Library Clerks (1451)

Job titles

• art department library clerk
• book returns clerk - library
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Nature of work

Library clerks issue and receive library materials, sort and shelve books and provide general library information to users. They also perform clerical functions. Library clerks are employed by libraries or other establishments with library services.

Fields of interest

• Working in an office
• Writing, working in communications and information

Main duties

• Library clerks perform some or all of the following duties:
• - Issue and receive library books and other materials
• - Reshelve books and other library materials
• - Perform clerical activities such as manual and electronic filing, word processing and occasional typing
• - Maintain journal subscriptions
• - Assist library users in accessing basic library materials and making interlibrary loans.

Main characteristics of the occupation

• * Interests
• * Physical activities
• * Aptitudes
• * Environmental conditions
• * Data, people, things

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Employment requirements

• * Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Skill type

• Business, finance and administration

Skill level

• Intermediate

More information

• * Progression to more senior positions is possible with experience and post-secondary education related to library science.

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