Assistant Librarian

Job description

• Manage daily operations in the Library.
• Maintain all office facilities, equipment and stationary.
• Manage and control library records, files and documents.
• Distribute all internal and external letters and email.
• Provide answers in response to public complaints received.
• Prepare monthly financial report.
• Conduct briefings and library orientation programme.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with NMUC Library policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned by Librarian and NMUC.

Key responsibilities

1. Acquisition

• Circulate publishers' catalogue, book lists and acquisition request forms to the academic staff for selection.
• Select and purchase the relevant titles proposed by NMUC academic staff and students.
• Manages serial acquisition including daily newspaper
• Prepare booklist for quotation and prepare book comparison price list.
• Process received items and invoices for payment.
• Prepare a monthly report on the status of book purchasing and library book expenditure.

2. Cataloguing

• Prepare cataloguing input sheet.
• Do original or copy cataloguing.
• Perform data entry using the library system.
• Embed security strips to the collection for security purposes
• Prepare library labels for the books.

3. Circulation

• Manage borrowing, reservation, renewing and returning of items.
• Collect fines and monitor overdue fines.
• Produce reports on circulation.
• Evaluate and maintain orderliness of shelved materials (Shelving).
• Collect newspaper every day and display on the shelf.
• Guide the library users in accessing the relevant library materials.

4. Automation

• Manage, assess and evaluate the library system.
• Develop, implement, enhance and maintain the library e-collection (e-journal & e-book).
• Database management and web page development.

5. Collection Development

• Develop the library collections through gift and exchange programmes.
• Handles stock-checking (end of year)
• Produce stock take report.
• Manages restoration, binding, preservation and disposal.
• Handles the binding of back issues/loose-issues (in-house/outsource).
• Conducting customer satisfaction surveys (end of year)

Publish materials that consist of library information in the form of bulletins and brochures.

Competency : Bachelor's Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Library Science and Information Management or equivalent.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM1,700.00 - RM2,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• What is your current employment status? Please include your availability notice for employment.
• What is your expected salary?