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Automations for Librarians

Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or borrowing. Work in a variety of settings, such as educational institutions, museums, and corporations, and with various types of informational materials, such as books, periodicals, recordings, films, and databases. Tasks may include acquiring, cataloging, and circulating library materials, and user services such as locating and organizing information, providing instruction on how to access information, and setting up and operating a library's media equipment.

O*NET occupation: Librarians and Media Collections Specialists (25-4022.00). The software list and tasks below come from that record, not from guesswork.

Runs on software librarians already use

Matched through the tools this occupation is documented as using.

Software librarians use that we connect

What we can build for librarians

The job’s documented tasks, most important first. Each is a request away.

  1. Check books in and out of the library.Quote it
  2. Teach library patrons basic computer skills, such as searching computerized databases.Quote it
  3. Review and evaluate materials, using book reviews, catalogs, faculty recommendations, and current holdings to select and order print, audio-visual, and electronic resources.Quote it
  4. Search standard reference materials, including online sources and the Internet, to answer patrons' reference questions.Quote it
  5. Keep up-to-date records of circulation and materials, maintain inventory, and correct cataloging errors.Quote it
  6. Analyze patrons' requests to determine needed information and assist in furnishing or locating that information.Quote it

Something specific to how you work?

Describe the apps and the outcome. A fixed quote and a delivery date come back within one business day, and the build is yours to keep.

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