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Library & Information Services

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject resources pages of our website.

General Resources

The AGCAS Sector Briefing booklet, Cultural Sector, gives an overview of this employment sector and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources. Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Prospects has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salaryandconditions, entryrequirements, training and careerdevelopment, typicalemployers/vacancysources, relatedjobs and case studies, and contactsandresources.

Bath Spa Careers Resources

These resources are available for reference in the Careers Information room, except where indicated

  • All kinds of opportunities for all kinds of people (The Library Association)
  • Occupational file for Information Services: Library and Information Management, green lever arch file (W) gives an overview of the sector, job roles and profiles, entry and training, career development and professional bodies.

Where to look for jobs and work placements

ASLIB
Professional recruitment specialising in permanent and temporary staff for library and information departments

Arts Hub UK

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
News, professional guidance, jobs and careers section

Cultural Heritage National Training Organisation
Careers development and careers section

INFOmatch Recruitment Agency
Infomatch recruitment works exclusively with the library and information sector

Instant Library Recruitment
Professional library, information and records management services, recruitment section

Lisjobnet
Online library and recruitment advertising site

Local Government Jobs
The official recruitment site for local government

The Library Association
Training and development, job seeking and recruitment sections

Task Force Pro Libra (TFPL)
Recruitment, training and advisory services

Check our Jobs page for latest advertised jobs and placements , plus lists of employers by sector and location.

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, search the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our Work Placement pages.

Useful weblinks and jobs sites

Culture Online
Department for Media, Culture and Sport official website, up and coming projects, press releases

National Council of Archives
General information site

OWL
Resource for current and prospective library trainees

The World Wide Web Library Directory

Professional organisations for Libraries and Information Services

The Association for Information Management (ASLIB)
Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London EC4Y 0HP
Tel: 020 7583 8900

Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland
ARLIS/UK & Ireland Administrator
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
The Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
Tel: 020 7848 2703

Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB)
Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol BS1 2AE
Tel: 0117 987 6543

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE
Tel: 020 7255 0500

Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS)
1st Floor Building, Building C, Brandon Gate, Leechlee Road, Hamilton ML3 6AU
Tel: 01698 458888

Institute of Information Scientists
39-41 North Road, LondonN7 9DP
Tel: 020 7619 0624/0625

Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL)
102 Euston Street, London NW1 2HA
Tel: 020 7387 0317

The British Library
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Tel: 020 7412 7332

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

Further Training and Development

Most of the professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development. Check their websites from the list above.

Prospects has a searchable database of postgraduate and work-related courses.

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