Qualification Standard

Authorising body: Ministry of Culture
Group of fields: Journalism, Library and Information Science
Occupation: Independent librarian
Validity of standard: From 20/5/2025
Qualification level: 6

Qualification Standard

Vocational competence Level

Outlining the digital library content

 6

Organization of the digital document processing

 6

Knowledge and comprehension of the digital processing of documents and making them accessible to the public

 4

Knowledge and comprehension of the specialized electronic information resources

 6

Operating the automated library system

 6

Searching the bibliographic and factual information and their verification

 6

Knowledge and comprehension of the process of creating the databases of digital data

 6

Following entities have contributed

The Vocational Qualification Standard was prepared by the National Institute of Education of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the National Council for Vocational Qualifications, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and experts from these entities: 

  • Národní knihovna ČR

  • Asociace knihoven vysokých škol ČR

  • Sdružení knihoven ČR

  • Svaz knihovníků a informačních pracovníků ČR

  • Jihočeská vědecká knihovna České Budějovice

  • Katedra informačních studií a knihovnictví, Masarykova univerzita

  • Knihovna Jiřího Mahena Brno

  • Knihovna Kroměřížska

  • Knihovna Západočeské univerzity v Plzni

  • Krajská knihovna Pardubice

  • Městská knihovna Kutná Hora

  • Městská knihovna v Praze

  • Moravská zemská knihovna

  • Studijní a vědecká knihovna Hradec Králové


The Vocational Qualification Standard was approved by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.