Index
Intro
Librarians select, develop, organize and maintain library collections and provide advisory services for users. They are employed in libraries or in a department within a library.
Progression to library management positions is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Librarians perform some or all of the following duties:
- Recommend acquisition of books, periodicals and audio-visual, interactive media and other materials for inclusion in library collection
- Provide reference services
- Select, classify, catalogue and weed library materials
- Prepare bibliographies, indexes, reading lists, guides and other finding aids
- Develop systems to access library collections
- Perform manual, on-line and interactive media reference searches to assist users in accessing library materials and arrange for interlibrary loans
- Develop taxonomies using various information and data sources
- Provide specialized programs for children, seniors and other groups
- Conduct library information and orientation training programs and tours
- Perform related administrative duties and supervise library technicians, assistants and clerks.
Employment Requirements
- A master’s degree in library science is required.
All Titles
- art librarian
- associate librarian
- automation librarian
- bibliographer
- bookmobile librarian
- cataloguer – library
- children’s services librarian
- classifier – library
- computer search librarian
- cybrarian
- database librarian
- documentation librarian
- health librarian
- iconographer
- information and reference librarian
- information services librarian
- law librarian
- liaison librarian
- librarian
- library consultant
- library co-ordinator
- library supervisor
- medical librarian
- multimedia librarian
- music librarian
- music librarian – broadcasting
- periodicals librarian
- reference librarian
- resource sharing and processing librarian
- scientific librarian
- supervisor, library
- technical services librarian
- unit head librarian
Exclusions
- Library and public archive technicians (5211)
- Library curators (See 5112 Conservators and curators)
- Library directors and managers (See 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers)
- School librarians (See 5211 Library and public archive technicians)
- Teacher-librarian, elementary school (See 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers)
- Teacher-librarian, high school (See 4031 Secondary school teachers)