Hello! I have recently moved to Malaysia. I graduated MLIS in 2013 and have 3 years experience. Please do refer me librarian vacancies if you come across. Will be very glad to be in contact too as Im excited and looking forward to making new professional contacts in Malaysia. Thank you!

Just came across this topic...

I was librarian in Malaysia for closed to 10 years...i would like to say the salary range for librarian is too low in average. As a head of acquisition division in 2010, my salary was just closed to RM4k....That is the reason why i quit and join Singapore university library. They offered me the same number of salary but in SGD currency.

Until now, my salary was almost double up from SGD3k+ to SGD6k now. The issue in Malaysia even your starting pay might looks good but the increment in education section was really like 'snail'. There were few years in Malaysia my increment was less than RM100.....compared with the cost of living in KL....this was a damn challenge moment to me and my family...

Eyes opening.
What a nice career!

Hi,

I'm planning to switch my career path to librarian, and this is my new goal.
I will be studying Master in Library and Information Science in IIUM on the coming September.

I'm so happy when I received the offer letter, but I'm also feeling anxious at the same time, because I don't have any IT background, to be honest.[B]

Although the entry requirements does not need IT background, but it will be very challenging for me when the new semester starts.

Does anyone here have the same experience as me? (Who does not have IT background but studying this program)
Is it hard? What difficulties have you been gone through? Is IT knowledge (programming or data science) is a must when you work as a librarian?

Please help, I'm desperately need some advice

Ahh, to be a librarian..

The calm, the hushed voices, can read all day everyday. Heaven!

Library simply is the best place to work!!

This lol...

i love library and i can stay from morning to evening there

Before deciding to give your heart and soul to become a librarian. Have a look at Jobstreet / Indeed / LinkedIn to see how's the demand for librarian right now..

My bestie is a library student from ITM, now paid peanuts work in academic library. Wanna jump also pening she said, coz
1) Not a lot of libraries being built these days
2) Too competitive coz a lot of experienced seniors and freshies fight for spot

I no fear mongering ya, just wanna highlight a bit so can make informed decision..