INFM 101 Libraries in the Information Age

Role of Library Technician 0
Title: Role of Library Technician
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Role of Library Technician 1
Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Professional Skills......................................................................................................................2
Personal Skills............................................................................................................................2
The Skills Which I am Confident & Excited.............................................................................3
Skills I have to Improve & Focus on.........................................................................................3
Interview Details with a Library Technician.............................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4

Role of Library Technician 2
The job posting https://www.google.com/search?
source=hp&ei=o4X9W46uD5SUvQT23q7QDw&q=Job+postings+for+a+library+technician
+in+Canada+&oq=Job+postings+for+a+library+technician+in+Canada+&gs_l=psy-
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&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYiYv3k_XeAhUITo8KHfVABuEQp4wCMAJ6BAgFEB4#htidocid
=7XJFjo73Ma1wCd6zAAAAAA%3D%3D .
Introduction
The job posting that has been selected is of a Library Technician at the OCAD
University in Toronto. The main reason why I selected this job posting because it covers a
wide range of role that a library technician has to perform to provide academic and
administrative support to the university, which will facilitate me with various opportunities to
learn new things and strengthen my abilities as a library technician. The job posting covers
management from the upper level to the lower level, covering all the important tasks.
Professional Skills
The main professional skills that are required by an applicant for the library
technician position in the OCAD University is that the candidate has to be the skills to
schedule the different tasks according to the deadline and for this, the candidate should have
very good organizing and planning skills. The applicant also has to supervise the student
monitors, should know how to manage the inter-library loan, and should possess the qualities
that are required to work in collaboration with the other technicians, hence they should have
high competencies in team building and teamwork.