United States
2451- LIBRARIANS
Job Title:
LIBRARIANS
Alternate Titles:
Chartered librarian,Librarian,Technical librarian,University librarian
Job Description:
Librarians appraise, obtain, index, collate and make available library acquisitions and organise and control other library services.
Education:
Entry will normally require an accredited degree or postgraduate qualification. Most postgraduate courses require applicants to have had prior relevant work experience. Professional qualifications and NVQs/SVQs in Information and Library Service are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details
NS-SEC:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details
Tasks:
- selects and arranges for the acquisition of books, periodicals, audio-visual and other material;
- collects, classifies and catalogues information, books and other material;
- prepares and circulates abstracts, bibliographies, book lists, etc.;
- identifies the information needs of clients, seeks out and evaluates information sources;
- establishes information storage systems to deal with queries and to maintain up to date records;
- manages library borrowing and inter-library loan facilities;
- promotes library services through displays and talks
- provides learning and cultural experiences through events such as author talks, reading groups, formal and informal teaching.
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