Library Manager

3 weeks ago

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 error-free 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 non-supply 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 customer-focused service.
- Collection Development - Identifying resources, receiving suggestions from faculties & students
- Supervising the overall library activities to ensure error-free 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 error-free transactions
- Shelf reading - Supervising the shelving arrangements.
- Reports - reports to be generated according to the timely needs.

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