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Introduction: At the present time, information dissemination is one of the important functions of the libraries. And every library must adjust itself with the increasing development. Therefore in order to effectively provide their users with sufficient information, university library managers must examine job-satisfaction of librarians in Esfahan University and Esfahan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and methods: This is a survey study in which 150 librarians holding post-diploma participated. They worked in 19 Esfahan University of Medical Sciences libraries and 9 Esfahan University libraries. The data were collected by minesuta standard job-satisfaction questionnaire. Results: The mean of satisfaction about welfare, educational and promotional facilities in the workplace was greater for the librarians in Esfahan University of Medical Sciences was more than that of their colleagues in Esfahan University. Key words: Job satisfaction, librarian.