Qualifications and Experience

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science plus at least two (2) years’ experience working in an Academic or Research Library. A Masters’ Degree in Library and information Science would be an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Assistant Librarian: Scholarly Communications will support the creation and digitizing of the University’s intellectual output. The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Administration of the Digital and Scholarly Communication Unit.
• Spearheading the formulation and implementation of policies, procedures relating scholarly communications / digital scholarship programmes, processes and activities.
• Providing strategic maintenance and support for the Institutional Repository, Digital Library and Online Journal Platforms.
• Providing strategic support for the setting up and management of the University’s online journal systems.
• Developing, identifying and managing services and programmes related to research visibility, open science, open licensing, open access and related digital scholarship and scholarly communications initiatives.
• Providing digital scholarship and scholarly communications research consultations and instruction services for patrons.
• Developing and delivering digital scholarship and research support services using library-supported software platforms.
• Conducting workshops and training for library users on utilising digital resources, information literacy, scholarly communication practices such as
  copyright compliance.
• Supporting research support throughout the research cycle through identification and provision of support or expertise.
• Provide reference services to users in person, on the phone, via e-mail and through social media platforms.
• Guide the technological development of the library.
• Supervising and guiding staff in the Unit.

Faculty Liaison

• Organising and conducting training on information literacy, e-resources usage, reference management tools and other research support services to both students and lecturers in the designated Faculty.
• Faculty Liaison to facilitate collection development.
• Producing research guides utilising Subject Plus.
• Conducting assessment needs as well as monitoring the information needs of students, academic staff and administrators in the respective faculty.