Government documents librarian vs collection management librarian

The differences between government documents 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 government documents librarian and a collection management librarian. Additionally, a collection management librarian has an average salary of $56,311, which is higher than the $52,928 average annual salary of a government documents librarian.

The top three skills for a government documents librarian include collection development, depository and federal government. The most important skills for a collection management librarian are collection management, library services, and collection development.

Government documents librarian vs collection management librarian overview

	Government Documents Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Yearly salary	$52,928	$56,311
Hourly rate	$25.45	$27.07
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	1,488	63,441
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Government documents librarian vs collection management librarian salary

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

	Government Documents Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average salary	$52,928	$56,311
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $78,000	Between $40,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between government documents librarian and collection management librarian education

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

	Government Documents Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Library Science	Business
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Government documents librarian vs collection management librarian demographics

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

	Government Documents Librarian	Collection Management Librarian
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 44.1% Female, 55.9%	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%
Race ratio	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%	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 government documents librarian and collection management librarian duties and responsibilities

Government documents librarian example responsibilities.

Recruit, train, and manage volunteers, teen ambassadors, book buddies, elderly volunteers, and teen tech assistants.
Provide opportunities for students to use the library for class-relate research, individual investigation, independent reading, and personal inquiry.
Open new patron accounts, provide customer support regarding account status and work with Polaris systems.

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.

Government documents librarian vs collection management librarian skills

Common government documents librarian skills

Collection Development, 26%
Depository, 20%
Federal Government, 16%
Library Resources, 8%
Cataloging, 7%
Research Guides, 7%

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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