archivist
Archivists assess, collect, organise, preserve and provide access to records and archives. Records maintained are in any format, analogue or digital and include several kinds of media (documents, photographs, video and sound recordings, etc.).
Also called: archives and manuscripts librarian, archives researcher, digital archivist, cadastral archivist, reference archivist, archives specialist, processing archivist, archives record clerk
- 15
- essential skills
- 12
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- document management officer4 skills in common
- file clerk4 skills in common
- big data archive librarian3 skills in common
- collection manager2 skills in common
- cultural archive manager2 skills in common
- museum scientist2 skills in common
- agricultural scientist1 skill in common
- anthropologist1 skill in common
Essential skills
15- aid archive users with their enquiries
- appraise historical documents
- collection management
- conservation techniques
- contextualise records collection
- create semantic trees
- digitization
- facilitate access to information
- manage archive users guidelines
- manage digital archives
- perform records management
- respect data protection principles
- store archival documents
- study a collection
- write scientific publications
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