Librarians
Also called:
Librarian, Reference Librarian, Public Services Librarian, Library Media Specialist
What they do:
Administer libraries and perform related library services. Work in a variety of settings, including public libraries, educational institutions, museums, corporations, government agencies, law firms, non-profit organizations, and healthcare providers. Tasks may include selecting, acquiring, cataloguing, classifying, circulating, and maintaining library materials; and furnishing reference, bibliographical, and readers' advisory services. May perform in-depth, strategic research, and synthesize, analyze, edit, and filter information. May set up or work with databases and information systems to catalogue and access information.
On the job, you would:
- Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information, and assist in furnishing or locating that information.
- Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
- Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.
Arts and Humanities
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Ideas and Logic
- order or arrange things
- group things in different ways
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People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
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You might use software like this on the job:
Library software
- Online Computer Library Center OCLC
- RCL Software Media Library Manager
Data base user interface and query software
- Ex Libris Group Aleph
- Microsoft Access
Web page creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
- Really Simple Syndication RSS
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master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$55,370
per year, on average
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