NKPD code: 4411
Library clerks issue and receive library materials, sort and shelve books, sound and video recordings, periodicals, magazines and newspapers, and provide general library information to users. Library clerks perform the following main tasks: • issuing and receiving library books and other materials; • shelving books and other library materials; • performing clerical support activities, including maintaining manual and electronic card catalogues, and word processing and typing where necessary; • maintaining subscriptions to periodicals; • assisting users in finding basic library materials and borrowing books from other libraries; • maintaining library records related to the acquisition, issue and return of books and other materials. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Card catalogue clerk – Collections keeper, museum/art gallery – Worker, library