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Librarian

A librarian is a person who professionally works with information management. The professional duties of librarians encompass a wide range of activities, including the provision of access to information, the conduct of research, the creation and management of information systems, the creation, leadership, and evaluation of educational programs, and the…

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Education required
Three or four-year bachelor's degree plus a number of years of experience as a Library technician under the supervision of a librarian; in some countries a post-graduate master'…
Fields of employment
Public library, academic library, special library, research library, research institute, think tank, consulting firm, law firm, legislature, court, school, college/university
Occupation type
Profession
Related jobs
Archivist, curator, library technician, knowledge manager, research assistant, academic staff (professor, teacher)
Synonyms
Information professional, information specialist

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History

Roles and responsibilities

Changing roles of librarians

Workplaces

Education

Technology

Professional organizations

United States

Popular culture

Librarianship for Deaf communities

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Librarian

Nodes182
Edges181
Triples367
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010989
Components1

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Librarian

Top relations

related to United States · 59
Librarian → African American, ALA, Alice Hagemeyer, American, American Library Association, Art Libraries Society, Asian, Association, Canada, Chartered Institute, Children's Internet Protection Act, College, Deaf, Deaf Action, Deaf Community, Despite, Friends, Hagemeyer, Hispanic, Historically
related to Further reading · 30
Librarian → Ajit Kumar, American Library Association, Asia Publishing House, Autumn, Chambers Memorial Lecture, Christian, Collector, Field, Foundations, History, Information Science, ISBN, Its Philosophy, Lanham, Librarianship, Library, Littlefield, London, Mukherjee, Nappo
related to Special library · 18
Librarian → American Association, American Theological Library Association, Art Libraries Society, Association, Funding, In, Information Science, Law Libraries, Librarians, Many, Medical Library Association, North America, Special, Special Libraries Association, Technology, There, They, Visual Resources Association
related to Enlightenment era · 16
Librarian → Avis, Bibliotheca Universalis, Conrad Gessner, During, English, Furthermore, Gabriel Naudé, Gottfried Leibniz, He, In, It, John Dury, Naudé, Samuel Hartlib, The, The Reformed Librarie-Keeper
related to Middle Ages and Renaissance · 15
Librarian → Anastasias, At, Bibliothecarius, Christian, Classification, During, Europe, France, Greek, In, It, King Charles, Later, Roman Empire, Within
related to Modern era · 15
Librarian → By, Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, Central Bureau, Conservative, Eminently Suited, Employment, First World War, Girls, In, In England, Public Libraries Act, The, United Kingdom, While, Women
related to Education · 14
Librarian → ALA, American Library Association, Chicago, Despite, Graduate Library School, Graduates, It, Librarians, Other, PhD, PhDs, The, Those, University
related to External links · 14
Librarian → ALIA, Careers, Charles Scribner's Sons, Department, Ernest Cushing Richardson, Information Management Archived, Information ProfessionalsLibrary, Information Science Wiki, June, Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook, LibrariansSLA's Competencies, Library, Some Old Egyptian Librarians, Wayback MachineU
related to North America · 14
Librarian → American Library Association, Beta Phi Mu, Beta Phi Mu Award, Canada, In, Information Science, K-12, Library, Many, MLIS, School, The Master, This, United States
related to The ancient world · 14
Librarian → All, Ashurbanipal, Assyria, Babylonian, BC, King, Masters, Mesopotamia, Nineveh, Sometime, Sumerian, The, The Sumerians, We

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Important terminology

library librarians libraries information public books also association services academic librarianship science american deaf first school community degree women technology

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
LibrarianEducation requiredThree or four-year bachelor's degree plus a number of years of experience as a Library technician under the supervision of a librarian; in some countries a post-graduate master'…1.00infobox
LibrarianFields of employmentPublic library, academic library, special library, research library, research institute, think tank, consulting firm, law firm, legislature, court, school, college/university1.00infobox
LibrarianOccupation typeProfession1.00infobox
LibrarianRelated jobsArchivist, curator, library technician, knowledge manager, research assistant, academic staff (professor, teacher)1.00infobox
LibrarianSynonymsInformation professional, information specialist1.00infobox
Librarianis aperson who professionally works with information management0.90text
Librarianis aPhD in a subject field0.90text
the nature of the libraryinstance ofThe roles and responsibilities of librarians vary considerably based on factors0.80text
the librarian's area of expertiseinstance ofThe roles and responsibilities of librarians vary considerably based on factors0.80text
and the functions essential for the maintenance of collectionsinstance ofThe roles and responsibilities of librarians vary considerably based on factors0.80text
their accessibility to users.Education for librarianship has undergone a transformation over timeinstance ofThe roles and responsibilities of librarians vary considerably based on factors0.80text
adapting to the evolution of its rolesinstance ofThe roles and responsibilities of librarians vary considerably based on factors0.80text

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