§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

librarian

Librarians manage libraries and perform related library services.

Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

information governance compliance collection management scientific research methodology

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

musical genres primary school procedures secondary school procedures music and video industry literature kindergarten school procedures types of literature genres post-secondary school procedures copyright legislation digital curation digitization

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

perform customer management classify library materials manage digital libraries negotiate library contracts conduct scholarly research evaluate information services using metrics develop solutions to information issues arrange interlibrary loans assess informational needs provide library information analyse library users' queries buy new library items

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)