2246 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.
Teacher-Librarians are included in Minor Group 241 School Teachers.
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia:
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
 
224611 Librarian
Develops, organises and manages library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services. Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill Level: 1
Specialisations:
- Acquisitions Librarian
 - Audiovisual Librarian
 - Bibliographer
 - Cataloguer
 - Children’s Librarian
 - Corporate Librarian
 - Legal Librarian
 - Multicultural Services Librarian
 - Parliamentary Librarian
 - Reference Librarian
 - Special Librarian
 - Special Needs Librarian
 

