Science

Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and responsibilities: A librarian is a person who chooses, obtains sorts, categorizes, circulates, and maintains various library materials. Professional health science librarians carry out similar duties by assisting students, patients, and health practitioners and providing them with guidance to find the information they need. To enter this career, you need a thorough understanding of fundamental library principles, along with practical experience in a real world setting. If this sounds interesting, keep reading this career guide to find out if this is the perfect job for you.

Salary: $45,000 - $49,000

Education: a student must graduate from high school, taking classes such as English, math, typing, and science. A four year bachelor’s degree is then required, including courses such as science and computer science. A master’s degree in library science (MLS) is mandatory. Courses include scientific literature, bio medical, communication, bibliographic resource use, library organization and management, and standard cataloging systems. While health science librarians are not required to be certified, the Medical Library Association does offer certification examinations which would help a librarian advance to a higher position.

Reflection: I would not like to be one. I wouldn’t like to be one because all you have to do is organize books. It seems fun because you get to help people but most of the time all you’re going to have to do is organize the shelf's and put the books where they belong. It seems exciting but it doesn’t catch my attention.