Library services assistant

How much does an Library services assistant earn

A Library services assistant earns between $1.118 and $3.692 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.693 and a median salary of $1.399 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 2.297 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Library services assistant
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	1.693	20.314	423	8
1º Quartile	1.118	13.417	280	5
Median Salary	1.399	16.786	350	7
3º Quartile	2.816	33.793	704	14
Higher Salary	3.692	44.310	923	18

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
- - cultural services technicians
- - - library technicians

Related Positions:

Main workplaces

Library Technicians they work in libraries, documentation centers, archives, for example, in elementary, secondary, higher and professional schools, professional associations, companies, direct and indirect public administration bodies, research and statistical institutes, non-governmental organizations, etc. Their predominant employment relationship is as a formal employee and their work is generally carried out in groups with occasional or permanent supervision. In some activities, some professionals may work under special conditions, subject to the effects of repetitive strains and microorganisms.

What does it take to work in the field of Library Technicians

For the exercise of occupations, technical training in librarianship is required at a medium level and between four and five years of experience for the full exercise of activities, library assistants are medium-level technicians who are at the beginning of their careers, whose exercise does not require experience previous professional. Professionals without professional technical training should be classified as 4151 - documentation, information and research service assistants.

Functions and activities of Library services assistant

Library Technicians must:

attending the user in person and distance;

perform technical-administrative activities;

participate in the organization and maintenance of the environment;

organize cultural and extension activities;

serve the user in person and distance forms;

assist the user in person and distance;

serve the user in person and distance;

demonstrate personal skills;

serve the user in person and remotely;

perform collection maintenance;

processing information and documents;

perform technical-administrative activities;

assist the user in face-to-face and distance forms;

serve the user in person and remotely;

participate in the information dissemination process;

organizing cultural and extension activities;

treat information and documents;

serve the user in face-to-face and distance forms;

Activities

archive catalog cards;

operate audiovisual equipment;

work as a team;

collaborate in the preparation of the library's bylaws;

inventory the collection;

keep a register of institutional addresses;

perform reading activities in hospitals, prisons and other institutions;

participate in the administrative management of the information and documentation unit;

sanitize material;

digitizing materials;

assist in the selection of documents for incorporation into the collection;

assist in the search for partnerships;

perform switching services;

participate in the preparation of procedure manuals;

control loan, return, renewal and reservation of material;

keep the collection in order according to the adopted classification system;

participate in the database consistency process;

elaborate leaflets;

reproduce documents;

providing information for the development of computer programs for information systems;

demonstrate commitment to work;

complete statistical data sheets;

assist in the preparation of projects;

magnetize documents from the collection;

perform interlibrary loans;

assist in the acquisition of consumables, furniture and equipment;

update the user registration;

participate in the study of existing and potential demands;

demonstrate instrumental reading ability in foreign languages;

supporting library friends association actions;

demonstrate ability to operate computer applications;

develop cultural programs together with the community;

locate material in the collection;

ship mail and bags;

save documents;

unfold catalog cards;

maintain the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

assist in the acquisition of documents for incorporation into the collection;

participate in the organization of literary competitions;

search databases;

lending material from the collection;

perform exchanges of bibliographic material;

prepare statistical reports;

perform typing and typing services;

assist in the control of the use and maintenance of equipment;

control the schedule of events and courses;

assist in document disposal;

demonstrate ability to adapt to new working methods;

control document donation;

proceed ethically;

control document duplicate collection;

elaborate bibliographic alerts;

prepare a panel for the exhibition of new acquisitions;

conduct donation campaigns;

assist in book fairs;

control document acquisition;

assist in the training of the user for the use and appropriation of the information;

make the user identification card;

guide the user on the different languages for information retrieval;

guide in the rules of presentation of academic papers;

organize administrative files;

assist in the organization of conference calls;

control stocks of consumables;

assist in the operation of electronic contract systems;

replace documents;

demonstrate initiative;

elaborate mural;

assist in the editing of academic works;

control administrative files;

prepare documents for binding;

assisting in the organization of exhibitions;

enable the organization of cultural activities;

participate in cultural soirees;

assist in carrying out the traveling library;

participate in collection relocation;

assist in document cataloging;

assist in the preparation of abstracts;

reserve bibliographic material;

guide the user in the preservation of the collection;

qualify;

perform the sale of publications and related materials;

making contacts with community leaders and institutions;

perform reading, writing and speaking activities;

stamp documents;

control the user flow;

elaborate clipping;

organize the arrangement of furniture and equipment in the environment;

select documents for binding;

control the conditions of hygiene and cleanliness of the environment;

control document exchanges;

assist in the organization of exhibitions;

top documents for incorporation into the collection;

demonstrate oral and written communication skills;

search by user request;

monitor visits to the library;

update yourself;

check bound documents;

master the language of the information unit's area of operation;

assist in the inventory of non-bibliographic heritage assets;

write correspondence;

participate in the preparation of publications;

assist in document indexing;

check the existence of defects in the documents acquired;

charge loan repayment;

participate in the organization of the newspaper library;

tag documents;

elaborate the signage of the environment;

assist in distance learning activities;

archive academic production;

participate in planning and evaluation meetings;

evaluate the use and suitability of the environment;

develop posters;

demonstrate resourcefulness in dealing with the public;

disclose promotional materials and cultural events;

participate in the preparation and analysis of statistical criteria;

assist the user in bibliographic research;

collect statistical data;

do bibliographic surveys;

apply sanctions to the user;

assist in document classification;

participate in discussion networks in different media;

stamp documents;

perform document repair work;

feed databases;

demonstrate skill in dealing with the public;

making contacts with professionals for activities to encourage reading;

applying sanctions to the user;

advise the user about the operation, regulation and resources of the information unit;

Sectors that hire Library services assistant the most in the job market

elementary school
higher education - undergraduate
higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
high school
activities of associations for the defense of social rights
other service activities provided mainly to companies
activities of religious organizations
other teaching activities
child education - pre-school
temporary labor lease

Library services assistant - Career description, activities, functions and salary