The profession of librarianship has changed dramatically in recent decades. In this age of databases, the internet and electronic media, librarians have become information professionals, specializing in information transfer. Librarianship includes a broad spectrum of services, administration and organisation. The core responsibilities include providing information, information retrieval and information management.

Requirements for the job include:

• Enjoy working with people
• Willingness to provide good service
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Flexibility and an ability to work under pressure
• Interest in information technology
• Willingness to undertake further vocational training
• Good general education

More information can be obtained from, for example, the Commission for Training and Job Profiles (Kommission für Ausbildung und Berufsbilder [1]) of the BIB (Professional Library Association), as well as the Bavarian Library Academy [2]. If you have questions about the library trainings or are interested in internships, please contact our staff training office.

To undertake duties at academic libraries you must be qualified in one of the following areas:

• Specialist in Media and Information Services [3]
• Bachelor Library and Information Management [4]
• Academic Librarian [5]