Specialist for media and information services - specialising in libraries
Information on traineeships at the University of Jena
Books in the ThULB
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Media and information services specialists specialising in libraries are experts in the professional handling of information and media. They are involved in setting up, cataloguing and maintaining library collections and ensure that books, digital media and specialist literature are available at all times. They also take on administrative and organisational tasks, such as cataloguing or managing lending systems.
Another central part of their job is advisory services(s)|consultations: specialist staff support users in researching catalogues and databases, help them to obtain specific information and explain how to access digital tenders. In this way, they help to ensure that knowledge is available quickly and in a targeted manner.
The profession combines organisational skills with technical know-how and a love of working with people. Media and information services specialists therefore make an important contribution to knowledge transfer and are indispensable both in traditional librarianship and in digital information management.
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Training content
Training at the Thulb
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)Practical training includes the following knowledge and skills
skills are taught:- Acquisition, cataloguing and indexing of books, journals, electronic media, etc.
- Research strategies and search techniques for information and data
- Administration and maintenance of the collection
- Information, advisory service(s)|consultations and support for users
- Communication and co-operation
- Work organisation and library administration
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Duration and location of the training
Aufnahme des Bibliothekshauptgebäudes der ThULB mit Blick auf die Stadt Jena und den Fürstenkeller
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)The training period is 3 years.
The practical training takes place at the Thuringian University and State Library (Thulb)External link at the University of Jena. The theoretical knowledge is taught at the Kyffhäuserkreis state vocational school centreExternal link.
Please note: A stay at a boarding school is necessary
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Requirements
Two students in ThuLB
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)- Good secondary school certificate, especially in German and English
- Interest in working with books, magazines and other media
- Careful and systematic way of working
- Basic knowledge of electronic data processing is desirable
- A sense of order
- Enjoy working with people
