Educational requirements:
Professional training requires a four year university degree in Library and Information Science, or a three-year general university degree followed by a one-year post graduate diploma in Library and Information Science.
Job description:
Academic librarians are friendly and genuine people they offer help to all members of the community including students which the library more often, researchers and teachers. Academic Librarians.
Responsibilities:
- Managing budgets and library resource
- Managing library furniture and equipment
- Managing books, journals and websites
- assisting researchers with literature searches using databases, printed resources and the internet
- Updating database in the library sector
- Keeping a good relationship with suppliers
Possible companies to work for:
- Universities
- Public libraries
- Higher and further education and colleges
- Research institutions
