Librarian

Title: School Librarian
Department: Administration
Reports to: Academic Quality Controller / Director
User Services:
• Help students find the information they need.
• Analyzing students’ needs to determine what information is appropriate.
• Showing students how to access information.
• Help students navigate the Internet.
• Coordinate programs such as AR.
• Help teachers develop curricula. Acquire materials for classroom
instruction, and some times team‐ teach.
• Lend and collect books, periodicals, video tapes and other materials.
• Inspect returned materials for damage, check due dates, and compute fines
for overdue material.
• Help students who have vision problems.
Technical services:
• Acquisitions and cataloguing.
• Acquire and prepare materials for use.
• Read book reviews, publishers’ announcements, and catalogues to keep up
with current literature and other available resources.
• Prepare cards.
• Update computer records.
• Maintain the computer system.
• Develop and index databases and help train users to develop searching skills
for the information they need.
• A ware of how to use Internet resources in order to locate information.
• Sort returned books, periodicals, and other items and return them to
their designated shelves, files or storage areas.
• Try to repair any material that have been damaged by using tape or paste to
repair torn pages or book covers and other specialized to repair more valuable materials.
Administrative services:
• Management and planning of the library.
• Negotiate contracts for materials and equipment.
• Supervise students.
• Prepare direct activities to ensure that everything functions properly.
• Compile lists of books, periodicals, articles, and audiovisual materials
on particular subjects: analyze collections and recommend materials.
• Prepare reports on area of particular interest.
• Review records to compile a list of overdue materials and send out
notices. Keep the library clean, sorted, calm and reliable.
• Keep an eye on students not cause any damage to the library assets.
• Keep records of the students who must study in the library and coordinate
with the supervisor for tardiness and absences.
• Submit a daily report on the library activities.
• Report to the administration immediately all the matters that can not wait.
Knowledge, skills and Abilities:
• Librarian qualifications
• Well‐read & informed about books
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Punctuality
• Efficiency in delivery
• Conscientiousness with a sense of responsibility
• Maturity