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What does a librarian do?

You may have wondered what a librarian does besides sorting books on the shelves?

University Librarian

During your studies, the librarian is not only an organizer of academic information, but also an accessible friend, guide, and pillar of support on your academic journey. Here's a closer look at what a librarian actually does in their everyday life.

The librarian is an expert in conveying and organizing information. By navigating through an extensive collection of books, journals, and electronic resources, they help users seek the information they need for their studies and research projects.

Book search and reference advice

University librarians offer teaching and workshops to contribute to users' information literacy, i.e. the ability to search, evaluate and use information.

Part of the librarian's role is to support users in managing and citing sources correctly. They can provide guidance on various reference management tools to help maintain academic standards.

For students and researchers, the librarian plays a key role by offering support in the research process. This includes, among other things, information retrieval, reference management and advice in the publication of research.

University librarians are constantly working to expand the library's collections by cataloguing and indexing new and old books and journals. Librarians ensure that the library's resources are up-to-date, relevant and useful within the university's ever-changing environment.

The modern university library consists of a variety of technical systems that must work together. Librarians collaborate both internally with the university's various departments and externally with various IT suppliers to give the user access to a particular technology, service or information.

Librarian's knowledge

To achieve lifelong learning in the digital world, it is important to be able to distinguish between reliable and unreliable information. Librarians can contribute to information literacy, by helping users assess sources and developing the ability to search, evaluate, and use academic information.

In short, lifelong learning means that people acquire knowledge throughout their lives, whether through formal education or personal experience. Libraries play a significant role in such a process of formation by providing reliable resources and supporting citizens in their quest for knowledge and understanding.

University librarians have a broad understanding of Scholarly communication.

Scholarly communication refers to the internal processes of producing, sharing and disseminating scientific knowledge and research results between researchers and society.

 

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