Qualification Standard

Authorising body: Ministry of Culture
Group of fields: Journalism, Library and Information Science
Occupation: Reference Librarian
Validity of standard: From 21/10/2022 to 17/1/2027
Qualification level: 4

Qualification Standard

Vocational competence Level

Knowledge and comprehension of the publishing policy of the Czech Republic

4

Knowledge and comprehension of the recently published titles

4

Knowledge and comprehension of the basic electronic information resources

4

Providing bibliographic and inquiry services in libraries within the local and regional sphere of activities

4

Provision of loan services in libraries within the local and regional sphere of activities (including inter-library loans)

4

Keeping records, cataloguing and adjusting in libraries with the local sphere of activities

4

Operating the automated library system

4

Searching the bibliographic and factual information and their verification

4

Formal textual analysis and text content analysis, quick reading

4

Professional communication with readers, users and customers in libraries

4

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:

Association of Library and Information Professionals of the Czech Republic

National Library of the Czech Republic

National Technical Library

Institute of Information Studies and Librarianship, Charles University in Prague

Agricultural and Food Library of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information

Municipal Library Kutná Hora

Library of the Kroměříž Region

University Library of University of West Bohemia

Research Library of South Bohemia