Senior Library Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities

Lend and receive information resources.

Provide instruction in the access, use, and evaluation of library resources for individuals and groups in the university.

Administration of library user surveys.

Conduct library orientation for new library users.

Catalogue and classify information resources by using the Library of Congress classification scheme.

Upload documents to the institutional repository by scanning the hard copies to promote global access through the open access programme of library resources.

Identify metadata from researchers’ profiles by searching for their publications and uploading them to promote easy filtering and access of information in the university library.

Tag and barcode information materials to promote security and accountability of materials issued/ lent out.

Serve as help desk to provide information to users by responding to enquiries and emerging issues appropriately in the university library.

Qualifications and Experience

Must be holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Information Science from a recognized Institution.

At least three (3) years of relevant work experience in an academic library.

Competent in relevant Library ICT applications.

Knowledge of a Library Integrated Management System.

Skills Required for the Job

Knowledge of the Koha Library Information Management System.

Library ICT applications.

Knowledge of online resources.

Reference and information services provision skills

Cataloguing and classification skills.

Digital preservation and archiving.

Good communication skills.