- Industry: Government; Labor
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- Company Profile:
A professional who plans and administers program of library services. Responsibilities include:
* Submits recommendations on library policies and services to governing body, such as board of directors or board of trustees, and implements policy decisions.
* Analyzes, selects, and executes recommendations of personnel, such as department chiefs or branch supervisors.
* Coordinates activities of branch or departmental libraries.
* Analyzes and coordinates departmental budget estimates and controls expenditures to administer approved budget.
* Reviews and evaluates orders for books and audiovisual materials.
* Examines trade publications and materials, interviews publishers' representatives, and consults with others to select materials.
* Administers personnel regulations, interviews and appoints job applicants, rates staff performance, and promotes and discharges employees.
* Plans and conducts staff meetings and participates in community and professional meetings to discuss and act on library problems.
* Delivers book reviews and lectures to publicize library activities and services.
* Provides library public relations services.
* May examine and select materials to be discarded, repaired, or replaced.
* May be designated according to governmental subdivision served as City-Library Director; County-Library Director.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who advises administrators of public libraries. Responsibilities include:
* Analyzes administrative policies, observes work procedures, and reviews data relative to book collections to determine effectiveness of library service to public.
* Compares allocations for building funds, salaries, and book collections with statewide and national standards, to determine effectiveness of fiscal operations.
* Gathers statistical data, such as population and community growth rates, and analyzes building plans to determine adequacy of programs for expansion.
* Prepares evaluation of library systems based on observations and surveys, and recommends measures to improve organization and administration of systems.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who coordinates activities of library branch or department, and assists patrons in selection and location of books, audiovisual materials, and other materials. Responsibilities include:
* Trains and directs workers in performance of such tasks as receiving, shelving, and locating materials.
* Examines book reviews, publishers' catalogs, and other information sources to recommend material acquisition.
* Searches catalog files, biographical dictionaries, and indexes, and examines content of reference materials to assist patrons in locating and selecting materials.
* May assemble and arrange materials for display.
* May prepare replies to mail requests for information.
* May be designated according to type of library as Chief Librarian, Branch; or according to department as Chief Librarian, Circulation Department; Chief Librarian, Extension Department; Chief Librarian, General Reference Department; Chief Librarian, Music Department; Chief Librarian, Periodical Reading Room; Chief Librarian, Readers' Advisory Service; Chief Librarian, Work With Blind.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who maintains library collections of books, serial publications, documents, audiovisual, and other materials, and assists groups and individuals in locating and obtaining materials. Responsibilities include:
* Furnishes information on library activities, facilities, rules, and services.
* Explains and assists in use of reference sources, such as card or book catalog or book and periodical indexes to locate information.
* Describes or demonstrates procedures for searching catalog files.
* Searches catalog files and shelves to locate information.
* Issues and receives materials for circulation or for use in library.
* Assembles and arranges displays of books and other library materials.
* Maintains reference and circulation materials.
* Answers correspondence on special reference subjects.
* May compile list of library materials according to subject or interests, using computer.
* May select, order, catalog, and classify materials .
* May prepare or assist in preparation of budget.
* May plan and direct or carry out special projects involving library promotion and outreach activity and be designated Outreach Librarian.
* May be designated according to specialized function as Circulation Librarian; Readers'-Advisory-Service Librarian; or Reference Librarian.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans audiovisual programs and administers library of film and other audiovisual materials. Responsibilities include:
* Assists patrons in selection of materials, utilizing knowledge of collections.
* Advises other library personnel on audiovisual materials and appropriate selection for particular needs and uses.
* Establishes and maintains contact with major film distributors and resources for procurement of tapes and cassettes.
* Evaluates materials, considering their technical, informational, and aesthetic qualities, and selects materials for library collections.
* Prepares summaries of acquisitions for catalog.
* Prepares and arranges audiovisual programs for presentation to groups and may lead discussions after film showings.
* Advises those planning audiovisual programs on technical problems, such as acoustics, lighting, and program content.
* Evaluates audiovisual equipment and gives advice in selection of equipment, considering factors, such as intended use, quality, and price.
* May advise in planning and layout of physical facilities for audiovisual services.
* May operate film projectors, splicers, rewinders, film inspection equipment, and tape and record playing equipment.
* May train personnel in operation and maintenance of audiovisual equipment.
* May select, procure, and maintain framed art prints collection.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who provides library services from mobile library within given geographical area. Responsibilities include:
* Surveys needs and selects books and materials for library.
* Publicizes visits to area to stimulate reading interest.
* May prepare special collections for schools and other groups.
* May arrange bookmobile schedule.
* May drive bookmobile.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who manages library program for children. Responsibilities include:
* Selects books and audiovisual materials of interest to children to be acquired by library.
* Assists children in selecting and locating library materials.
* Plans and conducts programs for children to encourage reading, viewing, and listening and use of library materials and facilities.
* Confers with teachers, parents, and community groups to assist in developing programs to encourage and improve children's communication skills.
* Compiles lists of materials of interest to children.
* Activities may include story telling, book talks, puppet shows, and film and multimedia programs.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who plans and directs library program for residents and staff of extended care facilities, such as mental institutions, correctional institutions, or institutions for physically handicapped or mentally retarded. Responsibilities include:
* Develops library policies and programs and prepares operational budgets.
* Selects, acquires, and organizes library materials for convenient access.
* Provides readers' advisory services on basis of knowledge of current reviews and bibliographies.
* Reviews requests, and selects books and other library materials according to mental state, educational background, and special needs of residents.
* Assembles book reviews for institution's bulletins or newspapers, and circulates reviews among residents.
* Provides handicapped or bedridden residents with reading aids, such as prism glasses, page turners, bookstands, or talking books, and with phonograph records.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who manages library or section containing specialized materials for industrial, commercial, or governmental organizations, or for such institutions as schools and hospitals. Responsibilities include:
* Selects, orders, catalogs, and classifies special collections of technical books, manufacturers' catalogs and specifications, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, audio-visual material, microforms, journal reprints, and other materials.
* Searches literature, compiles accession lists, and annotates or abstracts materials.
* Assists patrons in research problems.
* May key information into computer to store or search for selected material.
* May translate or order translation of materials from foreign languages into English.
* May train other workers engaged in cataloguing, locating, filing, or copying selected material.
* May be designated according to subject matter, specialty or library, or department as Art Librarian; Business Librarian; Engineering Librarian; Law Librarian; Map Librarian; Medical Librarian.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assesses and meets needs of students and faculty for information, and develops programs to stimulate students' interests in reading and use of types of resources. Responsibilities include:
* Selects and organizes books, films, tapes, records, and other materials and equipment.
* Suggests appropriate books to students for classroom assignments and personal readings.
* Plans and carries out program of instruction in use by school library media center.
* Prepares and administers budget for media center.
* Confers with faculty to provide materials for classroom instruction.
* Confers with parents, faculty, public librarians, and community organizations to develop programs to enrich students' communications skills.
* Reviews records to compile lists of overdue materials and notifies borrowers to arrange for their return.
Industry:Professional careers
