Assistant Information Scientist - Gede - 1 Position at Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing Library work programs;
• Providing information services to Library users;
• Enabling Library users to assess the library catalogue;
• Classifying, catalogue, indexing, digitizing and abstracting journal articles;
• Organizing, managing and disseminating information to ensure that library meets the needs of all its users;
• Identifying, selecting and purchasing of information and other research materials in consultation with professionals and researchers;
• Operating Current Awareness Service (CAS);
• Editing of reports, newsletters and other publications;
• Editing records uploaded for the Institute online publication repository; and
• Network library services to ensure resources not available within our library are sourced from other libraries; and
• Any other duty as assigned from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) minimum grade “C-” (C Minus) its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: -Library Studies, Information Science or other relevant and equivalent from a recognized Institution; and
• Certificate in Computer applications.