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What’s it like to be a Librarian?
Librarians design, develop and manage physical and online collections in order
to deliver innovative services to users. Library collections can include books
and e-books, magazines, images, music and video, maps, newspapers, computer
games and other digital resources.
Librarians are assisted in their work by library technicians and library
assistants.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Librarian earn an average of $1371 per week. The [average
annual salary for this job is $71292 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- good organisational skills
- good communication skills
- ability to work with people of all ages from diverse social and cultural backgrounds
- good problem-solving skills
- able to work independently or as part of a team
- strong customer service focus.
This job also involves:
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
English
School subjects that include some aspect of English provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an English-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
History
School subjects that include some aspect of HISTORY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a history-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Languages
School subjects that include some aspect of LANGUAGE provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a language-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Librarian
Librarians may perform the following tasks:
- develop, manage and digitise collections
- undertake strategic management of information and resources
- select, classify and index library and information resources
- assist users to identify or interpret information
- coordinate and conduct training programmes or promotional events to assist and engage library users
- manage and promote library services through websites and social media
- train and supervise other staff
- create and maintain databases
- develop and nurture partnerships, such as with faculty, community organisations, learning providers, authors and publishers
- plan and select library infrastructure.
Specialisations
In large libraries, librarians may specialise in areas such as acquisition,
research, cataloguing, online services or children’s services. They may also
work in specialist libraries, including corporate, legal, medical or school
libraries, or independently as researchers or knowledge managers. See the
separate entries for Teacher - Primary and Teacher - Secondary for information
about becoming a teacher librarian.
Information Manager
An information manager is responsible for bridging the gap between sources of
information and those who need to access it. Information managers may also
become involved in research, technical writing, public relations, desktop
publishing, database management and design, and market research.