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Library Technician

OFO Code: 343302

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
343302
Occupation
Library Technician
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
3433 · Gallery, Museum and Library Technicians

Official description
Gallery, museum and library technicians prepare artworks, specimens and artefacts for collections, arrange and construct gallery exhibits, and assist librarians to organize and operate systems for handling recorded material and files.

More official OFO detail
  • Assisting in setting up lighting and display equipment
  • Receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits
  • Designing and arranging exhibit furnishings, display cases and display areas
  • Searching and verifying bibliographic data
  • Mounting and preparing objects for display
  • Operating audiovisual and reprographic equipment
  • Cataloguing printed and recorded material
  • Entering data into databases and editing computer records
  • Ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems

2. Demand status

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