librarian
Librarians manage libraries and perform related library services. They manage, collect and develop information resources. They make information available, accessible and discoverable to any kind of user.
Also called: school librarian, library technical assistant, library supervisor, catalogue librarian, electronic resources librarian, bibliothec, library associate, music librarian
- 15
- essential skills
- 39
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2622
- 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.
- library manager6 skills in common
- library assistant5 skills in common
- information manager4 skills in common
- computer scientist2 skills in common
- ICT research consultant2 skills in common
- ICT research manager2 skills in common
- university research assistant2 skills in common
- physics technician1 skill in common
Essential skills
15- analyse library users' queries
- arrange interlibrary loans
- assess informational needs
- buy new library items
- classify library materials
- collection management
- conduct scholarly research
- develop solutions to information issues
- evaluate information services using metrics
- information governance compliance
- manage digital libraries
- negotiate library contracts
- perform customer management
- provide library information
- scientific research methodology
Optional skills
39- apply for library funding
- apply social media marketing
- assist in library facility planning
- assist in the organisation of school events
- assist students with library operations
- compile library lists
- confer with library colleagues
- coordinate educational programmes
- copyright legislation
- create semantic trees
- develop artistic educational activities
- develop classification systems
- digital curation
- digitise documents
- digitization
- draw up professional texts
- escort students on a field trip
- guarantee students' safety
- kindergarten school procedures
- literature
- maintain library equipment
- manage digital archives
- manage fundraising activities
- manage human resources
- manage information access aids
- music and video industry
- musical genres
- organise information
- oversee extra-curricular activities
- perform playground surveillance
- post-secondary school procedures
- primary school procedures
- recruit employees
- secondary school procedures
- select new library items to acquire
- supervise daily library operations
- types of literature genres
- use databases
- use software for data preservation
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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