What Librarians Do
Librarians traditionally performed four functions.
- First, they gathered materials. ( librarian's role as arbiter )
- Second, they created records of the materials that were so gathered. As a part of this process they developed schemes for organizing information so that it could be retrieved.
- Third, they physically arranged and preserved the materials.
- Fourth, they distributed the materials to those who needed them. (centers on circulating materials and providing reference service,)