The qualities that a librarian should possess.
First, the qualities that university librarians should have under the network environment
1, professional ethics
With the in-depth development of China's reform and opening up, it has brought unprecedented vitality and vitality to the library industry, and many brand-new academic talents and pioneering talents have emerged in the library industry. However, in recent years, due to the change of people's values, people's traditional ideas have been impacted by new ideas and new cultures, which has greatly changed the traditional professional ethics, and made the professional ethics of librarians face severe challenges, resulting in some people not being able to treat library work correctly. It is very urgent and particularly important for librarians to resist temptation, stay away from poverty, give full play to their window role and improve their professional ethics.
Librarians should establish the idea of reader first and service first, and establish the concept of serving readers wholeheartedly, which is the fundamental purpose and starting point of librarian work. No matter under the traditional manual conditions or in the modern network information age, this service tenet cannot be changed. On the contrary, under the network environment, the concept of librarians serving them wholeheartedly should be further strengthened.
2. Librarians should have a strong sense of innovation.
Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress, the eternal motive force for a country's prosperity and development, and the important motive force for the sustainable development of China's book management. Therefore, as the main body of library management, librarians must get rid of outdated consciousness and behavior, establish innovative ideas and implement innovative actions, provide internal motivation for the development of library management in China, and better adapt to the development of the network era.
3. Librarians should have strong comprehensive application ability of modern information technology.
Modern information technology not only refers to network communication technology, but also has been applied to all aspects of library management. Modern information technology is a sharp weapon, carrier and important means for librarians to collect, sort out, spread and develop information resources. Librarians' comprehensive application ability of information technology directly affects the quality of their information services.
4. Strive to create the necessary human environment.
Although network technology has brought great convenience to book management, with the rapid development of network technology, it has greatly changed the traditional service of the library. With the support of network technology, the service level of library has been pushed to a new level, and the people-oriented service concept should be more obvious.
With the rapid development of network technology, human civilization has been pushed to a higher level. At the same time, under the network environment, the library has obtained stronger technical support. We should construct the humanistic spirit of the library under the network environment, so as to realize the more healthy, comprehensive and harmonious development of the library, and make the library continue to play its due role in the network era and become an inexhaustible spiritual source for human beings.
5. Librarians should have keen information consciousness, strong information ability and psychological quality.
In the network environment, the strength of information consciousness directly affects whether people use information and the effect of using it. Librarians provide various services according to the needs of different users and readers. Librarians should directly provide information and materials to readers and users in their work, and get feedback from them, which requires librarians to have the ability to analyze the psychological characteristics, activity process and behavior needs of users and readers.
6. Strong discipline
In terms of professional discipline, we should consciously safeguard readers' rights and interests, keep readers' secrets, respect intellectual property rights, promote information dissemination, cherish literature resources and standardize professional exchanges. Free access to information and free expression are the basic rights of readers. In the past, the main purpose of the library was to preserve books, not to serve readers. Pay insufficient attention to the awareness of respecting intellectual property rights and protecting readers' secrets.
Library services must embody the principles of equality, confidentiality and public morality, and show humanistic care for readers. Libraries provide readers with documents, which are tools and resources. Librarians should not only protect the quantity of documents, but also collect them carefully and manage them scientifically in order to make better use of them and realize their due value.
Secondly, the network environment puts forward new requirements for the quality of university librarians.
1, break the traditional concept and establish a new sense of service.
In recent years, with the continuous improvement of network technology, the process of information age is accelerating, which requires librarians to keep up with the pace of educational development, speed up their own knowledge and skills learning, have network information ability and service awareness, broaden service items and improve service quality to meet the needs of college readers under the network environment. Make librarians become the bridge and link between information users and information resources to communicate and transmit information.
