The Faculty of Library and Information Science is one of those professional studies under AUS that offers thorough academic knowledge on information carriers that are made, discovered, selected, disseminated, preserved, structured, and managed. The fundamental area of studies revolves around the library sciences and information sciences. The Faculty primarily is intended to offer undergraduate and master's degree programmes. With 100% practical and theoretical consideration concerning pedagogy, Arunachal University of Studies encourages every student with a passion for books and information science to take this course.
Here at Arunachal University of Studies, every student is taught about the values of librarianship. This is because values are an essential element of success and it often highlights important in becoming a professional. To inherent professional values, the diverse group of faculty members at AUS teaches values with the importance of service, wisdom, neutrality and democratic values. This is important as librarians are social workers that satisfy the thirst of the society by providing the rightful resources. It is also taught how not to endure a mission for bureaucratic and anti-intellectual ideas and always walk on the path of good because every librarian is committed to literacy and learning.
Key skills required to be librarian:
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A librarian must have a strong base on IT skills and must be familiar with the use of internet
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A librarian must have problem solving abilities and know how to work in a team
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A librarian must have strong management skills and assist user's needs
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A librarian must have subject knowledge and must be an expert in resource offering and ordering
Library & Information Science
Here are some of the popular employment profiles for students after graduating from the Faculty
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Cataloguer
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Library Director
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Information preserver
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Information Architect
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Library Assistant
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Indexer
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Electronic Resource Librarian
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Knowledge Management Specialist
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Information Architect/Officer
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Rare Books Curator
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Semantic Modeler
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Subject Specialist Librarian
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University Branch Manager
More career paths can be found on the course page of both UG and PG programmes.