Library Services, #29050
Occupational Family: Educational and Media Services
Pay Band Range: 3 - 6

Concept of Work

This Career Group provides career tracks for librarians, archivists, and library assistants performing agency-wide or statewide library services for employees and others served by the agency. Employees perform duties ranging from entry level to management. Some employees may require professional librarian certification in accordance with the Code of Virginia 42.1-15.1.

Roles Comprising This Group

These roles describe the collective characteristics of the work performed by employees in the Library Services Career Group. The roles define the typical career paths for employees who pursue careers as library assistants, librarians, or archivists.

Although all of these occupations are library specialists, each warrants a separate career track. Each of these career paths requires different knowledge, skills, and abilities and would not naturally lead to the other for career progression. However, a role for each of these occupations represents different levels of work, or career progression. Career paths may exist within a single role, extend to other roles in this Career Group, or to roles in other occupationally related Career Groups.

PAY

BAND

PRACTITIONER ROLES

ROLE CODE

MANAGEMENT ROLES

ROLE

CODE

3

Library Specialist I

29051

   

4

Library Specialist II

29052

   

5

Library Specialist III

29053

   

6

   

Library Manager

29054

Role Descriptions

These roles are distinguished based upon the Compensable Factors of Complexity, Results, and Accountability and are used for position classification. These factors should be used for classification and compensation analysis. Recruitment and selection standards must be based on knowledge, skills, and abilities as indicated in the Employee Work Profile.

Library Specialist I

Code: 29051

Pay Band: 3

SOC: 43-4121*

This Library Specialist I role is a career track for the library assistant who provides assistance in archival, historical, library, records analyst, or administrative services. Duties range from routine to those that are varied and of advanced difficulty and include patron services, research or reference, acquisition and preservation of materials, copy cataloging or description, preparation of finding aids and guides, writing and editing, and records access and retention.

Library Specialist I

COMPLEXITY
  • Applies knowledge of library or archival operations and processes.
  • Demonstrates skill in customer support and training.
  • Applies knowledge of general support activities for general library and/or archival operations; and federal, state and local policies and procedures.
  • May require experience with library/archival technology applications.
  • May require knowledge of foreign languages.
  • May provide frequent public contact to provide information and direction.
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RESULTS
  • Materials and services are readily accessible to patrons and staff.
  • Collections are maintained according to library/archival conservation and preservation standards.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
  • May lead or supervise staff, students, or volunteers and/or function as a team member.
  • Works independently within applicable policies and procedures.
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Library Specialist II

Code: 29052

Pay Band: 4

SOC: 25-4011, 25-4021*

The Library Specialist II role provides career tracks for librarians and archivists whose expertise levels range in difficulty from entry to advanced level. Duties include patron services, research or reference, acquisition and preservation of materials, cataloging or description, preparation of finding aids and guides, writing and editing, records access, retention, and disposition. Employees’ responsibilities range from administrative and technical duties in an agency’s library or archives to providing professional services in a specialty area; or serving as the highest professional for a small library or the principal subdivision of a larger library.

Library Specialist II

COMPLEXITY
  • May require library/archival management experience.
  • Applies knowledge of federal, state & local policies and procedures.
  • May require professional librarian certification.
  • Applies knowledge of support activities for library/archival operations.
  • Applies knowledge of library/archival technology applications, to include networks, technical services, and administrative environment.
  • Contacts include general public, vendors, and/or government officials to provide library/archival information and/or assistance.
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RESULTS
  • Comprehensive information and services are available for diverse constituency according to statutory and regulatory requirements.
  • Collections are developed and maintained according to library conservation and preservation and/or archival/museum standards.
  • Programs and/or departments function efficiently and effectively.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
  • May lead or supervise staff, students or volunteers and/or manage one or more major functions.
  • Exercises independent judgment and decision making within general guidelines.
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Library Specialist III

Code: 29053

Pay Band: 5

SOC: 25-4011, 25-4021*

The Library Specialist III role provides career tracks for the librarians or archivists who are experts or supervisors responsible for agency-wide or statewide programs in archival, historical, library, records analyst, or support services functions. Complex duties may include coordination of programs, consultation in a specialty area, or supervision of one primary program at the considerably difficult level.

Library Specialist III

COMPLEXITY
  • Progressively responsible library/archival or program management experience.
  • Applies knowledge of specialized subject area, project management, and/or supervision.
  • May require knowledge of consultation theory and practice, and/or program management and evaluation
  • Applies knowledge of federal, state and local policies and procedures.
  • May require professional librarian certification.
  • Experience with library/archival technology applications.
  • Contacts vary from internal to national and international to provide professional information, consultation, and guidance.
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RESULTS
  • Programs, services, and agency image are sustained and promoted.
  • Successful program delivery is ensured.
  • Increased revenue from programs attracting heritage tourism.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
  • May lead or supervise staff and/or manage one or more major programs.
  • Considerable independence of action within program area.
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Library Manager

Code: 29054

Pay Band: 6

SOC: 11-9199

The Library Manager role provides a career track for managers responsible for leadership and creativity in two or more primary programs including archival, historical, library, records analyst, or support services functions and serves a statewide constituency. Considerably difficult duties may include establishing and monitoring guidelines, policies & procedures, production schedules, and overseeing specific technical and administrative program functions.

Library Manager

COMPLEXITY
  • Progressively responsible library/archival and/or program management experience.
  • Applies knowledge of specialized program area and management of people, resources, and programs.
  • May require professional librarian certification.
  • Applies knowledge of federal, state and local policies and procedures.
  • Experience with library/archival technology applications.
  • Contacts vary from internal to international to provide program and management information, consultation, and guidance and to interact with professional organizations.
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RESULTS
  • Programs, services, and agency image are sustained and promoted.
  • Programs are developed and maintained in a fiscally responsible manner.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
  • Effective management of staff and programs.
  • Independent decision making for direction of programs.
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*Statistical Reporting

This Career Group includes, but is not limited to the following Standard Occupational Classifications:

43-4121 Library Assistants

25-4011 Archivists

25-4021 Librarians

11-9199 Managers-All Others

New Effective Date: 11/01/01

History

Previous class titles (listed by new role title).

Library Specialist I

Class Code

Class Title

Grade

32012

Library Assistant

8

32051

Archivist A

8

32131

State Library Assistant

8

Library Specialist II

Class Code

Class Title

Grade

32052

Archivist B

9

32021

Librarian A

9

32141

State Library Generalist

9

32031

Library Specialist

9

32032

Library Specialist Senior

10

32142

State Library Specialist

10

32022

Librarian B

10

32143

State Library Specialist Senior

11

Library Specialist III

Class Code

Class Title

Grade

32144

State Library Coordinator

12

32145

State Library Consultant

12

32151

State Library Supervisor

13

Library Manager

Class Code

Class Title

Grade

32152

State Library Manager

15