Library director vs collection management librarian

The differences between library directors 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 library director and a collection management librarian. Additionally, a collection management librarian has an average salary of $56,311, which is higher than the $44,750 average annual salary of a library director.

The top three skills for a library director include library services, collection development and professional development. The most important skills for a collection management librarian are collection management, library services, and collection development.

Library director vs collection management librarian overview

	Library Director	Collection Management Librarian
Yearly salary	$44,750	$56,311
Hourly rate	$21.51	$27.07
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	5,428	63,441
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	2	2

Library director vs collection management librarian salary

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

	Library Director	Collection Management Librarian
Average salary	$44,750	$56,311
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $69,000	Between $40,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	Hoboken, NJ	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between library director and collection management librarian education

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

	Library Director	Collection Management Librarian
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Library Science	Business
Most common college	New York University	Stanford University

Library director vs collection management librarian demographics

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

	Library Director	Collection Management Librarian
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.5% Female, 70.5%	Male, 37.1% Female, 62.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 77.1% 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 library director and collection management librarian duties and responsibilities

Library director example responsibilities.

Manage records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
Hire & supervise 26 staff , 16 FTE.
Supervise one FTE and six part time employees.
Investigate and troubleshoot protocols, procedures and reagents.
Work with vendors to develop licensing and to troubleshoot electronic access.
Provide oversight of the acquisitions process at all stages, including final approval.

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.

Library director vs collection management librarian skills

Common library director skills

Library Services, 16%
Collection Development, 7%
Professional Development, 6%
Library Operations, 6%
Academic Library, 6%
Library Resources, 5%

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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