Librarians
ANZSCO 2246
11,900
37%
80%
$1,841
50 yrs
Stable
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Librarians is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Stable.
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About this career
Librarians develop, organise and manage library services such as collections of information, recreational resources and reader information services.
What they typically do
- Developing and implementing library and information policies and services
- Examining publications and materials, interviewing publishers' representatives, and consulting with others to select library materials
- Reviewing, evaluating and modifying services in response to user needs
- Providing assistance to clients in accessing library resources
- Managing library systems for recording and organising library holdings, acquisitions and purchases, reader registrations and loan transactions, and supervising indexing, filing and retrieval activities
- Managing inter-library loan systems and information networks
- Undertaking information research activities on behalf of clients
- Selecting, ordering, classifying and cataloguing library and information resources
- Monitoring collection development and culling programs
- Supervising and training other library staff
- May plan and direct library promotion and outreach activities
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Librarians.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.