A.
Nature of work. This is supervisory and professional
library work involving a four-fold responsibility for the management
of the Town and regional library and for performing professional library
activities. Responsibilities are to the trustees who hire the Librarian
and who, with the Librarian, form the general policies of the library;
to the staff who are hired by the Librarian and whose salaries, working
conditions and morale are the Librarian's responsibility. The Librarian
is a supervisor with final authority for each department of the library
and is able to substitute and instruct in each department.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1)
Establishes and supervises operating procedures for
the library and impartially administers the rules and regulations
of the library which have been previously approved by the trustees.
(2)
Assists the Board of Trustees in forming library policies
in keeping with American Library Association (ALA) recommendations,
as well as those recommended by the Rhode Island Department of State
Library Services.
(3)
Helps prepare the budget.
(4)
Submits bills for approval by the trustees and supervises
library bookkeeping.
(5)
Evaluates, selects and orders library materials (books,
periodicals, recordings, microfilms, new equipment and supplies).
(6)
Keeps the library a useful part of the community by
its services to schools, churches, community groups and shut-ins.
(7)
Prepares the annual report, statistical and financial,
for presentation to the Board of Trustees, who in turn, present it
to the townspeople.
(8)
Prepares reports for the Federal Government, Department
of State Library Services and whatever other reports are needed.
(9)
Keeps up-to-date on library literature and automation.
(10)
Attends and takes part in library meetings.
(11)
Plans and supervises programs for special days and
times, such as National Library Week, Rhode Island Heritage Week,
etc.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1)
Thorough knowledge of professional library principles,
methods, materials and practices.
(2)
Knowledge of modern principles and practices of library
administration.
(3)
Knowledge of community needs and interests as related
to library services.
(4)
Ability to plan and supervise the work of subordinate
library employees.
(5)
Ability to speak effectively and to interest community
leaders, public officials and professional groups, as well as the
general public, in the importance of library service.
(6)
Typing ability.
A.
Nature of work. The children's librarian is responsible
for the efficient and happy functioning of the Junior Department of
the library, within the framework designed by the Trustees and Library
Director. The position involves general knowledge of all phases of
library work, professional and otherwise, plus a specialized knowledge
of children's literature, past and present, the use of children's
reference books and ability in handling and advising children.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1)
Supervises the Junior Department of the library, providing
assistance to children, parents, teachers and all interested in children's
reading.
(2)
Shows children and adults as needed how to use the
card catalog, reference collection and general collection.
(3)
Complies bibliographies as needed or requested.
(4)
Finds answers to questions and material needed in
research.
(5)
Teaches library science to school children as long
as is needed.
(6)
Assembles depository libraries for classroom libraries
as long as is needed.
(7)
Uses the adult collection whenever necessary and seeks
help from the Reference Librarian, if necessary.
(8)
Evaluates, selects and orders books and other material
for the junior book collection.
(9)
Conducts or organizes story hours, book talks, etc.
and arranges displays.
(10)
Files cards in the junior card catalog.
(11)
Counts and files daily circulation.
(12)
Registers and reregisters junior borrowers.
(13)
Represents the library at library meetings on work
with children and public meetings, where children's books and reading
are discussed.
(14)
Keeps up with library literature and new ideas in
library service to children.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1)
Professional knowledge of library principles, methods,
procedures, materials and practice.
(2)
Knowledge of children's literature, past and present,
and reader interest levels.
(3)
Some knowledge of school requisites.
(4)
Ability to perform reference service and reader's
advisory work with children.
(5)
Ability to stimulate the young in reading.
(6)
Ability to speak well and to dramatize stories for
children.
A.
Nature of work:
(1)
This is routine clerical work of a subprofessional
nature in the performance of a variety of library activities, plus
some elementary knowledge of and use of standard library procedures,
techniques and resources.
(2)
Work involves responsibility for the prompt, efficient
and regular performance of clerical duties in connection with the
charging and discharging of library materials, minor filing and book
repairs and proficiency in dealing with people. Work is performed
under the supervision of a trained librarian who outlines details
of each new assignment and exercises general supervision over the
work in process. Very little resourcefulness is needed.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1)
Registering of new borrowers and reregistering of
expired registrations.
