Library Assistant at Tangaza University College

Job Summary

Tangaza University College is moving towards becoming a full university. As befits an institution of higher learning, we are committed to academic excellence and the personal transformation of our students,both lay and religious.

Responsibilities

• Performs data entry
• Assists in performing duties at the circulation counter such as ensuring that books are borrowed and returned and in so doing, proper channels are followed: Filing interlibrary loan forms.
• Is responsible for classification of reading materials &assigning information materials their various subjects or descriptors; assigning classification numbers.
• Assists in cataloguing books and other library material i.e. entering bibliographic information of the available information materials into the computer database.
• Assists in record editing i.e. editing and making corrections to the existing catalogs
• Does bookshelving, processing, labeling, accessioning and stamping i.e. assigning accession numbers to the newly acquired information materials; pocket pasting and making corrections to the old accession numbers following the correct procedures.
• Conducts library orientation.
• Conducts e-resources training and answers queries when necessary.
• Information dissemination to all students and faculty.
• Becomes familiar with the operations of a journals library:accessioning, display, shelving, listing new titles and articles and Sorting out journals for binding.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Must be a holder of a Degree in Library Information Studies,
• Must be conversant with LC Classification system and the Koha Library System.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office Tools
• Ability to organize and prioritize own work activities within established guidelines with minimal supervision.
• Ability to provide professionaland servicerelationshipswithCollegestaff,students,alumni,usersfrom other Higher Education Institutions and registered members of the public.
• Must possess excellent communication skills
• Ability to work with people of diverse cultures and different nationalities.