Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Videothekar
English translation:
video store clerk
German term
Germany
Precision at your fingertips
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English
Videothekar
I do not have a television, never visit a cinema and do not know anything about films and videos. I have established that this word is probably a relatively new creation, analogous to "Bibliothekar". However, I simply do not know what a person in charge of a video library is called in English. I just need to know the proper word for such a person.
| 3 +1 | video store clerk |
Erika Berrai-Flynn
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| 3 +2 | video librarian |
Sarah Appleby (X)
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| 3 +1 | video/media librarian |
dolmetscherin
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| 3 | film/movie and DVD rental operator |
Cathrin Cordes
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| 3 | AV librarian |
Rebecca Garber
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Mar 12, 2008 15:08: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
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Proposed translations
video store clerk
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video librarian
Audio Visual Librarian is also used as a job title (e.g. at a university): Please contact the Audio Visual Librarian on 01865 483146 for details.
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dolmetscherin
: Sarah was actually a few minutes faster^^
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Lancashireman
: Agree with your comments re 'clerk', though this might well be the title affected by someone working in a video store in the USA.
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South Korea
PhD, 20 years of experience
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, Korean to English, English to Korean, and 2 more.
video/media librarian
Video/Media Librarian
DUTIES: Responsible for setup and implementation of logging and tracking software; establish standard descriptive terminology to apply to library content. Work closely with producers to organize and categorize new video and media elements; research footage and elements for use in productions;
develop methodology to index existing elements; maintain physical libraries, archives and related databases. Supervise librarian assistant and production assistants.
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Sarah Appleby (X)
: Adding "media" deals with Cathrin's concerns below. I know in Germany you can train for every job but in the UK at least the concept of a national association for people who work in Blockbuster is bewildering so I don't think "clerk" is appropriate.
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Economist turned Translator
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
film/movie and DVD rental operator
fluency in engineering
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Latin to English, German Middle High (ca.1050-1500) to English, and 2 more.
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