Library Manager

1 week ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates American University In the Emirates Full time

Job purpose


This Library Manager is responsible for monitoring the day-to-day activities and making sure of the error-free operation of the university library, and encouraging library usage.


Qualifications & Education

  • MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) Professional library qualification from an internationally recognized and accredited university.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in managing University and Academic Library and Information Resource Center in a multicultural environment
  • Work experience in Higher Education institutions is preferable

Skills / Training / Knowledge

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to tactfully and politely deal with difficult customer situations
  • Appreciation of cultural diversity
  • Fluent in Arabic & English language skills

Major Tasks Involved:

Planning, administrative, and budgetary functions of library and information resources and services.

  • Policies
  • Establish and Implement Library and Information Policies and Procedures


Budget
  • Establish and manage the Budget for the Library and Information Services
  • Develop and manage convenient, accessible library and information services
  • Analyze and evaluate library and information services, technology and media service requirements


Resource Selection
  • Books, Journals, Online Databases, Newspapers & CDs/DVDs
  • Prepare reports related to library and information services, technology and media services, resources and activities


Organizing library events
  • Including book fairs, library orientations, online database trainings for students and faculties
  • Conducting user surveys when required
  • Library marketing through social media, pamphlets and brochures
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities related to the overall administration to accomplish the library goals.
  • Work closely with Online Database providers and the Department of Systems Development to ensure the errorfree services and supports offered by the library.
  • Assists in core Library information systems administration which includes, backup, technical support to the user community, etc.
  • Process and support services of eTextbooks for the curriculum needs.


Library Software
  • Updates and maintenance
  • Participates in library committee as required to primary job assignment.


Acquisition
  • Coordinating with publishers/vendors, negotiation, Receiving Quotation, Price Comparison, ordering resources, receiving, processing and payment processing for both print and online resources.


Collection Development
  • Identifying resources and receiving suggestions from faculties & students.


Documentation
  • Maintaining all the necessary documents, including quotations, invoices, and faculty suggestions, etc.
  • Library marketing through social media (Facebook)
  • Update and maintain the library website, brochure, newsletter, etc.
  • Performs other duties and responsibilities related to the information systems as needed to accomplish the tasks as required.

Acquisition & Collection Development

  • Find out the resources from various sources, like, the publisher's website, and vendors list, check other top universities' Library catalogues etc.
  • Receiving suggestions from faculties & students
  • Compilation of List after duplicate checking and checking the Latest Edition.
  • Placing the Order.
  • Receiving books on approval basis/against order and updating records.
  • Tracking Suggestions.
  • Reminders to the vendors for nonsupply of books.

General Task

  • Arranging meetings and minutes when required
  • Providing training and development to the library staff for a better understanding of the system to offer customerfocused service.


Collection Development
  • Identifying resources, receiving suggestions from faculties & students
  • Supervising the overall library activities to ensure errorfree services


New Arrival Alert
  • New arrival lists to be forwarded to the user community


Orientation
  • Train Library users to find the resource and use them effectively
  • Supervising Circulation Counter to make sure errorfree transactions


Shelf reading
  • Supervising the shelving arrangements.
  • Reports reports to be generated according to the timely needs.


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