Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health Sciences Librarians and Library Technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration. Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material.  They also establish electronic and digital database information systems.  They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patrons.  They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians. 

 

Salary:

$20,000 - $30,000 (Library Technicians)
$35,000 - $55,000 (Librarians) 

Education:

Students should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English. Health sciences library technician training varies by employer.  Some provide on the job training, but all prefer that students complete library technician programs at a community college or technical school. 

Answer: Do you think you would like to be a Health Science Librarian? Why? Why not?

I think I would not like to be a health science librarian because I don’t find this interesting. Like it pretty good but I don’t like it that much.