Academic Libraries

Since everyone entering the program for the MLIS will be looking at different kinds of jobs within the profession, I thought I would share from time to time information concerning various possibilities. The first is some information from the National Center for Education Statistics about Academic Libraries in 2004.
"NCES has just released, 'Academic Libraries: 2004.' The selected findings and tables in this report, based on the 2004 Academic Libraries Survey, summarize services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The report includes a number of keyfindings: During fiscal year (FY) 2004, there were 155.1 million circulation transactions from academic libraries' general collection.During a typical week in the fall of 2004, 1.4 million academic library reference transactions were conducted, including computer searches. The nation's 3,700 academic libraries held 982.6 million books; serial backfiles; and other paper materials, including government documents at the end of FY 2004. Academic libraries spent $2.2 billion on information resources during FY 2004."
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007301

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues1997/november6/careerdevelopment.htm
This URL is to ACRL (Association of Colleges and Research Libraries). It contains the following article: "Career Development," C&RL News, November 1997Vol. 58 No. 10by Cynthia Coccaro. Areas covered are General career guidance, Internship and summer employment, Occupational information, Company information, Electronic journals, and Relocation and salaries.