{"id":13508,"date":"2013-03-20T14:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T18:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2013-05-27T13:18:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T17:18:06","slug":"other-duties-as-assigned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=13508","title":{"rendered":"Other duties as assigned?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Tiffany Newton, Head Editor, INALJ Missouri<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Other duties as assigned?<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"DSC06058\"<\/a>Almost every job description has this line. It’s usually near the bottom of the list of duties. It says “Other duties as assigned.”<\/strong> What does this mean? Well, pretty much whatever you and your employer agree that you should do. One thing I’ve learned about working in libraries is that the librarian should be flexible. These “other duties” will pop up all over the place.<\/p>\n

I find that after I start the job I realize there\u2019s a gap in current skills; one example would be that they don\u2019t have a creative person to make bulletin board displays. I had this creativity, so I asked if I could make something. After that, I was just \u201cstuck\u201d with this duty. I don\u2019t mind making bulletin boards, in fact, I quite enjoy it, and it helps out the library. Many of these other duties may fall into this category.
\nSome of the most common ones are:<\/p>\n