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Librarian

Last updated June 01, 2025

A librarian is a person who collects books, manages study spaces, uses various technologies to streamline and organize book distribution, organizes and controls library services for quality improvement, and provides up-to-date information to readers.

Major Responsibilities

  • Be knowledgeable about the criteria for selecting books.
  • Stay informed about periodicals, necessary materials, and equipment.
  • Register books through a systematic process, classify them by subject matter, and assign numbers in a sequential manner.
  • Develop a system for efficient management of books and study materials to ensure that the required books can be accessed immediately from thousands of volumes.

Importance and Benefits

  • Enhances knowledge about books.
  • Opportunity to work with books in multiple languages and subjects.
  • Work in a single location.
  • Increased interaction with different individuals.

Key Potential (Aptitude)

  • Primary Skills: Language proficiency
  • Secondary Skills: Personal attributes

Preferred Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in any subject

Career Path

  • Master’s degree in Library and Information Science

Working Areas

  • Schools
  • Colleges
  • Private libraries
  • Public libraries

Career Development Path
Academic Progression:

Professional Track
Career Progression:

  • Start as a Library Assistant or Junior Librarian
  • Advance to Librarian, Senior Librarian
  • Progress to Chief Librarian, Documentation Officer, or Library Systems Administrator

Potential Roles:

  • Head Librarian
  • Digital Resource Manager
  • Information Specialist
  • Library Consultant
  • Training Officer (Library Science and Systems)
  • Lecturer / Professor (Library Science)
  • Library Science Researcher
  • Library Director (Academic Institutions)
  • Information broker

  • Archivist

Initial Monthly Income

  • NPR 20,000 – 25,000

Explore the academies offering an MA in Library Science here.