Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
of tasks in the Librarians and Media Collections Specialists role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and librarians and media collections specialists workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 56% of the 9 work tasks in the Librarians and Media Collections Specialists role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 25-4022.00).
- Workers in the Librarians and Media Collections Specialists role want about 33% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 9 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 33% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Librarians and Media Collections Specialists task scores 2.61/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.59/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Librarians and Media Collections Specialists role (O*NET SOC 25-4022.00) has a median U.S. wage of $69,180 and about 131,830 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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- Respond to customer complaints, taking action as necessary.
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot information access aids, such as databases, annotated bibliographies, Web pages, electronic pathfinders, software programs, and online tutorials.
- Arrange for interlibrary loans of materials not available in a particular library.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 9 tasks studied for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists, 3 (33%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 33% automated. The typical task scores 2.61/5 for worker desire and 3.59/5 for AI capability.
All 9 tasks, most-wanted first
Respond to customer complaints, taking action as necessary.
Green Lightwant 3.75 · AI 4.5Arrange for interlibrary loans of materials not available in a particular library.
Green Lightwant 3.33 · AI 3.5Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot information access aids, such as databases, annotated bibliographies, Web pages, electronic pathfinders, software programs, and online tutorials.
Green Lightwant 3.25 · AI 4Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
Low Prioritywant 2.71 · AI 3Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
Red Lightwant 2.63 · AI 4Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.
Red Lightwant 2.33 · AI 4Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and audio-visual materials on particular subjects.
Low Prioritywant 2 · AI 3.33Locate unusual or unique information in response to specific requests.
Low Prioritywant 1.8 · AI 3Code, classify, and catalog books, publications, films, audio-visual aids, and other library materials, based on subject matter or standard library classification systems.
Low Prioritywant 1.67 · AI 3
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 56% for Librarians and Media Collections Specialists (Stanford WORKBank).