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51100 – Librarians
Librarians select, develop, organize and maintain library collections and provide advisory services for users. They are employed in libraries or other establishments with library services throughout the public and private sectors.
Profile
Index of titles Example job 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 coordinator
- Library supervisor
- Medical librarian
- Multimedia librarian
- Music librarian
- Music librarian - broadcasting
- Periodicals librarian
- Reference librarian
- Resource sharing and processing librarian
- Scientific librarian
- Technical services librarian
- Unit head librarian
- Bibliographer
- Cataloguer - library
- Cybrarian
- Liaison librarian
- Librarian
- Library consultant
- Library supervisor
Main duties
This group performs 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 or a master's degree in library and information studies or a master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association is required.
Additional information
- Progression to library management positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- High school librarian; Elementary school librarian (in 52100 Library and public archive technicians)
- Librarian-teacher - high school (in 41220 Secondary school teachers)
- Library curator (in 51101 Conservators and curators)
- Library director (in 50010 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers)
- Teacher-librarian - elementary school (in 41221 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
- TEER
- 1 – Occupations usually require a university degree
- Major group
- 51 – Professional occupations in art and culture
- Sub-major group
- 511 – Professional occupations in art and culture
- Minor group
- 5110 – Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0