Library Assistant at Lagos Business School

Overview

• The primary purpose of this role will be to provide personalized support service to users for efficient delivery of library objectives.

Essential Duties / Key Job Roles and Responsibilities
Include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide reference and information services to library clientele by answering questions, retrieving materials, assisting in referencing & basic bibliographic searches.
• Prepare and circulate a list of new arrivals.
• Prepare & paste spine labels on new/repaired/ worn-out materials.
• Shelf/re-shelf new/consulted books & journals.
• File loose-leaf services, advance sheets, periodicals & supplements in appropriate binders.
• Provide reference and information services to library clientele by answering questions, retrieving materials, assisting in referencing & basic bibliographic searches.
• Prepares and circulate a list of new arrivals.
• Prepare & paste spine labels on new/repaired/worn-out materials.
• Shelf/re-shelf new/consulted books & Journals.
• Files loose-leaf services, advance sheets, periodicals & supplements in appropriate binders.
• Removes appropriate materials & arrange disposition according to library policy.
• Maintain and operates library equipment & systems, including computer, printers, copy machines, scanners, fax & others to input and retrieve library-specific information.
• Maintain and updates card catalogues using standard library guidelines & systems both manual & automated.
• Maintain circulation records, checks materials in and out of the library & maintain library operational files.
• Compile newspapers/journals for binding.
• Enforce silence in the reading area of the library.
• Generate & send out Reminders/Overdue/Return notices to concerned library users.
• Take physical inventory of library materials and compile relevant statistics for management reports.
• Any other duty specific or ad-hoc to be assigned by the line manager from time to time.
• Works in library technical service area and provides services including searching bibliographic utility as a source for MARC records, copy cataloguing, updating holdings information.

Job Requirements
Qualifications

• B.Sc / HND in Library / Information Science.

Professional Qualification:

• Membership of relevant professional library bodies is an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of library work experience.

Skills Requirements:

• Planning skills and initiative
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge about every aspect of the Librarianship.
• Moderate library technical skills
• IT proficiency
• Excellent customer services skills.
• Good records management skills.
• Good Time management & Multi-tasking skills.