2. It fully shows the social publicity, public welfare and enjoyment of modern book management.
The network environment provides superior conditions for information resources to enjoy * * *, users are the ultimate beneficiaries of resource enjoyment, and book management is a public welfare undertaking. In the era of knowledge economy, book management will be more public and interesting, and network communication technology will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the coordination field of information resources construction. Therefore, it is very necessary to improve the computer operation level of librarians and strengthen the network knowledge training.
3. Strengthen the social function of library management and improve the quality of the whole people.
One of the social functions of book management is social education. Under the modern information environment, with the development of library science to digitalization and networking, the social education function of library management has not been weakened, but has been strengthened. Because the book management under the network environment is the center of exchange and storage of various information resources.
4. Establish a people-oriented service concept.
As the first factor of productivity, the development of library can only be realized through the promotion of talents. Establishing people-oriented management concept is the first condition for the sustainable development of library cause.
With the rapid development of science and technology, technology is an important support for libraries to realize humanistic care. At the same time, technology is inseparable from the guidance of humanistic care, otherwise, the service function of the library will become rigid, single and mechanical. Thus, technology and humanistic care are inseparable. Therefore, while pursuing advanced technology, university libraries should also embody humanistic care, and recognize and attach importance to the important role of humanistic care in the construction of university digital libraries.
Judging from the current library rules and regulations, there is a serious lack of humanistic atmosphere in some clauses such as professional ethics, business norms and readers' norms. How to embody humanistic care in specific work is a place that needs improvement at present. Libraries should give readers more rights and space to choose knowledge resources and service methods.
Because the service behavior, attitude, appearance and language of library staff will have a great influence on readers' reading psychology, it requires library staff to constantly improve their own quality and self-cultivation so that readers can feel the quality service. On the one hand, librarians should first be strict with themselves. On the other hand, librarians constantly improve their professional quality and optimize their knowledge structure. Under the network environment, university library requires staff to have good political quality, professional skills and knowledge structure, that is, to know information classification and information processing, to become compound talents as much as possible and to provide better services for readers.
5. Strong professional knowledge
Professional knowledge is the basis of expert leadership, and it is difficult to be competent for book management without professional knowledge. Only when you have rich professional knowledge of library and information, know your own management objects and the specific situation of related businesses can you set appropriate goals for your department, make scientific decisions and implement expert leadership.
With the in-depth development of the new technological revolution, library science has gradually developed into a comprehensive discipline in which social science, natural science and applied science permeate, intersect and combine with each other. Therefore, in the breadth of cultural knowledge and the depth of professional technology, the knowledge quality of library managers is required to be higher.
In addition, the library is an automatic, electronic, networked and virtualized multi-functional knowledge service place. Computers will become one of the important symbols of modern libraries. Using it to manage the database can not only reduce the labor intensity of staff, but also retrieve information for readers quickly, accurately and flexibly, meet the needs of readers and effectively improve the utilization rate of information resources.
In addition, developing the existing library management service resources and strengthening the incentive mechanism are the necessary ways to improve the quality of library managers. All the work of the library consumes the mental and physical labor of the staff and produces many intangible and tangible material products.
In a word, the rapid development of modern information technology and network technology puts forward higher requirements for the skills and efficiency of book management. Therefore, librarians must constantly optimize the knowledge structure and cultivate comprehensive quality from the above aspects to meet the requirements of the network information age.
The qualities that a librarian should possess Part II
First, the moral quality of librarians
The moral quality of librarians occupies a very important position. Dante said: people can't move like animals, but should have pursuit and virtue. Without great character, there will be no great people, or even great artists and actors. As a manager who provides knowledge services, moral literacy is very important, because "serving readers warmly and sincerely" is the most basic moral literacy of librarians in China, and library work is very boring. Without a warm heart, we can't really stick to it, so patience and love are the personal qualities that excellent librarians must have.
