ALIA education
Library assistants
What qualifications do you need?
There are no formal qualifications required for you to work as a library assistant but to enhance opportunities for promotion you are encouraged to -
- undertake Certificate II or Certificate III (part of the Diploma of Library / Information Services) library technician course offered at TAFE; or
- complete the Diploma of Library / Information Services course offered at TAFE to enable you to work as a Library technician; or
- have your competencies assessed against the training package in your current job either by taking a course or through on-the-job assessment.
For more information visit Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA).
What will you do?
Library assistants work as part of a service team, assisting librarians and library technicians with library and office tasks and procedures.
Typical tasks may include:
- Respond to enquiries and providing advice and assistance to library users
- Work as part of a team in a library or information service environment
- Identify and correcting minor faults with multimedia equipment
- Reshelve returned library resources
- Show customers how to use information services e.g. electronic catalogues
- Use electronic information management and cataloguing tools for data entry
ALIA Membership
Join ALIA to take advantage of the diverse range of services and benefits provided exclusively for ALIA members -
- subscription to ALIA's monthly magazine inCite
- employment information
- networking opportunities ... participate in events and conferences at a reduced ALIA-member rate
- access to ALIA's affinity program and more.
All interested individuals, including those studying towards a library and information science qualification, may join ALIA as a 'personal Member'. No qualifications are required.
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