Librarian - How to become a Librarian

Librarian a costodian of books in a library has become a eagrly sort after career in the recent past. If you have a flair for reading and passion for books then this is the best profession for you. With the globalization and use of technology in the transfer of information the role and scope as a career in this field has increased by many fold.

In the past Librarian were supposed to be the persons sitting in quite room of schools and colleges or some where in public libraries struggling with mismanaged catalogues to find books with few intellectuals visiting them now and then. Now the concept has totally changed although basic work of the librarian is the same i.e. to manage the information stored in the form of books and now in CD’s and some other multimedia devices. But now it has also become technology driven. Now a day with the increasing awareness of education in the masses it has become a public interaction job with so many seekers of the books and information approaching to libraries be it in school, colleges or in any of the privates or public run information centers. Thus if you enjoy spending your days in a library, surrounded by books, students, professors and teachers, and people from all walks of life, librarian may just be the career choice for you.

But as it seems profession of a librarian is not a cake-walk job. A librarian needs to be full of information regarding various books and topics. He has to be a vary good communicator. In today’s contest when the aware ness of education and its seekers has increased to many folds. He may have to work for long hours tirelessly with all the care and alertness for that one requires a lot of hard work. 

To discharge their duties with utmost perfection the prospective Librarian required professional knowledge about the filed and condition they are going to work.For that the need proper knowledge and training in their respective field which can only be achieved by doing professionally designed courses. So to be in this profession who has to undergo one of more of the ahead given courses?

How to become a Librarian?

To Join Librarian as a career one has to undergo one or more of the following Courses

1. Bachelor of Library Science and information (B.L.I.Sc)

Eligibility

1. Educational Qualification
To be eligible to join B.L.I.Sc a Bachelor degree of one year one should be a Graduate in any discipline from any recognised university.

Step 1
Interested candidate has to appear in an entrance tests conducted by the various universities according to the rank of the candidate in the entrance exam.

These exams are usually held in the month of May-June and consists of Objective type questions based on the subject of relevant subjects the results of these exams are generally out by June/July

However some institutes/Unviersities also give admission on the basis of % of marks obtained in the qualifying class

Step 2
After completing this 1 year course in which one has to go through all the major aspects of the field of study-Apart from the theoretical part, Librarian also go through practical training courses in the attached Libraries- one can opt. for some job is private or state libraries as Assistant Librarian.

Fees and Other Expenditures: Although varying from college to college, the total course fee for a Librarian’s course is 15-20 thousands at a government college to around Rs 40-50 thousand in private institutes.

Librarion Job Description

A well qualified and trained librarian may find a challenging career in public and private sector information centers, School, Colleges and libraries. These days with the growth in the private sector there are so many private information centers that the demand for librarians  is on the up-swing.

Librarion Salary

Librarian get reasonable salary in government and private run information centers It ranges between Rs.16,000 to Rs.30,000 per month depending upon the institute one is working in. However it is sure that those working in private information centers have more salary than those who are employed in government employees.

Librarion Career Prospects

Hierarchy of the profession that largely depends upon the duration of the job experience and to some extent qualification one have is:

• Assistant Librarian
• Deputy Librarian
• Librarian
• Chief Librarian