Book management is a front-line work, day after day, very monotonous. If it is only out of love for readers, it is difficult to face different readers and different needs, especially some readers have put forward some needs beyond our work scope. Librarians need to be patient and always smile at them. Therefore, in this ordinary post, they need to be dissatisfied and keep in mind their duties and responsibilities. Libraries should also be teachers and provide services without distinction.
Second, the political thoughts of librarians
The quality of librarians, political and ideological quality is very important. Without good political and ideological quality, no matter how high professional organizations and talents are, they can't play a role. Librarians need to abide by the corresponding professional ethics and provide the spirit of source power for the cultivation of talents. Librarians also need to have the level of Marxist theory, always pay attention to international and domestic events, and have strong political sensitivity to social focus and hot spots.
Third, librarians need rich knowledge.
With the development of the era of knowledge economy, the library is moving towards a comprehensive science in which the social, natural, humanistic and applied disciplines permeate and combine with each other. Therefore, the knowledge quality of library managers needs to meet higher development requirements in the breadth of cultural knowledge and the depth of professional technology. As we know, the library is the development center of human intellectual resources. Librarians need to pay attention to the cultivation of cultural and professional qualities, which requires mastering certain basic cultural knowledge, including both natural and social subjects, as well as rich life experience and knowledge accumulation.
Fourth, librarians need strong professional quality.
In terms of professional quality, it is necessary to have rich library professional knowledge, be familiar with the characteristics of library work, be familiar with their own jobs, and centrally manage computer book management such as books and periodicals, newspaper interviews, classification, cataloging, lending, inquiry and reader management. First of all, service is the basic purpose of library management, so to improve the quality of service, we need to implement two principles and adhere to care and patience.
First of all, be familiar with the library's quality management system, including procurement, numbering, return, circulation, destruction and other processes, and guide the development of related work to avoid mistakes and improve efficiency in view of the problems and matters needing attention in each process; Secondly, the inventory of books should be counted irregularly, and the electronic ledger should be checked to ensure that each book can really track the service and avoid the loss and damage of books;
It is necessary to replenish the supply of goods in time, effectively control books, ensure that every book is in stock, meet the reference and search of daily work, and try our best to ensure the timely replacement of old and new books and the timely release of catalogues; Finally, strengthen the memory of books and know the usage of books like the back of your hand. When new books are put into storage, try to understand the preface and table of contents, and then master the outline to improve the utilization rate of books. Old books can also be put on shelves, repaired, shelved and borrowed, which is convenient to find and provide more convenient services.
In the era of global economic integration, it is more necessary for librarians to innovate independently, tap their own potential, actively learn advanced foreign management concepts and improve the overall quality of librarians.
As librarians, we should learn, make progress and go out. With scientific standards, librarians must take the road of science and technology, innovation and learning if they want to make progress and meet challenges.
The library is a scientific and cultural position that uses books and materials to spread. It cultivates a knowledge base of talents with innovative spirit and independent opinions. Book management is sacred and complicated. Due to the development of science and technology, the school library is gradually getting rid of the past working mode and moving towards the computer information management mode. In this environment, improving the professional quality of library managers plays a positive role in ensuring the normal operation of school libraries.
Librarian Title The ranks of university librarians in China are usually divided into four levels: assistant librarian (junior librarian), librarian, associate research librarian and research librarian, which are equivalent to assistant lecturer (teaching assistant), lecturer, associate professor and professor in China.
Ordinary librarians are only non-professionals of the library and are not included in the professional ranks of university libraries. Non-academic librarians are also divided into five grades, that is, librarians are the lowest grade.
Non-academic libraries usually adopt the classification of librarian ranks similar to those in China. At present, librarians engaged in teaching tasks in university libraries in China sometimes use the ranks of lecturer, assistant professor, associate professor and professor of university librarians in the United States, Canada and other countries.
Extended data
Librarians should not only have a bachelor degree or above in library science (or information management, also known as library science in Taiwan Province Province) or related majors, but also often need to master at least one other subject knowledge at the same time. Therefore, librarians, especially reference librarians, are often required to be sages with at least one or more master's or doctoral degrees.
