Curator vs. Librarian — What's the Difference?

A curator (from Latin: cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the particular institution and its mission.

A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library, providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time, with the past century in particular bringing many new media and technologies into play.

One who manages or oversees, as the administrative director of a museum collection or a library.

A person who is a specialist in library work.

One who gathers something, organizes it, and makes it available to the public

A person who is responsible for a collection of specialized or technical information or materials, such as musical scores or computer documentation.

A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

The keeper, manager of a library.

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.

One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.

A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.

A person who processes and organizes information.

One who has the care and superintendence of anything, as of a museum; a custodian; a keeper.

One who has the care or charge of a library.

One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee; a guardian.

One who copies manuscript books.

The custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

A professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services