List of Career Duties Under Library Business Sector
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LIST OF CAREER DUTIES UNDER LIBRARY BUSINESS SECTOR
Acquisitions Librarian Career Duties
- Select orders books, periodicals, films, and other materials for library
- Review publishers announcements catalogs and compiles list of publications to be purchased
- Compare selections with card catalog orders-in-process to avoid duplication
- Circulate selection lists to branches departments for comments
- Select vendors on basis of such factors as discount allowance delivery dates
- Compile statistics on purchases, like total purchases, average price, and fund allocations
- May recommend acquisition of materials from individuals or organizations or by exchange with other libraries.
Audiovisual Librarian Career Duties
- Plan audiovisual programs and administers library of film other audiovisual materials
- Assist patrons in selection of materials, utilizing knowledge of collections
- Advise other library personnel on audiovisual materials & appropriate selection for particular needs uses
- Establish and maintains contact with major film distributors and resources for procurement of tapes cassettes
- Evaluate materials, considering their technical, informational, and aesthetic qualities, and selects materials for library collections
- Prepare summaries of acquisitions for catalog
- Prepare and arranges audiovisual programs for presentation to groups may lead discussions after film showings
- Advise those planning audiovisual programs on technical problems, like acoustics, lighting, and program content
- Evaluate audiovisual equipment gives advice in selection of equipment, considering factors, like intended use, quality, and price
- May advise in planning layout of physical facilities for audiovisual services
- May operate film projectors, splicers, rewinders, film inspection equipment, and tape record playing equipment
- May train personnel in operation maintenance of audiovisual equipment
- May select, procure, and maintain framed art prints collection.
Book loan Clerk Career Duties
- Compile records, sorts and shelves books, and issues receives library materials, like books, films, slides, and phonograph records
- Record identifying data due date on cards by hand or using photographic equipment to issue books to patrons
- Inspect returned books for damage, verifies due-date and computes receives overdue fines
- Review records to compile list of overdue books issues overdue notices to borrowers
- Sort books, publications, and other items according to classification code returns them to shelves, files, or other designated storage area
- Locate books publications for patrons
- Issue borrowers identification card according to established procedures
- File cards in catalog drawers according to system
- Repair books, using mending tape and paste brush, and places plastic covers on new books
- Answer inquiries of nonprofessional nature on telephone and in person refers persons requiring professional assistance to Librarian library 100.127-014
- May type material cards or issue cards duty schedules
- May be designated according to type of library as Bookmobile Clerk library , Branch-Library Clerk library , or according to assigned department as Library Clerk, Art Department library .
Bookmobile Driver Career Duties
- Drive bookmobile or light truck that pulls book trailer, and assists in providing library services in mobile library
- Drive vehicle to specified locations on predetermined schedule
- Place books periodicals on shelves according to such groupings as subject matter, readers age grouping, or reading level
- Stamp dates on library cards, files cards, and collects fines
- Compile reports of mileage, number of books issued, and amount of fines collected
- Drive vehicle to garage for repairs, like motor or transmission overhauls, and for preventive maintenance, like chassis lubrication oil change
- May operate microfilm camera to photograph library cards [Photographic-Machine Operator clerical 207.685-018].
Bookmobile Librarian Career Duties
- Provide library services from mobile library within given geographical area
- Survey needs and selects books materials for library
- Publicize visits to area to stimulate reading interest
- May prepare special collections for schools other groups
- May arrange bookmobile schedule
Braille and talking Books Clerk Career Duties
- Prepare braille and talking books for mailing to blind library patrons receives books returned by patrons
- Stamp issue date on book card to maintain record of location of borrowed books
- Stamp due date on issue card & inserts card return mailing label in book pocket
- Place books in mailing container affixes address label to container, securing container with straps for mailing
- Receive and examines returned books for damage, like torn paper scratched record surfaces
- Stamp return date on book card
- Shelve returned books alphabetically by authors name or by title.
Catalog Librarian Career Duties
- Compile information on library materials, like books and periodicals, and prepares catalog cards to identify materials to integrate information into library catalog
- Verify author, title and classification number on sample catalog card received from Classifier library against corresponding data on title page
- Fill in additional information, like publisher, date of publication and edition
- Examine material notes additional information, like bibliographies, illustrations, maps, and appendices
- Copy classification number from sample card into library material for identification
- File cards into assigned sections of catalog
- Tabulate number of sample cards according to quantity of material catalog subject headings to define amount of new cards to be ordered or reproduced
- Prepare inventory card to record purchase information location of library material
- Requisition additional cards
- Record new information, like death date of author revised edition date, to amend cataloged cards
- May supervise activities of other workers in unit.
Cataloger Career Duties
- Compile information on library materials, like books and periodicals, and prepares catalog cards to identify materials to integrate information into library catalog
- Verify author, title and classification number on sample catalog card received from Classifier library against corresponding data on title page
- Fill in additional information, like publisher, date of publication and edition
- Examine material notes additional information, like bibliographies, illustrations, maps, and appendices
- Copy classification number from sample card into library material for identification
- File cards into assigned sections of catalog
- Tabulate number of sample cards according to quantity of material catalog subject headings to define amount of new cards to be ordered or reproduced
- Prepare inventory card to record purchase information location of library material
- Requisition additional cards
- Record new information, like death date of author revised edition date, to amend cataloged cards
- May supervise activities of other workers in unit.
Childrens Librarian Career Duties
- Manage library program for children
- Select books audiovisual materials of interest to children to be acquired by library
- Assist children in selecting locating library materials
- Plan and conducts programs for children to encourage reading, viewing, and listening and use of library materials facilities
- Confer with teachers, parents, and community groups to assist in developing programs to encourage improve childrens communication skills
- Compile lists of materials of interest to children
- Activity may include story telling, book talks, puppet shows, and film multimedia programs.
Descriptive Catalog Librarian Career Duties
- Compile information on library materials, like books and periodicals, and prepares catalog cards to identify materials to integrate information into library catalog
- Verify author, title and classification number on sample catalog card received from Classifier library against corresponding data on title page
- Fill in additional information, like publisher, date of publication and edition
- Examine material notes additional information, like bibliographies, illustrations, maps, and appendices
- Copy classification number from sample card into library material for identification
- File cards into assigned sections of catalog
- Tabulate number of sample cards according to quantity of material catalog subject headings to define amount of new cards to be ordered or reproduced
- Prepare inventory card to record purchase information location of library material
- Requisition additional cards
- Record new information, like death date of author revised edition date, to amend cataloged cards
- May supervise activities of other workers in unit.