So You Want To Be A Librarian?: Librarian Specialties

From the American Library Association (ALA)
Brief video about school librarians, education requirements, salaries and links to more resources on school librarianship

From the American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
What a school librarian does, salaries, job outlook, mentoring/job shadowing. Mostly links to resources.

Essential information for becoming a school library media specialist

What to expect working as a children’s librarian

Discussion and advice on working as a youth services librarian

School of Information and Library Science Children and Young Adults Library Services

Five qualities needed to be a good reference librarian

A typical day for a reference librarian in a public library

Wikipedia entry describing special collections in libraries.

What special collections librarians do and the education that's required

From the National Archives, information about archival work

Educational requirements, professional development, Work environment and benefits

What it's like to work in an archives at a large university like UNC

Wikipedia entry with the roles and duties of a typical serials librarian

From the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Also includes core competencies for print serials management and scholarly communications librarians.

Misconceptions and the truth about catalogers and cataloging

Broader than just the job of a cataloger. Good information for anyone working in libraries.

Slides from a presentation on skills and typical work of a systems librarian

General information about working as a corporate librarian from a Footwear Materials Librarian.