Senior Library Assistant – DL&ER at Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

(KeMU/ADM/ LIB /2/11/2025)

Job Purpose 

To manage digital library and provide electronic information services to enhance utilization of e-resources by students and staff.

Job Description:

• Manage access and use of electronic information resources; 
• Supervise and appraise the officers working in the unit;
• Oversee the running of audio-visual information resources and services;
• Market, promote and create awareness of electronic, audio-visual and other electronic databases such as such as Teeal and others to the university community;
• Daily monitoring of all electronic databases for accessibility and functionality, and instituting corrective actions accordingly. A report on the same should be accrued;
• Daily check-up on functionality of all user computers to ensure functionality and promptly address to non-functionality issues;
• Prepare lists of available / accessible electronic information resources (e-books, e-journals) for particular academic programmes in accordance with the curriculum to facilitate approval process, and enhance selective dissemination of information;
• Monitor online information sources and services development, and emerging issues and hence institute appropriate internal alignment and response mechanisms in consultation with the supervisor for the benefit of users;
• Spearhead the user information retrieval skills training (one-to-one; group or point of service training), and accrue record of the same;
• Provide reprographic information services and maintain usage records to generate appropriate monthly and trimester reports;
• Monitor the usage of electronic and audio-visual resources and produce usage statistics per trimester;
• Liaise with other units of library for marketing and publicity of information resources and services;
• Assess, consult and advise on the infrastructure needs for electronic and audio-visual units;
• Manage and take care of the equipment and resources in the electronic and audio-visual unit;
• Advise the library management on safety and security of all electronic equipment;
• Schedule and conduct regular clean-up and other critical maintenance of all user computers in the library and accrue report on the same;
• Monitor all library computers and other electronic peripherals in collaboration with the ICT department to ensure their maintenance, repair and functionality;
• Liaise with the system and digital librarian in monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining, updating centralized library systems and software to ensure functionality and effective utilization;
• Participate in new students/staff orientation and training;
• Shelving and shelf reading;
• Prepare and submit trimester and annual report of electronic and audio-visual unit.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Science (Library and Information Science) from a recognized university;
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience in a busy university library;
• Adequate knowledge in training library users on e-resources;
• Adequate knowledge in citing and referencing systems;
• Proficiency in ICT skills;
• Working knowledge in KOHA (Library Management System);
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Good organizational skills;
• Registered with a relevant professional body.