What Academic Librarians Do

What Librarians Do...

What is an Academic Librarian?

• Has a master's degree in library and information science
• Often has an additional advanced degree or subject specialization
• Is a member of the tenure-track faculty at CU-Boulder

Academic Librarians...

• Teach classes on academic research
• Help individuals with their information needs
• Purchase books and journals on a particular subject
• Contribute to the scholarship of the profession
• Provide access to information in a variety of formats
• Design, manage and maintain websites
• Incorporate new technologies into instruction and research
• Work with academic departments

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