Acquisitions librarian vs collection management librarian

The differences between acquisitions librarians and collection management librarians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an acquisitions librarian and a collection management librarian. Additionally, a collection management librarian has an average salary of $56,311, which is higher than the $50,271 average annual salary of an acquisitions librarian.

The top three skills for an acquisitions librarian include collection development, interlibrary loan and library collection. The most important skills for a collection management librarian are collection management, library services, and collection development.

Acquisitions librarian vs collection management librarian overview

	Acquisitions Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Yearly salary	$50,271	$56,311
Hourly rate	$24.17	$27.07
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	1,630	63,441
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Acquisitions librarian vs collection management librarian salary

Acquisitions librarians and collection management librarians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Acquisitions Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average salary	$50,271	$56,311
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $72,000	Between $40,000 And $79,000
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Differences between acquisitions librarian and collection management librarian education

There are a few differences between an acquisitions librarian and a collection management librarian in terms of educational background:

	Acquisitions Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Library Science	Business
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Acquisitions librarian vs collection management librarian demographics

Here are the differences between acquisitions librarians' and collection management librarians' demographics:

	Acquisitions Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 22.6% Female, 77.4%	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 4.8% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between acquisitions librarian and collection management librarian duties and responsibilities

Acquisitions librarian example responsibilities.

Recruit, train, and manage volunteers, teen ambassadors, book buddies, elderly volunteers, and teen tech assistants.
Provide original cataloging for Arabic and Hebrew language print and audiovisual materials.
Supervise several employees, overseeing receiving, documenting, and cataloging purchase items.
Provide opportunities for students to use the library for class-relate research, individual investigation, independent reading, and personal inquiry.
Design and implement campus-wide faculty review of serials collection.
Provide significant input on policy and procedural decisions affecting serials control.

Collection management librarian example responsibilities.

Prepare appeals and refunds for incorrect paid claims, resolve patient account disputes, manage AR and aging reports
Open and close accounts (checking, savings, IRA), managing all death and disability claims and ACH transactions.
Manage document delivery via Docline and consortia memberships.
Provide reference and instruction for undergraduate, HTML & CSS graduate, and online courses.
Process and post payroll for all area hospitals.
Implement MVC architecture for presentation and business layers.

Acquisitions librarian vs collection management librarian skills

Common acquisitions librarian skills

Collection Development, 19%
Interlibrary Loan, 13%
Library Collection, 12%
Library System, 11%
Electronic Resources, 11%
Budget Management, 8%

Common collection management librarian skills

Collection Management, 16%
Library Services, 11%
Collection Development, 10%
Electronic Resources, 9%
Library Materials, 8%
Patient Accounts, 6%

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