(2)
Charging and discharging of library materials.
(3)
Alphabetizing and placing in numerical order book
cards.
(4)
Recording statistics.
(5)
Sending of overdue notices and keeping that file accurate
and up-to-date.
(6)
Estimating charges on overdue material and receiving
same.
(7)
Keeping the reserve file accurate and sending reserve
notices to patrons.
(8)
Renewing library material where needed.
(9)
Checking in magazines and making them ready to circulate.
(10)
Changing "new" books to "recent" and "recent" to "old."
(11)
General housekeeping duties involved at the charging
desk and in the correct and neat shelving of books.
(12)
Opening and closing of the library.
(13)
Duties of a somewhat more professional sort: typing
of catalog cards, mending books, lettering books, discarding books
and answering directional requests and elementary reference questions.
(14)
Work of secretarial nature: typing of letters for
the Librarian and trustees, typing payment vouchers, bookkeeping under
the supervision of the Librarian and mimeographing.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
A.
Nature of work. The position of reference librarian
requires a high educational and intellectual background and professional
training in the use of library materials to make the library resources
available and meaningful to the users. Material needed may be for
educational, informational or recreational purposes.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1)
Finding answers to specific questions and assembling
material found through research for library patrons.
(2)
Compiling bibliographies, courses of study and planning
exhibits.
(3)
Evaluation of new books of reference content and making
recommendations for purchase.
(4)
Instructing library patrons in the use of the catalog
and reference books and other aids.
(5)
Advising and suggesting possible fields of interest
to users.
(6)
Handling of regional reference and borrowing.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1)
Familiarity with principles and techniques of cataloging
in order to make the best possible use of the catalog in finding material.
(2)
Thorough knowledge of the contents and use of the
library's reference books, such as directories, bibliographies, indexes,
abstracts, atlases, the map, picture and pamphlet file, as well as
the holdings of other libraries which may be utilized.
(3)
Cognizance of current events, local, national and
international.
(4)
Speed, efficiency and courtesy in handling research.
(5)
Resourcefulness and sympathetic interest in people.
(6)
Ability to represent the library at library conferences
and public meetings.
(7)
Performance of related work as required.
A.
Nature of work:
(1)
This is simple and routine work in a library requiring
no previous training or special knowledge of library routine other
than that received on the job.
(2)
Employees are expected to perform assigned tasks promptly
and carefully under close supervision. Positions in this class are
usually part time and generally filled by students.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1)
Ability to follow simple oral and written directions.
(2)
Ability to sort alphabetically and numerically.
(3)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relations with other employees and library patrons.
(4)
Ability to read numerical and letter material rapidly
and accurately.
(5)
Speed and neatness.
A.
Nature of work. This is professional library work
of highly specialized nature. The public catalog is the key to the
whole library collection of books, pamphlets, pictures, maps, recordings
and microfilms. The cataloger has the job of classifying all library
material according to the contents of such material and with relation
to other material in the library. Author headings, both personal and
corporate, must be established, material classed, subjects assigned
and cards typed and filed. All this work is done according to accepted
form and rule.
B.
Examples of work performed. Any one position may not
include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include
all tasks which may be found in positions of this class.
(1)
Classification of any pamphlet, book, recording, map,
picture and microfilm in its proper place in the field of knowledge,
according to subject matter, with reference to related material.
(2)
Cataloging of all such material. Cataloging is the
printed description of library holdings according to certain specified
forms planned by the American Library Association and the Library
of Congress.
(3)
Selection of subject headings descriptive of material
cataloged, under which headings cards are typed and filed in the public
catalog, to lead the user to the book on the information desired.
(4)
Typing of the master card.
(5)
Filing of cards in the public catalog or supervision
of other's filing.
(6)
Performance of related work as required.
C.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
(1)
Knowledge of and experience in accepted ways of classification
and cataloging.
(2)
High degree of typing ability.
(3)
Analytical mind.
(4)
Appreciation of the varied fields of knowledge and
the knowledge or the ability to discover the component parts of these
fields of knowledge.
(5)
Ability for detailed work and research.
(6)
Ability to file, library fashion.
(7)
Ability to keep abreast of new trends in library techniques.
