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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| library-assistant | Occupational skill for the role 'library assistant' (also: library services assistant, library clerk, assistant librarian, library technician, senior library assistant). Use when the user asks for typical library assistant work such as: Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials.; Enter and update patrons' records on computers.; Provide assistance to teachers and students by locating materials and helping to complete special projects. |
Library Assistant
Library assistants assist the librarian in the day-to-day activities of the library. They help clients find the materials they need, check out library materials and restock the shelves.
Core workflow
- Reserve, circulate, renew, and discharge books and other materials.
- Enter and update patrons' records on computers.
- Provide assistance to teachers and students by locating materials and helping to complete special projects.
- Train other staff, volunteers, or student assistants and schedule and supervise their work.
- Conduct reference searches, using printed materials and in-house and online databases.
- Deliver and retrieve items throughout the library by hand or using pushcart.
- Take actions to halt disruption of library activities by problem patrons.
- Process print and non-print library materials to prepare them for inclusion in library collections.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- analyse library users' queries
- arrange interlibrary loans
- assess informational needs
- classify library materials
- copyright legislation
- display library material
- instruct library users in digital literacy
- maintain library equipment
- maintain library inventory
- manage library users queries
- organise information
- organise library material
- provide library information
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Hot technologies
Top tools from 37 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-15):
- Microsoft Excel — 14 %
- Microsoft Office — 14 %
- Microsoft Word — 14 %
- Adobe Acrobat — 11 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/37b15470-3b2d-4ae0-816c-c7c06ed15c99), ONET 30.3 (25-4031.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*