Table 1Transition record

archivisttolibrarian

A archivist already meets 22% of what the librarian role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From archivist

22%

Overlap1

To librarian

14 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

80 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 80

This move: 80 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the librarian role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the archivist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A librarian role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a archivist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage information access aids information skills
already held collection management social sciences, journalism and information
already held create semantic trees information skills
already held digital curation social sciences, journalism and information
already held develop classification systems information skills
already held use software for data preservation working with computers

All 14 carried skills, including the 2 the librarian role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held assess informational needs required
required, not held buy new library items required
required, not held negotiate library contracts required
required, not held develop solutions to information issues required

optional, not held confer with library colleagues optional
optional, not held draw up professional texts optional
optional, not held select new library items to acquire optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional

02 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held evaluate information services using metrics required
required, not held analyse library users' queries required
required, not held classify library materials required
required, not held conduct scholarly research required

optional, not held apply for library funding optional
optional, not held compile library lists optional
optional, not held organise information optional

03 management skills 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held arrange interlibrary loans required

optional, not held assist in library facility planning optional
optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
optional, not held supervise daily library operations optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held provide library information required

optional, not held assist students with library operations optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held guarantee students' safety optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional

05 education 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held scientific research methodology required

optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held information governance compliance required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a librarian role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collection management knowledge
already held perform customer management skill
already held coordinate educational programmes skill
already held create semantic trees skill
already held develop classification systems skill
already held digital curation knowledge
already held digitise documents skill
already held digitization knowledge
already held manage digital archives skill
already held manage human resources skill
already held manage information access aids skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held use databases skill
already held use software for data preservation skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

required, not held manage digital libraries required

08 arts and humanities 4 supplementary

optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional
optional, not held musical genres optional
optional, not held types of literature genres optional

09 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional

10 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain library equipment optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist students with library operations optional
optional, not held apply for library funding optional
optional, not held assist in library facility planning optional
optional, not held compile library lists optional
optional, not held confer with library colleagues optional
optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
optional, not held draw up professional texts optional
optional, not held maintain library equipment optional
optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held select new library items to acquire optional
optional, not held supervise daily library operations optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held escort students on a field trip optional
optional, not held guarantee students' safety optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional
optional, not held musical genres optional
optional, not held organise information optional
optional, not held oversee extra-curricular activities optional
optional, not held perform playground surveillance optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held types of literature genres optional

13 held skills the librarian role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role aid archive users with their enquiries skill
not needed by the target role appraise historical documents skill
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role contextualise records collection skill
not needed by the target role facilitate access to information skill
not needed by the target role manage archive users guidelines skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage digital documents skill
not needed by the target role perform records management skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role store archival documents skill
not needed by the target role study a collection skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held information governance compliance required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
optional, not held post-secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held kindergarten school procedures optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional
optional, not held musical genres optional
optional, not held primary school procedures optional
optional, not held secondary school procedures optional
optional, not held types of literature genres optional

Index

Other moves recorded from archivist

Full index of moves from archivist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.