Librarians oversee the proper administration and maintenance of the library. They look after the issues and returns of the books. They maintain regular subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, and journals. They record and maintain the inventory account of the materials in the library.A Librarian performs different roles in different designations and capacities. Some of them are mentioned here:<ul><li>Library Assistant: Lending the books to patrons and receiving them already lent books back. Maintaining up-to-date records of the same. </li><li>Library Manager: Analyses problems in the library and offers feasible solutions to them. Supervises the work of the Librarians and instructs them.</li><li>Library Technician: Assists the Librarian in sorting and organizing books. Help readers find the required books or study resources.</li></ul>

Libraries are found in various places like schools, colleges, universities, museums, hotels, offices, airports, local libraries, etc. There are more than 7,000 libraries across the country funded by the government. The need for librarians is high owing to such a large number of libraries. Many non-governmental initiatives like PARAG by TATA Trust, leading to more than 4,000 libraries, are trying to develop the library culture among children right from their formative years. The pandemic outbreak ignited the spark in many people to cultivate reading habits. The requirement for librarians will increase further in the future to meet largescale readership in the country. Thus, a career as a Librarian will prove to be promising and bright in the coming days.

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Various responsibilities taken up by the Librarian are as follows:<ul><li>Keeping track of the books issued to the patrons and books returned from them. Also recording expenses like fines, fees, donations, etc., and also the loss due to mutilation of materials, damages to infrastructure, or loss of books.</li><li>Supervising formulation of budget based on the previous year's performance. Periodically evaluating the inventory of books to reduce misplacement.</li><li>Research newly released books and study resources, and analyze the readership in genre, authors, purpose, etc. Also, upgrading the collection by buying new books to meet the requirements of the readers.</li></ul>

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Average take home Salary for a Librarian in India is around $2305 per year

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A librarian can work at a public library, a school library, a university library, or a government library. Some large companies may also maintain a librarian, in order to organize documents and literature related to the company.

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