Table 1Transition record

archivisttolibrary manager

A archivist already meets 19% of what the library manager role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From archivist

19%

Overlap1

To library manager

7 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

78.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.9

This move: 78.9 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the library manager 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A library manager 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 collection management social sciences, journalism and information
already held digital curation social sciences, journalism and information
already held manage human resources management skills
already held manage digital archives information skills
already held use databases working with computers
already held recruit employees management skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the library manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held buy new library items required
required, not held confer with library colleagues required
required, not held negotiate library contracts required
required, not held liaise with colleagues required
required, not held train employees required

optional, not held participate in school programs on libraries optional
optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held draw up professional texts optional

02 management skills 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held arrange interlibrary loans required
required, not held supervise daily library operations required
required, not held coordinate operational activities required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held supervise work required

optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional

03 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held literature required
required, not held types of literature genres required

optional, not held music and video industry optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held copyright legislation optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held provide library information required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held manage digital libraries required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a library manager 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held collection management knowledge
already held manage budgets skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held digital curation knowledge
already held manage digital archives skill
already held manage human resources skill
already held use databases skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held analyse library users' queries optional
optional, not held apply for library funding optional
optional, not held classify library materials optional
optional, not held evaluate library materials optional
optional, not held organise information optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held participate in school programs on libraries optional
optional, not held analyse library users' queries optional
optional, not held apply for library funding optional
optional, not held assess informational needs optional
optional, not held classify library materials optional
optional, not held draw up professional texts optional
optional, not held evaluate library materials optional
optional, not held apply change management optional
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held music and video industry optional
optional, not held organise information optional

20 held skills the library manager 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 coordinate educational programmes skill
not needed by the target role create semantic trees skill
not needed by the target role develop classification systems skill
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role digitization knowledge
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 digital documents skill
not needed by the target role manage information access aids skill
not needed by the target role perform customer management 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 use software for data preservation skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

5 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 project management required
required, not held literature required
required, not held types of literature genres required
optional, not held copyright legislation optional
optional, not held music and video industry 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.