Document services librarian vs collection management librarian

The differences between document services 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 a document services librarian and a collection management librarian. Additionally, a document services librarian has an average salary of $57,980, which is higher than the $56,311 average annual salary of a collection management librarian.

Document services librarian vs collection management librarian overview

	Document Services Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Yearly salary	$57,980	$56,311
Hourly rate	$27.88	$27.07
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	55,459	63,441
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Document services librarian vs collection management librarian salary

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

	Document Services Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average salary	$57,980	$56,311
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $82,000	Between $40,000 And $79,000
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Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between document services librarian and collection management librarian education

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

	Document Services Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Document services librarian vs collection management librarian demographics

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

	Document Services Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 4.9% White, 76.7% 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 document services librarian and collection management librarian duties and responsibilities

Document services librarian example responsibilities.

Support ISO audits for process documentation and software/ literature distribution, managing follow-up corrective action plans as needed.
Provide documents during FDA and internal audits.
Conduct reference research, cataloging, acquisitions.
Support multiple remote locations while generating cad library databases.
Create and maintain various databases cataloging drawings and other engineering library materials.
Provide opportunities for students to use the library for class-relate research, individual investigation, independent reading, and personal inquiry.

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.

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