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Librarian
Librarians design, develop and manage collections of
recorded material and the delivery of information services to
users.
Information may be contained in books, journals,
newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, films, computer
disks, sound recordings, microfilms and CD-ROMs, as well as
computerised online services.
Librarians may perform the following tasks:
- assist users to find the information they are seeking,
through services such as inter-library loans and the
retrieval of information from external computer systems and
the Internet
- assist with identifying or interpreting information for
users
- conduct training programs to assist library users with
their information searches
- design and conduct reader education courses
- train other staff
- create and maintain databases
- search computerised databases for information
- choose, catalogue, classify and index library and
information resources
- develop and manage collections
- promote the collections and resources of the library
using marketing techniques
- answer personal, written, telephone and email enquiries
from the public
- develop policies and services to better serve user needs
- be involved in the planning and selection of computer
systems for use within the library
- prepare bibliographies, which contain sources of
information on particular subjects
- supervise the work of other staff.
In large libraries, librarians may specialise in areas such
as acquisition, cataloguing, reference work, online services
or children's services. They may also work in specialist
libraries including school, company, law or medical libraries.
Librarians are making increased use of computers to
undertake many of the routine tasks, e.g. circulation control,
and also for the storage and retrieval of information, both
within the library or through the use of external databases.
All students undertaking relevant courses learn to make use of
computerised library services including the Internet, while
some go on to specialise in this field.
Librarians are assisted in their work by library
technicians and library assistants.
Information Manager Librarians may also be known as
information managers or research officers. They are
responsible for bridging the gap between sources of
information and those who need to access it. Information
managers may also become involved in research, technical
writing, public relations, desktop publishing, database
management and design, and market research.
Required Skills - Librarian
- aptitude for working with computers
- good organisational skills
- a wide general knowledge
- good communication skills
- strong customer service attitude
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