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Library Types & Personnel Functions
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Types of Libraries Academic Public School Special
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Academic Libraries Colleges & Universities Collection designed to meet the
needs of the curriculum Usually one main library
May also have subject specific libraries Low focus on fiction Controlled population (students) Part of campus budget
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Public Libraries Collection designed to meet the
needs of the general public (broadest range of all library types)
Large fiction collection Uncontrolled population Part of city or county budget Community services
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Public LibrariesIndividual
Palmdale City Library
Branch Systems City Systems
L.A. Public Library (68 Branches) County Systems
L.A. County Public Library (84 Branches) City/County Systems
Sacramento Public Library (25 Branches) A Central/Main library is common
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School Libraries Part of a public or private school
Elementary – Junior High/Middle – High Some combined with Public Library
• Scottsdale Public Library – Palomino Library
Collection designed to meet the needs of the school
Good fiction collection at the level of the school
Part of school budget
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Special Libraries Government
Federal (U.S. Army Libraries) State (California State Library)
Law Private Government (Public) Librarians often have law degrees (J.D.)
Corporate (M.L.S. not always required) Non-profit Organizations Museums & Galleries Archives (NARA)
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Personnel Roles Leader Administrative Supervisory Librarians Paraprofessionals Clerical
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Librarians Stereotypes
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Librarian Images This is What a Librarian Looks Like Ryan Gosling Meme lollibrarian
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Librarians Master’s degree usually required.
M.L.S., M.L.I.S., M.S.L.S., M.M.L.I.S. Library & Information Careers: Emerging Trends and Titles
Second advanced degree may be required in universities or some special libraries.
Two areas of library service Public Services Technical Services
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Librarian Services Technical Services
Catalog Management
Book Ordering Book Processing
Public Services Reference Services Collection
Development Special Programs Pathfinders and
Research Guides Community
Services
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Librarian Services (Public)
Adult Services Reference Service Collection
Development by Area Programming
• Books Clubs• Classes• Outside Speakers
Community Services• Taxes• Special Groups
Children’s Services Reference Service Collection Development Programming
• Storytimes• Reading Clubs• Special Contests• Literacy
Encouragement Community Services
• Schools• Parents
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Leader Library Director
Also Called City/County/State Librarian Appointed by Board Usually a former librarian with M.L.S. Many years of experience May have Ph.D. Usually does not perform librarian duties
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Administrative Not necessarily librarians Administrate the Library Directors
directives May not have advanced degree
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Supervisory Usually librarians with M.L.S. Several years experience and
leadership skills Supervises branches or departments
of a central library Titles: Head Librarian, Branch
Librarian, Supervising Librarian, Regional Librarian
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Paraprofessionals Library Technicians/Assistants Also called Circulation Technicians Often have different levels based
education and experience
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Paraprofessionals Book maintenance & management Issuance of library cards Fines & fees
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Clerical No education requirements Usually part-time Typing/Labeling Shelving Books Often college students in colleges &
university libraries and high school students in public libraries.
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Statistics There are about 150,000 librarians
in the U.S. working in 121,000 libraries. 27,000 Academic Librarians
• 88,000 total staff 46,000 Public Librarians
• 140,000 total staff
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Statistics Librarians answer around 6.6 million
reference questions per week. 58% of U.S. adults have a public library
card. Americans visit libraries three times more
than they go to movie theatres. There are more public library branches
than McDonald’s 16,700 vs. 14,000
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Statistics The cost of all public libraries is about
$36 per American per year. 2 million more people visited an
academic library reference desk than saw a college basketball game.
Academic libraries receive about three cents of every higher education dollar spent.
The largest libraries in the U.S.