Explore unit group

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Library technicians and assistants perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Assist library users in accessing books, films, photographs, maps, documents, electronic materials and other library materials
  • Catalogue new library acquisitions under the direction of a librarian
  • Issue for circulation library books and other materials
  • Perform manual and on-line reference searches and make interlibrary loans for users
  • Assist librarians in giving tours and providing children's and other specialized library programs
  • Enter the checkout and return of books and other library materials if necessary.

• Archive technicians and assistants perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Assist in developing inventories, forms and finding aids
  • Implement and update classification plans and records scheduling and disposal plans
  • Codify and classify archival materials
  • Put archival materials on microfilm
  • Transfer materials from current to semicurrent status or put into permanent storage
  • Purge, sort, reduce and sample archives
  • Apply standards and policies for storage of archival materials
  • Research and retrieve archival materials
  • Participate in instructing and assisting users
  • Ensure the use of computerized document systems.

• A university degree or A diploma in archival studies or A college library technician program diploma is usually required.
• Computer literacy is required.

• Archivists (5113)
• Librarians (5111)
• Library Clerks (1451)