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A librarian is a person who professionally works managing information. Librarians' common activities include providing access to information, conducting research, creating and managing information systems, creating, leading, and evaluating educational programs, and providing instruction on information literacy to users.
The public librarian: a report of the public library inquiry (Columbia University Press, 1952) Carrier, Esther Jane. Fiction in public libraries, 1876-1900 (Scarecrow Press, 1965) Garrison, Dee. Apostles of Culture: the public librarian and American society, 1876-1920. (Free Press (1979)) ISBN 0-02-693850-2; Jones, Theodore.
At some universities, librarians have a rank structure parallel to that of tenure-track faculty (Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian, Librarian); these ranks may or may not be associated with the granting of institutional tenure. Some senior librarians, and often the head librarian, may have faculty or faculty-equivalent rank.
The librarian can look up a brief, factual answer to a specific question. The librarian can use the catalogue to find out whether the library owns an item with a particular title or author, or that contains a short story, chapter, song, or poem with a particular title, or to compile a list of books by a particular author or on a particular subject.
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The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), established in 1854, currently operates as a unit of the Tennessee Department of State. According to the Tennessee Blue Book, [1] the Library and Archives "collects and preserves books and records of historical, documentary and reference value, and encourages and promotes library development throughout the state."
Pages in category "Librarians from Tennessee" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Arna Bontemps; H.
Library technicians differ from librarians in terms of education and main duties. Library technicians typically require a diploma, or, ideally, an associate degree in library technology from a community college or other similar institution, whereas librarians require a master's degree in library science from an accredited university-based graduate school of library and information science.