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TRAITS
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very organized and thorough
good problem-solving skills
move quickly from one task to the
next
excellent computer skills |
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ealth
sciences librarians, are specialists in locating,
collecting, organizing |
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and distributing medical information.
Knowledgeable in health sciences |
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and library management, they use their skills
to provide accurate and current |
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information to students and members of the
health care team. These librarians |
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select, purchase, and catalog books,
audiovisuals, and journals relating to the |
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health sciences. Also called medical
librarians, they help health care professionals, |
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students, and the community locate sources of
information and answer puzzling |
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problems. They manage and operate the
library, plan budgets, supervise other |
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library personnel, and teach health care
workers how to locate and manage |
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information using computers. |
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Average Starting Salary $39,749
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| Work Environment |
| Area Health Education
Centers (AHECs) |
| Colleges and universities |
| Federal and state
agencies |
| Hospitals and medical
centers |
| Medical schools |
| Pharmaceutical companies |
| Professional associations |
| Research centers and
foundations |
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| Academic Requirements |
| A college
preparatory diploma is |
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A bachelor's degree |
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to enter a library science |
| master's
degree program. A master's |
| degree in
library science is the standard |
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professional librarians. This is usually a |
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two-year educational program. |
| Schools may
offer postgraduate |
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leading to a Doctor of Philosophy |
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Library Science degree. |
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| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Licensure is not required
in Georgia. Four |
| levels of certification
are available through |
| the Academy of Health
Information |
| Professionals, a program
of the Medical |
| Library Association. |
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| Professional Organizations |
| Georgia Health Sciences
Library |
| Association |
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www.ghsla.org |
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| Medical Library
Association |
| (312) 419-9094 |
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www.mlanet.org |
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| National Library of
Medicine |
| (888) 346-3656 |
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www.nlm.nih.gov |
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| Special Libraries
Association |
| (703) 647-4900 |
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www.sla.org |
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
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Master's Degree
Valdosta State University
(The Master of Library and Information
Science program at Valdosta State University, with the addition of a
few health courses, could lead to a career as a health sciences
librarian.)
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