Library Assistant at Outspan Medical College

Key Duties And Responsibilities:

• Administration of institutional repository
• Classification and cataloguing of information resources
• Document digitization and conversation to various formats
• Documentation of information and information resources
• Handling registration of new library users
• Inspection of returned books for condition and due date status
• Maintenance of records of books borrowed and returned
• Management of library events
• Participation in the maintenance of collection of books, periodicals, newspapers, and other materials
• Performance of routine tasks query refinement and responding to information inquiries.
• Registration of new clients, maintenance and updating of their profiles
• Sorting and shelving books according to their classification scheme in use
• Acting to deal with descriptive or problem clients
• Users’ assistance with internet access and their technical needs.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor

Qualifications and Experience

• The candidate must have a diploma in library and information science/studies from a recognized institution.
• The candidate must have served for a minimum of one (1) year of continuous related work experience in a busy information handling institution with proven integrity, honesty, independence, innovativeness and compliance to deadlines.
• Must be computer proficiency skills
• Excellent customer service skills and communication skills
• Good Information literacy skills
• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Good Information research skills
• Organizational skills