How do they match: Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

  • Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

  • Arrange for interlibrary loans of materials not available in a particular library.
  • Assemble and arrange display materials.
  • Code, classify, and catalog books, publications, films, audio-visual aids, and other library materials, based on subject matter or standard library classification systems.
  • Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and audio-visual materials on particular subjects.
  • Confer with teachers to select course materials and to determine which training aids are best suited to particular grade levels.
  • Evaluate materials to determine outdated or unused items to be discarded.
  • Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.
  • Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.
  • Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.

  • Classify materials according to standard systems.
  • Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials.
  • Inspect materials or equipment to determine need for repair or replacement.
  • Inventory materials or equipment.
  • Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
  • Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
  • Process library materials.
  • Select educational materials or equipment.