archivist

Archivists assess, collect, organise, preserve and provide access to records and archives. Records maintained are in any format, analogue or digital and include several kinds of media (documents, photographs, video and sound recordings, etc.).

Alternative Labels

archives and manuscripts librarian

archives record clerk

archives researcher

archives specialist

cadastral archivist

digital archivist

land register archivist

processing archivist

reference archivist

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

aid archive users with their enquiries appraise historical documents contextualise records collection create semantic trees facilitate access to information manage archive users guidelines manage digital archives perform records management respect data protection principles store archival documents study a collection write scientific publications

Essential Knowledge

collection management conservation techniques digitization

Optional Skills and Competences

coordinate educational programmes develop classification systems digitise documents manage budgets manage digital documents manage human resources manage information access aids perform customer management recruit employees use databases use software for data preservation

Optional Knowledge

digital curation

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e3b08984-19fe-4d51-a1b0-990676fc7234

Status

released

Occupations

archivist

Description

Skills & Competences

Skills & Competences

Concept URI