Librarian Job Description
Librarian
provides and plan professional development opportunities within the school and district in collaboration with leadership and staff on new resource information, copyright and fair use updates and district library media policies.
Librarian Duties & Responsibilities
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To aid in the daily production Access Hollywood and Access Hollywood Live by finding appropriate footage for air and archiving all footage for future use
Ensuring Web documents are Section 508 compliant
Assisting partners, collaborators and audiences by
Strategic leadership, coordination and management of the resource centre,services and its staff creating a healthy community of practice (COP)
Provide the faculties with bibliographies, catalogues and news of information resources that support subject areas being taught
Responsible for the identification, implementation, management, and support of technologies that enhance the Library’s ability to deliver digital services and collections
Works with corporate information technology staff to create and maintain the University Library’s digital space
Manages and curates the Pritzker Legal Research Center’s Rare Books collection
Collaborates with Access and Bibliographic Services Staff to ensure safe handling of materials and strategies for preserving damaged or at-risk items
Coordinates and curates digitization projects
Librarian Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Librarian
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, AHIP, IPC, NACO
Education for Librarian
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the librarian job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Library Science, Library, Information Science, Graduate, Education, Graduate Education, Legal, Management, Sciences, Information Resources
Skills for Librarian
Desired skills for librarian include:
APS community
District policies on immunization
Effective classroom and library-media management techniques
First aid
Laws
Medication
Financial procedures and legal requirements
Computer system
Emergencies and child abuse/neglect
Regulations and guidelines affecting teachers and students
Desired experience for librarian includes:
At least one year of professional level work experience
Experience in eLearning, the retrieval of information from digital resources and providing user support in this regard
Must be self-motivated, organized and self-managed
Experience with digital assets, digital asset management and DAM systems
Must be able to multitask in a high-volume environment
Ability to respond and contribute to evolving processes
Librarian Examples
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Librarian Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a librarian. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for librarian
- Collaborates with Law School, Law Library and University Archives staff to identify, manage and preserve Northwestern Law School archival material
- Coordinates the cataloging and metadata workflow for Rare Book and other Special Collections with the Catalog Librarian and Associate Director for Collection and Bibliographic Services
- Collaborates with the Selection Team and the Director in the acquisition, sourcing, and negotiating, for purchase of specialized materials
- Develops effective relationships with Law School faculty and staff users to help assess their instructional and research needs as pertinent to Special Collections
- Prepares bibliographies and guides other instructional and research tools to enhance access to and use of Special Collections materials
- Networks, collaborates and actively participates in local, regional, national, or international organizations regarding related issues
- Participates in library staff development activities
- Understands and can train on all Clintrak programs (ie
- Create, enhance, and maintain bibliographic records for print, non-print, and digital materials in Chinese and additional languages, providing accurate physical descriptions, determining appropriate access points, and assigning classification or inventory control numbers to items
- Create authority records in accordance with NACO standards
Qualifications for librarian
- Bachelor’s degree in library or library & Information science
- Previous experience working in a library
- Highly customer focused with strong problem solving and English communication skills
- Good administrative and computer literacy
- Thai nationality and able to communicate in English, spoken and written English preferred
- Time flexible, able to work on weekend sometimes
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of librarian. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for librarian
- Liaise with IT support tablet support, ePortal support
- Serve as liaison to selected HLS journals, programs of study and/or clinics providing training, resources and project-specific advice
- Provide coordinated research services to Harvard law faculty members, including preparation of bibliographies, facilitation of current awareness services, fact-checking, identifying relevant books and articles, preparing faculty research portals
- Participate in library, law school, and university wide committees and in the intellectual life of the school
- Ongoing professional development, including maintaining a high degree of expertise in many facets of research service and teaching, including information technology, knowledge of legal and law-related information sources, and instructional methods
- May contribute 20% time to other functional areas of the Library
- Provides expert research consultation and discovery services
- Applies subject knowledge to foster relationships with students and faculty
- Works with faculty, students and staff to develop scholarly resources
- Engages in outreach for areas including intellectual property, copyright and scholarly communication
Qualifications for librarian
- Able to work in an automated office environment
