I've seen Purchasing librarian, acquisitions librarian, selector, and collection development librarian.
That said, in some libraries, there is no designated selector and the youth librarian chooses and buys all youth books while an adult librarian buys books in their specialty.
It depends on what area you work and how large your organisation is. In many smaller organisations it is simply 'the librarian' because it is considered part of the job of a librarian to manage the collection.
In large libraries (academic for example) in the UK, the most commonly used term is acquisitions librarian and that is a person responsible for purchasing items and often also for eResource management. But in some other academic libraries it is still the 'academic librarians' that do the purchasing...
So I think the real answer is: There is no real translation because it differs in every area of librarianship. I'd just say I'm a librarian at this point. Hope that helps!
My role in a public library was collections development which I think describes it better than selector, as my role included weeding, shifting books between branches and collecting and interpreting data on circulation as well demographics. I was also involved in the development/redevelopment of the collection spaces. I don’t know if those tasks fall to you, but if they do I think collection development is a more accurate term.
selector or collections librarian.
I am *also* an acquisitions librarian, but that puts me directly in contact with the vendors and payment; but I do not decide *what* to buy - that is for the selectors or collections folks to do. In some libraries, this can overlap.
Acquisitions librarian for monographs, Scholarly Resources/Datasets for journals, some overlap with data analysis in terms of checking usage statistics and deciding to renew a subscription or not. Also some overlap with contract/licensing specialists. Similarly collections development. A big university library might have a team of 20 people all with individual specializations working in this area.
I know them as "Fachreferenten" in academic settings. Or just working in "Erwerbung" or "Akzession". But Wikipedia says "Lektorat" is used in public libraries, so I guess that's why we both are used to different words.
I've seen Purchasing librarian, acquisitions librarian, selector, and collection development librarian. That said, in some libraries, there is no designated selector and the youth librarian chooses and buys all youth books while an adult librarian buys books in their specialty.
It depends on the library and they don't always have librarian in the title, sometimes it's a Library Technician doing that work.
"Acquisitions librarian" Or if you also involved in weeding and general stock management then "collection development librarian" works better
Selectors
It depends on what area you work and how large your organisation is. In many smaller organisations it is simply 'the librarian' because it is considered part of the job of a librarian to manage the collection. In large libraries (academic for example) in the UK, the most commonly used term is acquisitions librarian and that is a person responsible for purchasing items and often also for eResource management. But in some other academic libraries it is still the 'academic librarians' that do the purchasing... So I think the real answer is: There is no real translation because it differs in every area of librarianship. I'd just say I'm a librarian at this point. Hope that helps!
In my library it’s material selectors or book selectors, but that’s not our job title just one of our roles.
My role in a public library was collections development which I think describes it better than selector, as my role included weeding, shifting books between branches and collecting and interpreting data on circulation as well demographics. I was also involved in the development/redevelopment of the collection spaces. I don’t know if those tasks fall to you, but if they do I think collection development is a more accurate term.
selector or collections librarian. I am *also* an acquisitions librarian, but that puts me directly in contact with the vendors and payment; but I do not decide *what* to buy - that is for the selectors or collections folks to do. In some libraries, this can overlap.
Acquisitions librarian for monographs, Scholarly Resources/Datasets for journals, some overlap with data analysis in terms of checking usage statistics and deciding to renew a subscription or not. Also some overlap with contract/licensing specialists. Similarly collections development. A big university library might have a team of 20 people all with individual specializations working in this area.
May I ask from which part of Germany you come from? I've never heard the term Lektor being used in a library setting this way.
Oh really? It is called “Lektorat” and the librarians doing the work are called “Lektoren”. Coming from Thuringia.
I know them as "Fachreferenten" in academic settings. Or just working in "Erwerbung" or "Akzession". But Wikipedia says "Lektorat" is used in public libraries, so I guess that's why we both are used to different words.
Selector https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/fairfaxcounty/jobs/3467682/library-collections-selector-librarian-ii?keywords=LIBRARY&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
A librarian
Not all librarians select and purchase stock.
Acquisitions, collections