Library and Information Science: Academic Librarianship
Academic Librarianship Description
From the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science's website:
"Academic librarians work for colleges and universities. They play a vital role in curriculum instruction and supporting faculty and student research. This type of librarianship often involves developing subject expertise to work as a liaison for students and faculty members in specific programs. Depending on the institution, academic librarians may be hired as tenure-track faculty, which will involve creating work for scholarly publications as part of the role. Academic librarianship is an excellent career path for people who want to work with research tools like subject databases, have strong skills in instruction, and are interested in collaborating with researchers and other academic professionals."
Key Journals
- College and Research LibrariesThe ACRL’s open access, bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal.
- Journal of Academic LibrarianshipAn international peer-reviewed journal publishing on topics related to academic libraries.
- The New Review of Academic LibrarianshipPublishes several genres of scholarship regarding academic librarianship with particular emphasis “on establishing the relevance and applicability of theory and/or research for the academic library practitioner.”
- portal: Libraries and the AcademyA journal focusing on important research on academic libraries, publishing, technology, and other topics such as administration and information policy.
Journals for Special Academic Librarianship
Art Librarianship
- Art Documentation: Bulletin of the Art Libraries Society of North America - A peer-reviewed and open access journal for art librarians and information professionals, primarily focused on research on the documentation of art, practice and theory of art librarianship, and curatorship.
- Art Libraries Journal (ALJ) - A peer-reviewed international journal for art library professionals, focusing on the role of art libraries today. Some of this content may be openly available, as author
Business Librarianship
Law Librarianship
- Law Library Journal - the official journal of the American Association of Law Libraries, publishing research on law librarianship and legal materials
- International journal of legal information - The official journal of the International Association of Law Libraries publishes various genres of legal scholarship about legal information throughout the world.
- Legal Reference Services Quarterly - A peer reviewed journal publishing practical research on law library management and legal information studies
Medical Librarianship
- Journal of the Medical Library Association - A peer-reviewed journal seeking to improve the field of health sciences librarianship through knowledge and practice.
- Health Information and Libraries Journal - A journal publishing case studies, evaluation, and research in health knowledge services.
- Medical Reference Services Quarterly - A journal that publishes current and practical research for health sciences and hospital librarians, including topics on information literacy, reference, and specialties within the field such as dentistry and allied health.
Music Librarianship
- Notes, the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association - A journal that publishes on a wide variety of topics within music librarianship, including discography, bibliography, and the music trade.
- Music References Quarterly - A peer-reviewed journal publishing research on the management, use, and services of music libraries in various settings.
Sciences Librarianship
- Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship - An open access journal that publishes pieces such as peer-reviewed or board-accepted articles, reports, case studies, theory and practice that apply to any area of science and technology librarianship.
- Journal of Escience Librarianship - An open access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes on many aspects of librarianship that serves data-driven disciplines, such as science, technology, math, and public health.
- Science & Technology Libraries - A peer-reviewed journal that aims to cover all topics related to librarianship that serves the disciplines of science, engineering, clinical investigation, and agriculture and primarily publishes research articles and reports.