Library Assistant It Technician

PERSONAL PROFILE

George Sithole

Zimbabwean, Male, Married

Date of Birth 16 February 1977

Passport no: EN185356 (Valid work permit)

Languages – English

Phone +277********

***********@*****.***

E-mail: *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bulawayo Polytechnic College 2016 - Diploma in Records Information Science

Management

Bulawayo polytechnic 2004 Diploma in library and information sciences

COMPUTER LITERACY

Very much computer literate, mainly well versed with the following:

Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Internet

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Bulawayo Public Library – September 1998 to Aug 2019

Position – Branch librarian/ Archivist

Classification and cataloguing of library materials

Maintaining records and providing verbal and written reports

Attending training days for ongoing professional development

LIBRARY ASSISTANT CIRCULATION DESK

Circulation assistants answer customer questions and assist customers in finding books, using card catalogs, operating computer systems, and checking out books

Circulation assistants register new patrons for library cards

These professionals also collect payments on overdue books and other library fees from customers. They negotiate fees and payment plans with customers on overdue library materials

Circulation assistants enforce all library policies, advising customers on how to properly follow rules.

They sort and shelve library books and other materials, placing them in their designated locations within the library

They create inventory reports on withdrawn materials, missing materials, newly-arrived materials, and other library materials

Circulation assistants open and close the library to the public, following all proper procedures as outlined by library guidelines

Also help organize and staff special library events, such as story time for children, and schedule space for special events by customer request

Setting up and taking down special library displays, informational flyers, and signs is another aspect of this position.

LIBRARY ASSISTANT (Reserve desk)

Register borrowers.

Create and update Reserve record

Arrange for photocopying of articles

Issue material on inter-loan

Assist Library users to locate material on the catalogue and on the shelf

Check interim records to ensure that the Reserve record is reconciled with the incoming library system record.

Assist with processing materials for the high demand collection

Telephone borrowers regarding overdue items in demand

Answer Lending Services E-mail - queries, renewals, mail returned

Bibliographic check and search for books with incorrect information

REFERENCE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

responsible for selecting new materials for a library's collection, replacing lost or damaged items, and weeding out old or out-dated materials

Take action to deal with disruptive or problem patrons

Library collection management – layout of library and shelf reading

Running mobile book bus services in primary schools

MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICES (book bus)

Running mobile book bus services in primary schools

Assists parents, children, teens and adults in selecting bookmobile materials and locates additional materials of interest that the library owns. Reserves library materials for bookmobile patrons and offers Interlibrary Loan service

Gives tours of the bookmobile to school classes, including book talks and related activities

Visits school sites to promote reading through book talks and presentations

Connects children and their families and caregivers with resources that encourage reading

Works at public service desks, performing circulation and readers’ advisor duties as well as answering simple reference questions

Assistant Archivist

Assists with preparation of inventory

Provide assistance to archivists in maintaining documentation processes and issues.

Assist and support archivists in scanning historical archive documentation processes.

Maintain huge amount of historical materials and documents in an organized manner

Arrange and maintain modern archival collections in a safe manner

Maintain and manage a collection of rare books, magazines and other literature in an organized fashion

Assist research students and historians in locating and collecting the required data from the archives

Maintain and manage log books and records of visitors and the archival documents they accessed

Main objective: Assisting in the physical management of information resources

Key tasks

• Return material to the appropriate collection.

• Shelve books, shelf read.

• Retrieve books from closed stack and storage areas.

• Monitor and update stack signs.

• Relocate and expand physical information resources.

• Change the online collection of items being relocated.

• Identify duplicates, lesser-used and research material for removal to storage.

• Move the stock, compact, dismantle and erect stacks.

• Identify damaged material and organise mending

References

1)Ms lina laynah ndlovu

Lab technician

National health laboratory services

Telephone – 073*******

2)Mr. Thuthukani Lusaba

IT technician

Kentz engineers and constructors

Tel 063*******

3)Mrs Tracy Mzimela Manyama

Library Assistant (Archives)

Bulawayo Public Library

Telephone 09-60966 or +263-***-***-***

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