Traditionally, library services are divided into two categories: one is technical services, mainly including acquisition, classification and cataloging, system support, etc. Another kind of reader service includes circulation service, reference service, thematic service (thematic research guidance) and information literacy education.
Librarians with different functions need to master different knowledge and skills. Therefore, librarians can be divided into interview librarians, cataloguing librarians, system librarians and reference librarians according to their functions.
Reference Librarian: Baidu Encyclopedia-Librarian
How about the work of assistant librarians? Many people think that the work of librarians is a job with little money and leisure. The reality is that most people don't know the job of librarian.
Librarian is a general term for occupation. Librarians, if they have a formal career establishment and a stable job, their income can cover their lives, rising slowly, their workload will not be overloaded, and they will not have 996 jobs. As for whether a job is good or not, different people have different evaluation criteria.
At present, some posts in public libraries, university libraries, middle school libraries, primary school libraries and military libraries are in the establishment, and some are not (such as outsourcing, personnel agency, labor dispatch, etc.). ). The compiled librarian recruitment is also a unified examination for the unit. The treatment and benefits of librarians in the establishment are not bad.
The library is an information institution with corresponding functional departments. Different positions have different requirements (major, education, work experience, etc.). ). Recruitment, position and professional requirements will be different every year.
The public library belongs to the institution directly under the cultural tourism bu/ting/ju, and the school library is the institution directly under the school. Working hours may vary.
For example, school librarians have winter and summer vacations.
If you want to be a librarian for life, then the librarian who prepares the test paper may be a good choice. If you only want to work in the transition period, the unprepared librarian can consider it.
What's the job like as a librarian? First of all, it is clear that librarians and librarians are two different occupations. Librarians really don't need any technical content, and they can be competent after completing nine-year compulsory education. The job content is nothing more than moving books, shelving and solving common problems of ordinary readers. Now many public libraries have outsourced this part of their work, which means that librarians are dispatch workers. Librarians sign labor contracts with libraries, and many of them are professional. With the continuous reform of public institutions, librarians may all be employed in the future.
Why do many people like to work in the library?
In everyone's impression, the work in the library is really relaxed and comfortable. I just stay with books every day, have a lot of time to read books, and the working environment is super good. However, this is not the case. People always like to stare at the advantages of other industries, while the disadvantages are often ignored. For example, how high it is to work in a bank. I wear a suit and tie and watch financial news every day. I know the national and international economic and financial situation like the back of my hand, with an annual income of tens of thousands. In fact, most people who work in banks laugh at themselves as financial workers. Their jobs are boring, their working hours are long, and their income is not as high as everyone thinks. Faced with the assessment of various indicators, they are under great pressure to resign. Similarly, the library industry also has its shortcomings, and the work content is roughly divided into the following parts. In fact, you only need to look at the organization of the library to know what jobs are available. In short, the purchasing and processing of books in the editing department is to buy books, and then input the information such as the title and author of the books into the book management system, and affix the call number and barcode to the books. Consulting department, answer readers' questions. Propaganda department, planning reader activities, operating new media, etc. Then there is the common financial and human resources. Of course, there are some big libraries, as well as the ancient books department, which specializes in scientific research. Do you find the work in these departments interesting? Want to work in the library, which department do you want to work in? In terms of salary, the salary of the library is the average level of society and can only be used for daily expenses. Saving money is impossible, and buying a house is even more unrealistic.
University library or public library?
