Archivist
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An archivist is an information professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to records and archives determined to have long-term value. The re
An archivist surveying an unprocessed collection of materials. Surveying is commonly done to determine priorities for preservation and/or conservation of materials before an archivist begins arrangement and description.
An archivist retrieving files from mobile shelving
Inside a conservation lab, items are being prepared.
Librarian
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A librarian is a person who professionally works with information management. The professional duties of librarians encompass a wide range of activities, including the provision of access to informati
Archivist
…reference service. The theory and scholarly work underpinning archives practices is called archival science. The most common related occupations are librarians, museum curators, and records managers. The occupation of archivist is distinct from that of librarian. The two occupations have separate courses of…
A librarian in a military base library helps an airman find an entry in a book.
Scholars at an Abbasid library in Baghdad (13th century)
Burgundian scribe Jean Miélot in his scriptorium (15th century)
Enlightenment era librarian in a library, 19th-century painting by Georg Reimer, National Museum in Warsaw