Independent reference librarian (code: 72-009-R)

Qualification Standard

Vocational competence	Level
Knowledge and comprehension of the book market and production of other information sources	6
Knowledge and comprehension of the recently published titles	4
Processing the concepts, plans and programs in the field of librarianship and information services and systems	6
Providing the bibliographic and inquiry services from specialized sources in libraries	6
Creating the bibliographic and factual databases	6
Providing the interlibrary loan and delivery services in libraries	6
Operating the automated library system	6
Searching the bibliographic and factual information from specialized sources and their verification	6
Formal textual analysis and text content analysis, quick reading	6
Professional communication (including communication in a foreign language) with readers, users and customers in libraries	6
Independent ensuring the operation of the library with universal or specialized collections within the regional sphere of activities	6
Creating the library content and system design, management and organization of specialized (sub) library collections and reading rooms in libraries	6

Following entities have contributed

The qualification standard was prepared by the Sector Council for Culture. It has been established and licensed for this activity by the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic and the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic.

 

Entities represented in the following work group have contributed:

Svaz knihovníků a informačních pracovníků ČR (SKIP)

Národní knihovna ČR

Národní technická knihovna

Ústav informačních studií a knihovnictví Filozofické fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze

Knihovna Antonína Švehly Ústavu zemědělské ekonomiky a informací

Městská knihovna Kutná Hora

Knihovna Kroměřížska

Univerzitní knihovna Západočeské univerzity v Plzni

Jihočeská vědecká knihovna v Českých Budějovicích