Librarians

Librarians develop, organise and manage library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Teacher-Librarians are excluded from this unit group.

**Indicative skill level:**

#### In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

**Tasks include:**

- developing and implementing library and information policies and services - examining publications and materials, interviewing publishers' representatives, and consulting with others to select library materials - reviewing, evaluating and modifying services in response to user needs - providing assistance to clients in accessing library resources - managing library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, reader registrations and loan transactions, and supervising indexing, filing and retrieval activities - managing inter-library loan systems and information networks - undertaking information research activities on behalf of clients - selecting, ordering, classifying and cataloguing library and information resources - monitoring collection development and culling programs - supervising and training other library staff - may plan and direct library promotion and outreach activities