health science

Health Sciences Librarians
Duties and Responsibilities:
A health science librarian conducts
in
-depth research on different medical topics in order to find
the latest information available. These librarians are in char
ge
of arranging and distributing clinical, scientific, and
biomedical information for texts, journals, and electronic
databases. Health science librarians are skilled at producing
detailed bibliographies related to many different health fields
,
as well as publications and abstracts. Their primary task is to us
e
their access to extensive national networks to locate books,
journals, and articles a customer may need, no matter where it
is in the country. They are employed in various settings like
health organization libraries, health information centers,
pharmaceutical companies, and medical schools.
Salary:
$40,000-$60,000 a year
Education:
In order to become a health science librarian you
must have a master
’
s degree
Reflection:
Do you think you would like to be one?
Why? Why
not?
I think that I wouldn
’
t like to become this or have this job
because first it is too much schooling and you don
’
t get paid
enough and secondly it just isn
’
t something that interests me in
life it isn
’
t what I want to become in life who I want to
be
recognized as.