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- NOC 2011 Version 1.0
5111 – Librarians
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.
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 co-ordinator
- Library consultant
- 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
- Bibliographer
- Cataloguer - library
- Cybrarian
- Liaison librarian
- Librarian
- Library consultant
- Library supervisor
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following 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.
Additional information
- Progression to library management positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
- Library and public archive technicians (5211)
- Library curators (in 5112 Conservators and curators)
- Library directors and managers (in 0511 Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers)
- School librarians (in 5211 Library and public archive technicians)
- Teacher-librarian, elementary school (in 4032 Elementary school and kindergarten teachers)
- Teacher-librarian, high school (in 4031 Secondary school teachers)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport
- Skill level
- A – Occupations usually require university education.
- Major group
- 51 – Professional occupations in art and culture
- Minor group
- 511 – Librarians, archivists, conservators and curators
- Version
- NOC 2011 Version 1.0