The Assistant Librarian is a middle manager in the Library. He/She conducts library - faculty activities by facilitating communication between the Library and faculty, organises research workshops and meets faculty resource needs and promote services that enhance the teaching and learning
Duties
Manages
the Library’s collection and reference services for assigned Faculty/programme(s).
Develops
digital collections for the various subjects offered in the assigned
Faculty/programme(s).
Prepares
informational materials like newsletters, bibliographies, brochures and other
promotional materials to market library resources and services.
Registration
of new patrons, organizing and conducting user education activities in the form
of general orientation seminars to the Library and its resources as well as subject-specific
seminars in the various disciplines offered by the University.
Participates
in the development of information literacy skills training programmes.
Communicates,
interprets and oversees the enforcement of library policies, procedures and
rules to patrons.
Contributes
to public relations activities and represents the library at university
committees as well as professional meetings appropriate to the position and as
requested by the Librarian.
Develops
content for the Library website and social media platforms.
Supervises
the work of the junior library staff members and performs performance
evaluations.
Performs
any other library-related duties that may be assigned by the Sub-Librarian,
Deputy Librarian or Librarian.
Qualifications And Experience
Master's degree in Library and Information Science; and
A Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science or its equivalent;
At least four (4) years post-qualification working experience in a library, of which two (2) years should be continuous work experience in an Academic or Research Library;
Proven hands-on experience with Resource Description and Access, electronic resources, information literacy skills training and Faculty liason duties.