224611 LIBRARIAN
Develops, organises and manages library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill Level: 1
Specialisations:
Acquisitions Librarian
Audiovisual Librarian
Bibliographer
Cataloguer
Children’s Librarian
Corporate Librarian
Legal Librarian
Multicultural Services Librarian
Parliamentary Librarian
Reference Librarian
Special Librarian
Special Needs Librarian
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks Include:
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Developing and implementing library and information policies and services
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Examining publications and materials, interviewing publishers’ representatives, and consulting with others to select library materials
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Reviewing, evaluating and modifying services in response to user needs
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Providing assistance to clients in accessing library resources
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Managing library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, reader registrations and loan transactions, and supervising indexing, filing and retrieval activities
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Managing inter-library loan systems and information networks
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Undertaking information research activities on behalf of clients
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Selecting, ordering, classifying and cataloguing library and information resources
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Monitoring collection development and culling programs
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Supervising and training other library staff
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May plan and direct library promotion and outreach activities