Library and public archive technicians

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Library technicians

• Assist library users in accessing books, films, photographs, maps, documents, electronic materials and other library materials

• Catalogue new library acquisitions under the direction of a librarian

• Perform manual and on-line reference searches and make interlibrary loans for users

• Assist librarians in giving tours and providing children's and other specialized library programs.

• Public archive technicians

• Assist in developing inventories, forms and finding aids

• Implement and update classification plans and records scheduling and disposal plans

• Apply standards and policies for storage of records and archival materials

• Codify and classify archival materials

• Put archival materials on microfilm or in databases

• Transfer materials from current to semi-current status or put into permanent storage

• Purge, sort, reduce and sample archives

• Research and retrieve archival materials

• Participate in instructing and assisting users

• Ensure that proper procedures are followed in the use of computerized document management systems.

• Library technicians usually require completion of a two- to three-year college program in library and information technology.

• Public archive technicians require completion of a college diploma or certificate program in archive and document management technology.