Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities: 
~selecting, developing, cataloguing and classifying library resources

~answering readers' enquiries

~using library systems and specialist computer applications

~management of staff, including recruitment, training and/or supervisory duties

~liaising with departmental academic staff, external organisations and suppliers

Salary:

$52,213 per year


Education:
~Four-year undergraduate degree in any field

~Master of library science degree (MLS)

~MLS degree from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited school

~ALA-accredited MLS degree plus a teaching certificate (often the case in school libraries) or an ALA-accredited MLS plus a second masters degree, e.g., a law degree

Demand for this particular career:
~Desire to meet and serve the library's user community

~Ability to think analytically and to develop new or revised systems, procedures, and 
workflow

~Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment

~Knowledge of computers, the internet, and commercially available library software

~Knowledge of a foreign language for communities with non-English speaking populations

~Ability to prepare comprehensive reports and present ideas clearly and concisely in written and oral form

~Ability to make administrative decisions, interpret policies, and supervise staff








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