Word
librarian
Phoneticsli·brar·i·an
US/ɫaɪˈbɹɛˌɹiən/
UK/laɪbɹˈeəɹiən/
Definitions
01library manager
n. a person who works in a library and helps you find books or information.
n. a professional who manages a library's collection and assists users with research and resource location.
“The librarian showed me how to use the online system to find the history book I needed.”
“The head librarian implemented a new digital archiving system to ensure that rare manuscripts remained accessible to researchers while protecting the physical copies.”
02information professional
n. a person whose job is to organise and manage large amounts of information.
n. a specialist who organises, classifies, and manages data or information, often in a corporate or digital context.
“Even in big companies, a digital librarian helps keep all the files and data organised.”
“As a systems librarian, her primary responsibility involves maintaining the integrity of the metadata across the university's various digital repositories.”
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Etymology
From library + -an. First attested around 1710.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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