Library & Information Science

My Major Lifespan

until AI starts shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates
Mar 24, 2031 · 1640 days left

AI already handles the cataloging, classification and reference questions that new hires used to take on, so hiring for contract posts at university and special libraries and in private records management shrinks first. Staffing standards under the Library Act and civil service librarian quotas protect public-sector posts.

Major lifespan is the time left until AI is expected to start shrinking hiring of this major’s graduates. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.