Health Science Librarian

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

  Health science librarian conduct in depth research on different medical topics in order to find the latest information available. They are in charge of arranging and distributing clinical, scientific, and biomedical information for texts, journals, and electronic databases. They are also skilled at producing detailed bibliographies related to many different health fields, as well as publications and abstracts. Health science librarian are employed in various settings like organization libraries, health information centers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical schools.  

Salary: 55,870- 66,627

Education:

   To become a health science librarian you must first complete a high school education course in science,math, and information technology and management. A bachelor's degree in life science should then be followed by a masters degree in library science, which is licensed through the American Library Association.  

Demand for this profession:

   As a health science librarian, you can expect to work in either the education or health industry. Of the 145,710 librarians recorded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2011, 60,650 of them were employed in elementary and secondary schools. The next largest group of 42,910 health science librarians worked in local government offices under the OES designation conducting health-related research. Those who have a secondary specialization in a computer science and database field will likely find even greater opportunities for employment in a broad array of areas.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

  I think that I would like to be one because you get to inform others on making healthy lifestyles. Another thing is that you also get to work with others as a team and help find medical topics to find the latest information available. Lastly you are also in charge to receive and send out any information that may be important.