*Librarian : Glossary of Library & Information Science * http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2016/03/librarian-glossary-of-libra... http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2016/03/librarian-glossary-of-libra... New entry in the Glossary of Library & Information Science http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/04/glossary-of-library-informa... in Librarianship Studies & Information Technology http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/ Blog provides an exhaustive definition of a Librarian and 10 Infographics about the Librarian highlighting their duties, functions, roles, responsibilities, worth and importance, with interesting facts and figures. *Librarian http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2016/03/librarian-glossary-of-libra...* ➨ A librarian http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2016/03/librarian-glossary-of-libra... is a person who is in charge of or works professionally in a library and is responsible for its management and services. Librarian takes care of the library and its resources. Typical job of a librarian includes managing collection development and acquisitions http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/05/acquisitions-glossary-libra... , cataloging http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/05/cataloging-glossary-library..., collections management, circulation http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2015/06/library-circulation-glossar..., and providing a range of services, such as reference, information, instruction, and training services, etc. Librarians are trained in library and information science and are engaged in providing library services, usually holding a degree in library science. In the United States, the title Librarian is reserved for persons who have been awarded the ALA-accredited Master of Library and Information Science http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/p/master-of-library-and-information... or MLIS http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/p/master-of-library-and-information... degree or certified as professionals by a state agency. In a small library, such as a school library a single librarian may be responsible for managing the overall functions of the library but big libraries, such as a large academic library may have much staff to carry out different functions of the library depending on their qualifications, expertise, and functional specializations, e.g. acquisition librarian, archivists, cataloging librarian, electronic resources librarian, metadata librarian, reference librarian, serials librarian, systems librarian, etc. Based on the type of the library served, librarians may be classified as a school librarian, academic librarian, special librarian, etc. The increasing role of technology in libraries has a significant impact on the changing roles of librarians. A 21st-century librarian is required to be very much updated of technological changes. New age librarians are making greater use of emerging technologies in the library management and services to make it more popular and useful among the patrons. New age librarians are not mere bookworms, they are high-tech information professionals, and clever communicators, helping patrons dive in the oceans of information available in books and digital records. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... (Visit below link to read complete article) Read now complete article: http://librarianshipstudies.blogspot.com/2016/03/librarian-glossary-of-libra... Salman Haider http://salmanhaider.blogspot.com www.google.com/+SalmanHaider www.facebook.com/SalmanHaiderAuthor https://twitter.com/metadataexpert -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.