Is there a future for librarians?

First, understand that librarians and librarians are two different professions. Librarians really don't need any technical skills. You can be competent after completing nine years of compulsory education. The job content is nothing more than moving books, arranging shelves, and solving common problems of ordinary readers. Now many public libraries have outsourced this part of the work, which means that librarians are dispatched workers. Librarians sign labor contracts with libraries, and many have professional positions. As the reform of public institutions continues to advance, librarians may be hired in the future.

Why do many people like to work in libraries?

In everyone’s impression, working in the library is really easy and comfortable. You just spend time with books every day. The work is leisurely, you have a lot of time to read, and the working environment is super nice. However, this is not the actual situation. People always like to focus on the advantages of other industries, but the shortcomings are often ignored. For example, working in a bank is so prestigious. You wear suits and leather shoes every day, read financial news, know the national and international economic and financial situation well, and earn tens of millions per year. In fact, most people who work in banks ridicule themselves as financial migrant workers. The work is boring, the working hours are long, and the income is not as high as everyone imagined. Faced with the assessment of various indicators, the pressure is so great that they want to quit. Similarly, the library industry also has its shortcomings. The work content is roughly divided into the following parts. In fact, you only need to look at the organizational structure of the library to roughly know what the work is. In the Acquisition and Editing Department, the procurement and processing of books, in short, means buying books, then entering the book's title, author and other information into the library management system, and affixing book numbers and barcodes to the books. Consultation Department to solve readers’ questions. Propaganda Department, planning reader activities, operating new media, etc. Then there are the common finance, human resources, etc. Of course, some large libraries also have ancient books departments and departments specializing in scientific research. Do you think the work content of these departments is interesting? If you wanted to work in a library, which department would you want to work in? In terms of salary, the salary in the library is the average level of society, which can only cover daily expenses. It is impossible to save money, and buying a house is even more unrealistic.

University library 0R public *** library?

There seems to be no comparison between the two at present. University libraries beat public libraries in all aspects. Regardless of working environment, salary, and holidays, university libraries are the winners. Basically, the library of every university is the landmark building of the school, and the environment inside is also the most comfortable. As for public libraries, except for the municipal and provincial libraries, which have better environments, other grassroots libraries have small buildings and old equipment, at least in Wuhan where I am located. In terms of salary, wages vary from place to place. Generally speaking, university libraries have higher wages than public libraries. Needless to say, holidays are available in university libraries during winter and summer vacations and on statutory holidays, while public libraries have to work in shifts on statutory holidays. However, in recent years, there have been quite a few people applying for public libraries. For some public library positions, the number of applications for positions is hundreds to one, which is also impressive. I have said so much about the greatness of university libraries, but it is also very difficult to get in. At least it is more difficult than public libraries. First of all, you must have a master's degree, which is the minimum academic threshold for working in colleges and universities. Secondly, the demand for majors in university libraries is becoming more and more diversified, and the people recruited are from various majors. Students majoring in library and information have fewer and fewer opportunities to enter university libraries.

What kind of person is more suitable to be a librarian?

My family is in good condition, there is no shortage of housing money, I am willing to live a plain and stable life, I love books, and I am willing to help others. I guess everyone has had their share of complaints about library service staff. When I go to the library to do business, the attitude of those people is not like being a service person, but a bit like an approval person. They are very pushy and have a very bad attitude. Many of these people have some background, and they don't have much love for libraries. They go to work just to get by. I really hope that these older generations will retire soon and leave to make room for those who love libraries. As my country's cultural undertakings flourish, libraries need a group of enthusiastic and motivated young people to purify the environment and promote innovation and development.