least cost.  

02.Alireza Noruzi

Applies Ranganathan’s Laws to the Web.

03.Benjamin A. Custer

The Editor in Chief of 19th Edition of DDC.

04.C. A. Cutter

Invented the Dictionary Catalogue.

05.Carl Savage

Used the Concept “Invisible College”.

06.Conrad Gesner

Regarded as Father of Bibliography.

07.Derek Austin

Developed PRECIS

08.Douglas Mc Gregor

Developed Theory X and Theory Y.

09.F. Monbrary Volte

First Editor of “Modern Librarian”.

10.F. W. Taylor

Father of Scientific Management.

11.Henri Fayol

The Father of Classical School of Management.

12.Henri La Fontaine

Honoured with “Nobel Prize” for Documentation.

13.J.C.M. Hanson

Devised Library of Congress Classification System.

14.J. D. Brown

Enunciated the Subject Classification.

15.James Duff Brown

Pioneer of Open Access System in British Libraries.

16.John S. Mitchell

Editor in Chief of 23rd Edition of DDC.

17.Luther Gulick

Coined the term “POSDCORB”.

18.M. M. Kessler

Advocated Bibliographic Coupling for the first time.

19.Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine

Devised UDC

20.Ted Nelson

Coined the term Hyper Text.

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Duties of Librarian in Kendriya Vidyalayas

v Maintain   records  of  circulation  like  staff  issues  Register, Staff   issues  card, Periodical  issue  register, class  library  records  etc.

v Manage  the  planning, administrative  and  budgetary  functions  of  library  and  information  services.

v Maintain  &  supervise  library software  (e-Granthalaya)  on  daily  basis  such as  back –up, circulation , update  holdings , overdue  notice  etc.

v Maintain Library Classification and Cataloguing, Bar Code and make them easy for use.

v Entry of newly purchased books in Library Accession Register as well as in Library Software.

v Entry of Periodicals/Journals in Library Periodicals Register as well as in Library Software.

v Issue Books/Periodicals to Staff & Students on Regular Basis.

v Updating Vidyalaya Library Blog on Regular Basis.

v Constitute & Supervise Vidyalaya Reader’s Club.

v Manage Vidyalaya Library Committee Meeting Records.

v Prepare and Compile Subject wise list of Books, Periodicals, Journals and Articles.

v Supervise Shelving of Books/Periodicals as per their sequence and Call Number.

v Evaluate material to determine outdated or unused items and to discard them.

v Organize Vidyalaya Book Exhibition on New Arrivals.

v Provide effective access to Library Collection and Resources.

v Assemble and Arrange Display Material.

v Prepare Annual Library Activity Plan and to organize it as per schedule.

v Maintain Innovation Projects on Library Services (LocalHost: 80, E-Mail Integration, Library Blog/Library Website Etc.)

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CAREER IN LIBRARY SCIENCE

The number of Library Science careers continues to change, grow and evolved thanks to the rise of modern technology. Computers, social media and other tools have all made it much easier for librarians to perform their duties and it's also opened up a wide range to new career paths that can be followed. 

The position of a Librarian is a very old one indeed. The oldest libraries in the world date back several centuries and there are many more that existed in ancient times. Librarians have a huge responsibility on their shoulders - they must help patrons find the right books, documents and information they are looking for. They also need to be able to preserve and catalog information, handle archives, utilize modern technology and integrate it into their field and much more. 

1. School Librarian :- This is not as new as some other positions out there in the librarianship field, but the fact is that school librarians today are more frequently tasked with being media managers and overseeing things like student's access to computers, videos and other information resources. 

2. Library Services Consultant :- These professionals focus on providing their deep pool of knowledge and their skills to libraries around the country. It's much like a professional consultant for businesses, except that these professionals focus on helping libraries meet different issues and challenges ranging from integrating digital archiving tools into their efforts to the use of social media for promoting the library, and much more. 

3. Web Archivist :- Many major libraries have begun the process of building a solid website presence and this process involves the archiving of all documents, records, microfilms and more. Basically, the process involves transferring hard media into digital form and then uploading it into the website for access by employees or possibly by the public. 

4. Integrated Library System Administrator :-  This position is a management style position that requires one to oversee the overall IT systems used in a library setting. It can be very challenging and responsibilities could include thing like managing interactive features, website issues, internal server problems and more. 

5. Library Manager :- Library managers oversee the entire operative side of the library. Job titles in this area can include department manager, branch manager, director or associate director. 

6. Librarian of Special Collections :- Many public and private libraries have special collections of historic documents that need the skills of a librarians with a great deal of expertise in archives and extensive historic materials. 

7. Manager of Information Services :- An information services manager is typically responsible for team management, training, research, data and resource management in either a government organization, non profit or private company. 

8. Digital Librarian :- Manage the digital library of many libraries and also private companies by handling content import, metadata management, virtual reference services, publisher communication and work closely with technology and sales staff. 

9. Library Technician :- This is basically the standard librarian position that most associate with the position. Card cataloging is gone, and today digital technologies are used to help manage libraries. Additional responsibilities could include a wide range of things, and this position's responsibilities are constantly shifting and evolving with the field itself. 

10. Research Librarian :- Working is a research library setting, these professionals oversee things like medical documents and books as well as scientific papers and books. 

11. Medical Librarian :- These professionals frequently work on the faculty of either biomedical degree or healthcare degree programs. They teach health care professionals how to evaluate and access information and to contribute their expertise on many medical topics. 

12. Library Director :- This is generally the top leadership position in a library. You will usually oversee and prepare the budget, develop policies for employment and service, make strategic plans and fund raise. 

13. Library Administrator :- This type of library professionals will typically administer the operation of a technical library for a school, department or facility. Usually is in charge of all administrative duties that are related to scheduling, planning, implementation or policy and needs assessment. 

14. Knowledge Specialist :- You can work as a knowledge specialist for many different consulting firms where you will capture and process case summaries, case examples, proposals, tools, templates and also perform meta tagging of case information. 

15. Web Services Librarian :- Leads the vision, design and management of a library's web presence to meet needs of students, faculty and staff of the school or university. Conduct analysis of the website taxonomy and improve the user experience. 

16. Metadata Librarian :- This positions may focus on one specific field or topic, but usually involves multiple subjects. Basically, it's the overall management of metadata in a library setting and could involve a wide range of different responsibilities. 

17. Archives Technician :-  Many libraries utilize multiple methods of archiving their documents. This position allows one to assume the position of managing the technology and systems used for archival purposes.

18 R. Data Administrator :- Someone who is skilled in the organization of information and has experience with databases can become a data administrator. You will ensure that company databases work efficiently.

S. Document Control Specialist :- Compile and assist in the internal publication of many types of records and files for private organizations. You might work with engineering drawings, white papers, reports and generally support project managers in gather and documenting records for various products and departments in a company. 

19 T. Law Librarian :- This is a position that involves overseeing and managing libraries related to law. It may be a position that is offered by a specific legal firm, but could also be a government position. 

20. Chief Information Officer :- Companies that tend to traffic in large amounts of electronic data frequently have a chief information officer that can in some cases come from a liberal arts background, such as a library science specialty. 

21. Data Officer :- A corporate officer that specializes in utilizing information as an asset through data processing, data mining and analysis.

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