ISCO Unit Group 2622 Librarians And Related Information Professionals
Definition
Librarians And Related Information Professionals: Librarians and related information professionals collect, select, develop, organize and maintain library collections and other information repositories; organize and control other library services and provide information for users.
Tasks include-
(a) organizing, developing and maintaining a systematic collection of books, periodicals and other printed, audiovisually and digitally recorded material;
(b) selecting and recommending acquisitions of books and other printed or audiovisually and digitally recorded material;
(c) organizing, classifying and cataloguing library material;
(d) managing library borrowing and interlibrary loan facilities and information networks;
(e) retrieving material and providing information to business and other users based on the collection itself or on library and information-network systems;
(f) conducting research and analysing or modifying library and information services in accordance with changes in users’ needs;
(g) devising and implementing schemes and conceptual models for the storage, organization, classification and retrieval of information;
(h) preparing scholarly papers and reports;
(i) performing manual, online and interactive media reference searches, making interlibrary loans and performing other functions to assist users in accessing library materials.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Bibliographer
- Cataloguer
- Librarian
Occupations
| Occupation | Title |
|---|---|
| C2622.1 | ISCO Occupation Group 2622.1 Information Manager |
| C2622.2 | ISCO Occupation Group 2622.2 Librarian |
