Librarian

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage convenient, accessible library and information services
• Establish and manage the budget for library and information services, technology and media
• Develop and manage cost-effective library and information services, technology and media
• Order materials and maintain records for payment of invoices
• Analyze and evaluate library and information services, technology and media service requirements
• Prepare reports related to library and information services, technology and media-services, resources and activities
• Provide effective access to library collections and resources
• Develop and maintain collections management policies and procedures
• Perform original cataloguing and classification of print, audio-visual and electronic resources
• Develop and maintain special indexing systems and files for special collections
• Librarian Maintain the organization of library materials
• Ensure an accurate inventory of resources
• Ensure efficient retrieval by users
• Search external database programs for the availability of cataloguing copy
• Maintain inventories, compile statistics and generate reports as required
• Develop and maintain cataloguing procedures
• Distribute materials for cataloguing
• Determine the type of cataloguing required
• Enter cataloguing data into the library's automated system
• Process resources for placement on shelf
• File cards in shelf list
• Complete cataloguing records where only partial copy is available
• Index materials for the pamphlet collection
• Provide library services in response to the information needs of library users
• Respond to daily on-site requests for information
• Train library users to effectively search the Library catalogue, Internet and other electronic resources
• Provide an interlibrary loan service for both book and audiovisual materials and maintain records
• Maintain records for the interlibrary loan service
• Maintain circulation files, records and statistics