Senior Library Assistant at Kenyatta University

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.