How to become a Librarian or Related Information Professional
Official title: Librarians and Related Information Professionals
Manages the selection, classification, cataloguing and maintenance of library collections and other stored information.
Main tasks
- Plan library lending, interlibrary loan and search systems
- Access and provide information to businesses and other users through library information networks
- Research, analyse and revise library information services to meet user needs
- Recommend books, journals and other printed material for the library to buy
Ways in
- University department: Arts & Humanities degrees, Offered by 96 universities in Taiwan
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Demand for Legal, social and cultural jobs is projected at about 190,000 in 2024 and about 216,000 in 2030. (+13.7%)
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Librarian or Related Information Professional?
Ways in include: Arts & Humanities degrees.
Is a Librarian or Related Information Professional a growing career in Taiwan?
Demand for this job family is projected to change 13.7% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).
Will AI change the work of a Librarian or Related Information Professional?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026