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Librarians and other library professionals possess specific skills and traits that allow them to succeed. If you wish to pursue a career in this area you can choose from a number of specialized areas depending on your individual characteristics and the level of education you wish to complete. Specialized areas of the field include cataloging, reference, special collections, acquisitions, bibliographies, and administration. In order to enter one of these areas of the field, you must obtain a higher education. Training is available for completion at the associate, bachelor, and master degree levels and can allow you to combine certain traits and skills in order to be successful.

If you have a specific personality and certain characteristics you will be better suited for a career in library science. If you are:

• Organized
• Dependable
• A good communicator
• Humble
• Knowledgeable
• Social
• A team player

you can pursue a career in this exciting field. These characteristics and qualities allow you the chance to pursue the career you long for.

There are various careers available in the field, and you can obtain the higher educational training needed to enter into employment. Librarians and other professionals such as library directors, chief information officers, and information brokers can provide a number of services in the field. These professionals possess the qualities needed to work in a public, school, or government library. Certain characteristics can help you carry out tasks such as helping others find information, preparing and classifying information, supervising library employees, recommending materials to patrons, and collecting and organizing reading materials. Depending on your personal qualities, you may choose to work with children, adults, individuals with disabilities, and young adults by providing these types of services. In order to carry out these tasks, you must be able to utilize your learned knowledge and your individual traits.

Preparing for a career in library science will require that you possess certain characteristics as well as have a personality that is beneficial to the field. If you have an ISTJ (Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging), ISTP (Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving), or ESTP (Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving) personality type, then a professional career in library science may be for you. With a personality that is beneficial to your chosen career, you can succeed and pursue the future you desire.

Training is available at several levels and will depend on the specific career that is being pursued. Training can last two to six years depending on the individual and your goals. Accredited schools and colleges provide library science degree programs to help you pursue a successful career in the field. If you obtain proper training you will be prepared to enter the workplace with the skills you will need to help others obtain information and experience the world of literature.

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