Required skills
communication skills to:
consult and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including collection specialists and colleagues
discuss complex ideas and concepts with others
learning skills to improve work outcomes and personal achievement through regular review of performance indicators in relation to collection maintenance and preservation procedures
planning and organising skills to:
assess and develop resource strategies for collection care
develop and manage policies, systems and procedures for collection care in an integrated way
systematically review policies, systems and procedures for collection care, maintenance and preservation
problemsolving skills to:
analyse strategic issues, including risk-management challenges
anticipate and respond to a range of problems and challenges that may arise in the context of managing procedures
self-management skills to:
act as a role model at work
follow workplace procedures
prioritise work tasks
set personal and team goals
teamwork skills to:
provide leadership
seek feedback from team members on effectiveness of collection maintenance and preservation procedures
work collaboratively with others
technology skills to create, access and manage metadata.
Required knowledge
strategies for storage, display, preservation and conservation of different types of information materials
risk factors for different types of information materials
nature of cooperative arrangements that exist between information services providers in relation to collection care and maintenance
issues that affect the care, maintenance and preservation of specific types of information materials, both print and electronic
copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues that affect collection care and management
organisational collection development policies on the care, maintenance and preservation of specific information collections
cultural protocols that impact on collection care and management, including those for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander material
purposes and objectives of existing digital preservation policies
benefits and limitations of digital preservation.