Assistant Librarian

Company:  Globsyn Business School
Industry:  Education Management
Position:  Assistant Librarian

Location:

Globsyn Knowledge Campus, Amtala, South 24 Parganas
Job Type:  Full Time, Permanent

Experience:

Min. 1-3 years of experience as a Library Assistant in a reputed University or a B school or an educational institution.

Qualification:

Masters' Degree in Library Science/ Information Science/Documentation Science or an Equivalent Professional Degree with at least First Class or equivalent and a consistently good academic record with knowledge of computerization of library.

Key Skills Set:
1. Core Library & Information Management

Skills:

Cataloguing & Classification :
Knowledge of DDC, UDC, LCC, or similar systems.
Library Management Systems (LMS/ILS) :
Hands-on experience with software like Koha, Lib Sys, or SOUL.
Digital Resource Management :
Handling e-books, e-journals, online databases (EBSCO, Pro Quest, JSTOR, Emerald, etc.).
Collection Development :
Identifying, acquiring, and maintaining physical & digital resources relevant to management studies.
Reference & Information Services :
Supporting faculty and students with academic/research queries.

2. Digital & Technical

Competencies:

Digitization Projects :
Scanning, indexing, and archiving materials.
Basic IT Skills : MS Office, data handling, troubleshooting minor tech issues.

3.Administrative &

Soft Skills:

Communication Skills :
Decent verbal and written communication with faculty, students, and vendors.
User Orientation & Training :
Helping new students/faculty adapt to library systems.
Problem-Solving & Service Orientation :
Addressing user issues promptly.

Job Responsibilities:

Administer & Control the Library Functions and Related Library Services:
o To organize collections of books, publications, documents, audio-visual aids, and other reference materials for convenient access.
o Manage the acquisitions of new materials
o Classify, and catalogue books, publications, films, audio-visual aids, and other library materials based on subject matter or standard library classification systems.
o Provide circulation service through library management system
o Chasing and collecting books back and enforcing fines
o Maintain library inventory
o To keep records of circulation and materials
o Ensuring that Library Services meet the needs of particular Groups of Users (eg: staff, students)
o Looking after and updating electronic resources.
o Supporting independent research and learning.
o Assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etc
o Promoting the library's resources to users
o Assist to find reference materials and leisure reading materials to user

Proper Maintenance & Display of the Library Resource:
o Maintaining a quiet environment
o Keeping the library organized and tidy
o Maintain Library Ergonomics
o Displaying new stock

Provide Support to Users (Students, Staff) on Search Strategies:
o Supporting independent research and learning
o Assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etc
o Promoting the library's resources to users
o Assist to find reference materials and leisure reading materials to user
o Locate unusual or unique information in response to specific requests

Liaison with External Agencies like - Ala, EBSCO, NDL Publisher, EBSCO Supplier E-resource collection from various source
o Journal Circulation
o Provide assistance to Student Administration ( Registrar ) on requirement.
o Up-dation of Notice board with Event photographs
o Extending Games Instrument support to students through proper system, games inventory management.

For more details please visit our website  

Campus Address:  Globsyn Knowledge Campus,JL No. 101, Mouza Chandi, PS, Bishnupur, Kolkata, West Bengal 743503[Candidates from South Kolkata will be given preference]

We are looking for applicants from Kolkata only, so outstation please do not apply.

Interested candidates can mail their profiles to