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Associate Librarian

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Pakistan
Closing date
Sep 5, 2016

Job Details

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to assist the Librarian in planning and management of reference collection and services of the Faculty of Health Sciences Library.

Specific responsibilities include:

  • Plan, manage library's reference collection and reference services.
  • Develop and implement new information technologies and conduct Information Literacy sessions for assigned Faculty, Students and Staff.
  • Assist in planning and implementation of tools for selective dissemination of information, table of contents services and work on Library Guides for users.
  • Assist in developing a well purposed, specialized collection for maximum benefit for university's academic and research programmes and work on effective marketing of library collection and services.
  • Develop library staff by mentoring, training and assigning tasks in important subjects. 
  • Assist the Librarian in developing linkage with other national  and international libraries to improve accessibility for AKU library users.
  • Maintain population of eCommons repository for FHS, Library Karachi. 
  • Serve as the contact person and faculty liaison for all general inquires for library instruction.
  • Provide expert advice on literature search to users.
  • Develop and implement new and innovative technologies for delivery of effective library services.

 

Requirements

You should have:

  • Masters in Library and Information Sciences. 
  • Minimum five years of experience in an academic institution or hospital library with practical experiences in the development and delivery of information literacy programmes.
  • Excellent knowledge of Health Sciences information resources and information technology application in libraries including web based technologies.
  • Practical knowledge of international bibliographic standards including MARC, Dublin core, RDA, LC and MESH subject Headings etc.
  • Good supervisory skills.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Company

Global Academy Jobs works with over 250 universities worldwide to promote academic mobility and international research collaboration. Global problems need international solutions. Our jobs board and emails reach the academics and researchers who can help.

"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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