Senior Library Assistant I Grade 8

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Description: KyU is located approximately 115 Km North East of Nairobi on Sagana - Embu - Highway. It is the successor to Kirinyaga Technical Institute which was conceived by the people of Kirinyaga way back in 1971 when the former head of state His Excellency the President, Hon. Daniel Arap Moi C.G.H., M.P. (th… KyU is located approximately 115 Km North East of Nairobi on Sagana - Embu - Highway. It is the successor to Kirinyaga Technical Institute which was conceived by the people of Kirinyaga way back in 1971 when the former head of state His Excellency the President, Hon. Daniel Arap Moi C.G.H., M.P. (then Vice-president) launched the Harambee Fund Raising Drive at the request of Kirinyaga people. Kirinyaga County Council set aside 200 acres of land for the institute at Kutus and 50 more acres were also acquired at Kangaita area on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. The Institute opened doors to the first students on 2nd March 1977 when 72 students were enrolled, 48 of these students were admitted in the building and construction department while the remaining 24 were enrolled in the clothing and textile technology department. New training programmes were introduced in plumbing and Electrical installation in the early and mid-eighties respectively. Kirinyaga University College the predecessor to KyU was established as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology (JKUAT) through a Legal Order No. 108 of August 2011. KyUC admitted its first student in September 2012 in two Bachelors’ degree programmes and grew tremendously in student and staff population with commensurate facilities to host 13 degree programmes. Kirinyaga University was granted charter by His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta the President of the republic of Kenya on 7th October 2016 with thirteen academic degree programmes, and has since increased the number of academic degree programmes to seventeen (17). The University is positioning itself to be a leader in offering courses geared towards producing employers and not employees in areas outlined by the Vision 2030. VISION To be a world class university in training, research, technology and innovation for development. MISSION To train and develop world class human resource equipped with innovative technology and skills in the fields of Engineering, ICT, Pure and Applied sciences, Hospitality and Textile Technology, Health Sciences and Business Enterprise, to meet the demands of a dynamic world. PHILOSOPHY A world class University that promotes human equality, trains students and develops staff who are innovative and who pursue excellence through transformational leadership. CORE VALUES The University College operations will be guided by the core values listed below: Professionalism Integrity, transparency and accountability Innovation and creativity Excellence Value addition and improvement Equity View more View less

Job Details

Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type: On-site
Qualification: Diploma
Job Experience: Mandatory
Job Location: Kirinyaga County, Kenya
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Salary: KES Unspecified / month
Other Pay: Benefits
Job Category: Telecommunications

Job Description

Key Responsibilities    

  • Ordering for new books, journals and any other periodicals/publications and materials needed in the library
  • Indexing and abstracting journal articles
  • Maintaining and updating University database
  • Editing & compiling quarterly reports for the library section
  • Stock-taking the library collection
  • Charging and discharging library information resources to users
  • Providing reference and referral services to library patrons
  • Distributing publishers’ cataloguers to faculty deans and heads of departments
  • Processing of inter-library loan requests
  • Cataloguing and classification of newly acquired information resources
  • Verifying bibliographic details of library materials
  • Maintaining user profiles
  • Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
  • Teaching library skills and user education; and
  • Offering ICT services to various categories of users
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor

Qualifications & Skills    

  • Bachelor’s degree in library studies, Library Science, Information Science or equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited institution
  • Cumulative service period of three (3) years’ relevant work experience at the grade of Library Assistant II or in a comparable position
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