Hiring the Reference Librarian: An Examination of Duty Equivalents (Report‪)‬

Introduction To provide an examination of reference librarian duty equivalents in other careers, to provide a calculation of the weighted worth in wages culminating in a recommended hiring salary. It proposes other job titles whose duties relate to portions of the reference librarian's day and provides a calculated view of the duties' weighted worth after close examination of the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics web site at www.bls.gov and their presentation of wage earnings data collected May 2006 and then posted to their website April 2007. This website was examined during May 2007.