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 book, 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.

Average salary: $20,000- $30,000 (library technicians)

$35,000- $55,000 ( librarians )

 Educational requirements: students should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English. Health sciences library technicians 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, they associate degrees that can be earned by many of the programs.

Health science librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a maters degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American library association. Some library association. Some library science have graduate programs offer specialized courses in health science.

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 reflection: i think i would like to be a health science librarian because there is so much you can learn about and get lots of money to give to charity.