Georgia Perimeter College Library Assistant

  • A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested materials; management of books, periodicals, and other documents. Find colleges offering library assistant degree.
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    • Job Description
      Assist librarians by helping readers in the use of library catalogs, databases, and indexes to locate books and other materials; and by answering questions that require only brief consultation of standard reference. Compile records; sort and shelve books; remove or repair damaged books; register patrons; check materials in and out of the circulation process. Replace materials in shelving area (stacks) or files. Includes bookmobile drivers who operate bookmobiles or light trucks that pull trailers to specific locations on a predetermined schedule and assist with providing services in mobile libraries. Read more about library technicians in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

      • Total Employment: 1,330
      • Average Annual Salary: $32,090
      • Average Hourly Rate: $15.43
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 120,600
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 131,200
      • Percent Job Growth: 10.60%
    • Job Description
      Compile records, sort and shelve books, and issue and receive library materials such as pictures, cards, slides and microfilm. Locate library materials for loan and replace material in shelving area, stacks, or files according to identification number and title. Register patrons to permit them to borrow books, periodicals, and other library materials. Read more about library assistants, clerical in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

      • Total Employment: 1,390
      • Average Annual Salary: $22,630
      • Average Hourly Rate: $10.88
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 122,000
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 135,500
      • Percent Job Growth: 13.50%
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    Library Assistant
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    All Students1
     
    By Gender
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    Female1
     
    By Race
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