LePine, Melissa Lynn - Librarian

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-	Librarians are library and information professionals. As experts, they are responsible for accessing, analyzing, organizing, evaluating, preserving, researching and presenting information found in all types of formats.	+	Librarians are library and information professionals.
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		+	As experts, they are responsible for accessing, analyzing, organizing, evaluating, preserving, researching and presenting information found in all types of formats.
	Librarians are no longer merely concerned with books; in addition, librarians are responsible for managing digital data and a variety of new forms of information.		Librarians are no longer merely concerned with books; in addition, librarians are responsible for managing digital data and a variety of new forms of information.
-	There are the typical images of the librarian who is working in the academic environment and the public librarians who work in public libraries; however, the extent of a librarian’s knowledge and responsibilities has expanded to working in corporations, law firms, and government institutions in a variety of roles such as a prospect researcher who works in development on identifying donor prospects (identifying people who might contribute time or money to given institution or event). (e.g., prospect research analyst: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29032060?trk=jobs_home_click_jymbii&refId=7a576e8c-7190-4d43-ac78-9774a6a2bb41)	+	There are the typical images of the librarian who is working in the academic environment and the public librarians who work in public libraries; however, the extent of a librarian’s knowledge and responsibilities has expanded to working in corporations, law firms, and government institutions in a variety of roles such as a prospect researcher who works in development on identifying donor prospects (identifying people who might contribute time or money to given institution or event).
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		+	(e.g., prospect research analyst: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29032060?trk=jobs_home_click_jymbii&refId=7a576e8c-7190-4d43-ac78-9774a6a2bb41)
	Librarians are information experts in a digital age.		Librarians are information experts in a digital age.

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Job Title

Librarian (i.e., bibliographer, cataloguer, researcher, cybrarian, library consultant, library supervisor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/chief librarian…etc.)

General Overview

Librarians are library and information professionals.

As experts, they are responsible for accessing, analyzing, organizing, evaluating, preserving, researching and presenting information found in all types of formats.

Librarians are no longer merely concerned with books; in addition, librarians are responsible for managing digital data and a variety of new forms of information.

There are the typical images of the librarian who is working in the academic environment and the public librarians who work in public libraries; however, the extent of a librarian’s knowledge and responsibilities has expanded to working in corporations, law firms, and government institutions in a variety of roles such as a prospect researcher who works in development on identifying donor prospects (identifying people who might contribute time or money to given institution or event).

(e.g., prospect research analyst: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/29032060?trk=jobs_home_click_jymbii&refId=7a576e8c-7190-4d43-ac78-9774a6a2bb41)

Librarians are information experts in a digital age.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities and abilities/skills expected of a librarian, and some of the day-to-day problems a librarian may encounter:

• Be able to manage certain functions of a library and information services available such as establishing information policies and procedures, manage the budget and develop cost-effective library and information services, technology and media. This may involve ordering materials and prepare relevant reports related to library resources and activities. • Provide effective access to library collections and resources by developing and maintaining collections management policies and procedure; this would include original cataloguing and classification of all resources (print, audio-visual and electronic resources). • Provide library services in response to the information needs of library users by responding to daily on-site requests for information; be able to train library users to effectively search the library catalogue, internet and other electronic resources and provide an interlibrary loan service for both book and audiovisual materials and maintain records.