At present, there seems to be no comparability between the two, and all aspects of university libraries are killing public libraries. No matter the working environment, salary and holiday, the university library is the winner. Basically, the library of every university is a landmark building of the school, and the environment inside is also the most comfortable. Except for the municipal library and the provincial library, the public library has a better environment, while other grass-roots libraries are small in area and old in equipment, at least in Wuhan where I live. Wages vary from place to place. Generally speaking, university libraries are higher than public libraries. Needless to say, university libraries have holidays in winter and summer vacations, and public libraries also have shifts on legal holidays. But in recent years, many people have applied for public libraries, and some public libraries are even a few hundred to one. I've said so much about the university library, but it's difficult to get in, at least more difficult than the public library. First of all, you must have a master's degree, which is the minimum academic threshold for university work. Secondly, the professional needs of university libraries are becoming more and more diversified, and all kinds of majors are recruiting people. Students majoring in library and information science have fewer and fewer opportunities to lie in university libraries.
What kind of person is more suitable to be a librarian?
Good home conditions, no shortage of room tickets, willing to live a plain and stable life, love books, ready to help others. I guess everyone is already dissatisfied with the service staff in the library. They go to the library to handle affairs, and their attitude is not like service, but more like approval. They drag their feet and have a very bad attitude. Many of these people have a little background, don't have much love for the library, and go to work purely for muddling along. I really hope that these older generations will retire and leave here quickly to make room for people who love libraries. With the development of China's cultural undertakings, libraries need a group of enthusiastic young people to purify the environment and promote innovation and development.
How to become a librarian 1 understand the definition of library science? Library science includes the management of librarians, the preservation, archiving and dissemination of information materials, the development of information technology and related teaching research. Librarians can study any of these majors, but many positions actually require them to be "generalists" with multi-domain knowledge. The work of librarians includes the following contents: the classification of library database belongs to the target librarian; Optimize data organization and classification methods, librarians; Using new technology to update the organization of old collections; Use empirical research methods to solve related problems; Promote the implementation of educational programs for students or other members of the public; Management of library departments and employees; Update the library collection in time; The title of Figure 2 is the second step of becoming a librarian. Librarians know the types of librarians. Maybe you are interested in becoming a librarian in a children's library, or you want to organize scientific materials. But we should know that different types of librarians have different responsibilities. Public libraries generally have many branches, which are convenient for the public to apply for library cards, and offer many public education courses that help to improve readers' reading level, which plays an extremely important role in providing free materials for the public. Accordingly, the librarians of public libraries should not only be responsible for collection renewal, inter-library communication and public system maintenance, but also undertake the responsibility of serving readers. The school library is an important part of primary and secondary schools, providing students with all kinds of books and materials that are beneficial to their all-round development. The main job of school librarians is to cultivate students' research ability, enhance students' interest in reading, and of course, be responsible for the daily operation of the library. Most academic libraries are located in university campuses, and their collections are often very rich because they want to meet the needs of students for further research. University libraries generally set up branches of law, natural science and art independently according to different disciplines. Generally, university libraries have special information desks to arrange librarians to catalog new materials and archive professional materials, so as to ensure the timely updating of books and answer questions for students at any time. Librarians in university libraries generally need a double degree, which can be law or other related disciplines. The title of figure 3 is the third step to become a librarian. What does a qualified librarian need? Many people are willing to work as librarians because they like reading, but this love is not enough. A good librarian should not only have a strong interest in knowledge, but also be good at sorting out and saving materials to facilitate readers' retrieval and utilization. Therefore, many librarians describe library science as "information enjoyment". At present, with the rapid development of information technology, librarians should keep up with the pace of technological update. Some library science projects even need a certain coding ability. Not all librarians have to deal with the public. Some librarians pay more attention to the classification and cataloging of materials in the library, so as long as you are keen on information collection, you can do a lot of things in the library. Figure 4: Step 04: Arrange exchanges and visits with librarians to enhance understanding. Whether it is a public library, a school library or a professional library, if there is a librarian you are interested in, you might as well meet him to discuss and consult some more in-depth topics. Ask him/her specific job responsibilities to see if they meet your expectations. Ask them why they choose to be librarians and what special qualities librarians need. Ask them about the master's course in library science, which is worth recommending.