When I first started the Masters of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta, I quickly realized I was the only student in my program interested in working with Information Technology in areas such as Technical Services, Digital Initiatives, Web Resources or Database Development.  Of course there is the MLIS combined HUCO (Humanities Computing) program but these students only take one or two MLIS courses per year and the program has a more conceptual and sociological approach, which is “not my thing.”

In the information I am exposed to every day through following innumerable blogs in Google Reader, I have come across some good resources for MLIS candidates interested in alternative librarianship careers. Here is an informative resource defining a mission statement for new librarianship and the fields of study in the space.

The Atlas of New Librarianship
http://www.newlibrarianship.org/wordpress/