- Able to work in the customer environment as a strong team player
- BA or BS degree in Geography or Library Science
- Minimum of two years technical working knowledge of electronic components, , semiconductor, passive and/or electromechanical commodities and their application
- Familiarity and/or experience with parts data and library management understanding of electrical design process
- Ability to produce and evaluate high quality deliverables receive feedback from others on how to improve work quality on a regular basis
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of librarian. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for librarian
- Conducts outreach to students and faculty throughout SEAS
- Assists with internal collaboration and connects with colleagues in science librarianship
- Participates in Harvard Library committees, working groups, meetings, and events
- Contributes to the profession through active participation in conferences and associations
- Develops, coordinates and delivers user training courses/materials prepares and distributes user documentation and aids
- Works with the Feinberg School of Medicine and Galter Library colleagues to launch a Research Data Core for Galter Library in support of data-related aspects of library strategic priorities
- Supports all phases of different processes commonly used in professional field
- Has knowledge of structure of library and organization content
- Collects and compiles data coming from different sources
- Works with internal and external customers, gathering data and answers questions, tracks data/information requests and follow up responses
Qualifications for librarian
- Preferred major in electrical or industrial engineering, drafting
- Minimum of one year technical working knowledge of electronic components, , semiconductor, passive and/or electromechanical commodities and their application
- Minimum four years technical working knowledge of electronic components, , semiconductor, passive and/or electromechanical commodities and their application
- Working knowledge of Quality Control programs, IT AR, OSHA and Department of State regulations
- Familiarity with Unicode and issues related to the input, indexing, and display of CJK scripts in library systems
- Prior library experience is highly preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a librarian. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for librarian
- Maintain magazine, military standards, and book subscriptions
- Be able to obtain a DoD clearance to access restricted government service portals and restricted military databases to obtain information and military standards
- Locate and obtain requested material from other libraries using proper interlibrary loan procedures
- Maintain close cooperation with other libraries and resources in the Tampa Bay area and with national library networks
- Maintain current knowledge of developments in the field of Information Science
- Recommend and select books, library equipment and other materials for purchase, based on present and anticipated information needs
- Maintain retention schedules for materials according to the needs of the organization and resources available in other libraries
- Basic understanding of the Library of Congress cataloguing system
- Appropriately file and maintain library collection and maintain library circulation
- Instruct students in the ethical use of information and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining intellectual freedom
Qualifications for librarian
- Two or more years of professional experience is required for appointment at the Specialist Librarian level
- Proficiency in a non-western language relevant to African, Middle Eastern, and/or South Asian studies, with a preference for Arabic, Hindi, or Swahili
- Skills in structured programming and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java)
- Proficient with standard library technical services tools such as ALA interlibrary loan procedures via OCLC, Dewey Decimal system, Library of Congress subject headings, and integrated library systems
- Proven capacity to work effectively and collegially in teams with staff at all levels faculty and students
- Degree or significant coursework in English
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of librarian. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for librarian
- Train and supervise technology assistants, classified librarians, clerks, volunteers and student staff in the performance of their duties
- Collection Development
- Oversee the development of cataloging and metadata policies and procedures and ensure that the most efficient and appropriate standards and best practices are used
- As a member of the Digital Initiatives team, support Digital Humanities initiatives on campus
- Work closely with IT and the Libraries to set up infrastructure for collaboration with campus and community partners
- Take an active role in promotion and outreach of digital initiatives projects
- Work with a variety of physical and digital materials to create or enhance interactive online exhibits
- Provide support for exhibit creation and digital asset management
- Explore and utilize different platforms, such as Omeka, ESRI Storymaps, DSpace, and CONTENTdm to create digital exhibits and participate in planning for web presentation and development
- Assist in the promotion of digital collections to users
Qualifications for librarian
- Knowledge and / or experience working with content standards such as Dublin Core
- Bachelor’s degree in library sciences or related field or provisional/professional Librarian Certification required
- One (1) year work experience and/or training preferred in the operation and maintenance of a small institutional library required
- Experience in the effective use of research tools (scholarly resources, citation management tools)
- Masters degree from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education in Library Science from an ALA accredited school
- 1-2 years experience working in a library environment