Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1.3

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. Teacher-Librarians are included in Minor Group 241 School Teachers.

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.

Occupation:

224611 Librarian