Librarian Assistant at M.P. Shah Hospital

Reporting to the Head Nurse – Nursing School, the Librarian Assistant will assist medical practitioners locate evidenced based research on various conditions, diseases and treatment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Maintain and update records – maintain a catalogs of books that indicates the within the library and those in circulation.
2. Book arrangement – receive classify and arrange items in shelves according to content and purpose.
3. Aid in Procurement – Facilitate the acquisition of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and audiovisual materials by checking prices, figuring costs and preparing appropriate order forms for review and sign off
4. Training- Teach patrons on how to use reference sources, card catalogs, and automated information systems.
5. Maintain order and silence – maintain a quiet and peaceful atmosphere that allows patrons to focus on their work by enforcing library policies.
6. Aid patrons to locate books- Utilize library catalogues to find the catalogue number of the book. Utilize catalogue number to identify the shelf that the book is.
7. Member registration – Register new members by create new account and inputting user identification and data into the system
8. Loan books to members – confirm number of books in circulation before issuing out books.  Scan bar codes of the book and inform member of the return date.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Diploma in Library Science
• Minimum two (2) years’ work experience in a library
• Bachelor of science in Library or Information science will be added advantage Must be proficient in Microsoft suite