The days of pearls, no-nonsense cardigans and sensible shoes are history. Gone too is the image of the puritanical public servant. You won’t find today’s librarian skulking between shelves and shushing noisy patrons: today’s library writer jobs qualification is a passport to working around the globe.

Librarians are mysterious, interesting and knowledgeable. But they’re more than just sexy: they predate the PC, they’re more glamorous than Google. Traditionally, librarians have been associated with collections of books, as demonstrated by the etymology of the word "librarian" (< Latin liber, 'book').

Librarians are the original search engines.

This wiki is a resource for everyone considering a career in the library and information industry.

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