Qualification Standard

Authorising body: Ministry of Culture
Group of fields: Journalism, Library and Information Science
Occupation: Reference librarian specialist
Validity of standard: From 21/10/2022
Qualification level: 7

Qualification Standard

Vocational competence Level

Formal textual analysis and text content analysis of a professional foreign language text, speed reading

7

Designing, structuring and creating the bibliographic and factual databases

7

Professional communication (including communication in a foreign language) with readers, users and customers in libraries

6

Knowledge and comprehension of the book market and production of other information sources

6

Operating the automated library system

6

Providing the bibliographic and inquiry services in libraries within the national or occupational sphere of activities

7

Providing the international interlibrary services in libraries designated in accordance with the Library Act

7

Work with electronic information sources and tools

7

Preparing cycles of systematic training in the field of bibliography and information literacy in libraries

7

Independent ensuring the operation of a library with universal or specialized collections within the regional sphere of activities

6

Monitoring and control of the development of customer satisfaction in libraries

7

Comprehensive management and organization of library collections within the institution

7

Searching the bibliographic and factual information from specialized sources, their verification and management of data bases

7

Strategic planning in the field of librarianship and information services and systems

7

Training of the library staff

7

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

Městská knihovna Kutná Hora

Knihovna Kroměřížska

Univerzitní knihovna Západočeské univerzity v Plzni

Jihočeská vědecká knihovna v Českých Budějovicích