An academic library is a library that is attached to an academic institution above the secondary level, serving the teaching and research needs of students and staff. These libraries serve two complementary purposes: to support the school's curriculum, and to support the research of the university faculty and students.

iSchool Courses

Suggested

• LIS 521 – Principles of Information Services (4)
• LIS 522 – Collection Development (3)
• LIS 526 – Government Information: Production and Access (3)
• LIS 529 – Digital Humanities Librarianship (3)
• LIS 540 – Technology Fundamentals for Library and Information Science Professionals (4)
• LIS 568 – Information Literacy in a Digital Age (3)
• LIS 587 – Systems Librarianship (4)
• LIS 589 – Academic Librarianship (3)

Also consider...

• LIS 501 – History and Foundations of Libraries and Librarianship (3)
• LIS 505 – Archival and Manuscript Services (3)
• LIS 508 – History of Recorded Information (4)
• LIS 531 – Catalogs, Cataloging, and Classification (4)
• LIS 545 – Data Curation I: Fundamentals (4)
• LIS 572 – Introduction to Data Science (4)
• LIS 583 – Cross Cultural Approaches to Leadership (3)
• LIS 598 – Search & Discovery (4)

**Note that LIS 598 courses are special topics. You will not find the course descriptions in the LIS course catalog; instead reference the special topics descriptions.

Professional Organizations

• Association of Architecture School Librarians
• Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
• Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)
• Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)

Sample Job Titles

• Assistant Librarian
• Assistant Professor/Librarian
• Electronic Resources Librarian
• Cataloging Librarian
• Digital Collections Librarian
• Digital Humanities Librarian
• Instruction and Outreach Librarian
• Online Learning Specialist Librarian
• Reference and Instruction Librarian
• Scholarly Publications Librarian
• Serials Librarian
• STEM Teaching and Faculty Outreach Librarian
• “Subject Matter” Librarian