262 Librarians, Archivists and Curators

Archivists and curators collect, appraise and ensure the safekeeping and preservation of the contents of archives, artefacts and records of historical, cultural, administrative and artistic interest, and of art and other objects. They plan, devise and implement systems for the safekeeping of records and historically valuable documents. Tasks include - (a) evaluating and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes; (b) directing or carrying out the preparation of indexes, bibliographies, microfilm copies and other reference aids to the collected material and making them available to users; (c) researching the origin, distribution and use of materials and objects of cultural and historical interest; (d) organizing, developing and maintaining collections of artistic, cultural, scientific or historically significant items; (e) directing or undertaking classification and cataloguing of museum and art gallery collections and organizing exhibitions; (f) researching into, appraising, organizing and preserving historically significant and valuable documents such as government papers, private papers, photographs, maps, manuscripts and audiovisual materials; (g) preparing scholarly papers and reports; (h) planning and implementing the computerized management of archives and electronic records; (i) organizing exhibitions at museums and art galleries, publicizing exhibits and arranging special displays for general, specialized or educational interest; (j) appraising and acquiring archival materials to build and develop an archival collection for research purposes. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Archivist - Art gallery curator - Museum curator - Records manager.

Librarians and related information professionals collect, select, develop, organize and maintain library collections and other information repositories; organize and control other library services and provide information for users. Tasks include - (a) organizing, developing and maintaining a systematic collection of books, periodicals and other printed, audiovisually and digitally recorded material; (b) selecting and recommending acquisitions of books and other printed or audiovisually and digitally recorded material; (c) organizing, classifying and cataloguing library material; (d) managing library borrowing and interlibrary loan facilities and information networks; (e) retrieving material and providing information to business and other users based on the collection itself or on library and information-network systems; (f) conducting research and analysing or modifying library and information services in accordance with changes in users’ needs; (g) devising and implementing schemes and conceptual models for the storage, organization, classification and retrieval of information; (h) preparing scholarly papers and reports; (i) performing manual, online and interactive media reference searches, making interlibrary loans and performing other functions to assist users in accessing library materials. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bibliographer - Cataloguer - Librarian.