Experience

St. Mary's School

• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Librarian

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Duties and Responsibilities Information resource requisition, processing and organization (classification and cataloguing) and dissemination for timely access and retrieval by teachers, students and other members of staff User education Information weeding to ensure relevant and up-to-date resource materials is stocked Provision of a conducive atmosphere for users to undertake their studies Library budget preparation Knowledge management policy development and implementation  Managing and controlling the photocopying and printing machines Ensuring efficient and effective use of electronic resources within the library Managing the circulation desk. Guiding IB students in research work specifically on referencing Show less

• Library Asssistant

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2021

  Duties and Responsibilities: Requisition, process (classification and cataloguing) and disseminate relevant information for timely access by teachers and students Manage and control the photocopying and printing machine Managing the circulation desk to ensure books are well loaned out and returned on time and in good condition  User educating to library users Information weeding to ensure only up-to-date and relevant information resources is stocked. Guiding IB students in research work specifically on referencing Show less

• Library Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2021

  Duties and Responsibilities: Requisition, processing (classification and cataloguing) and dissemination of relevant information for timely access and retrieval by teachers, students and other members of staff Managing and controlling the photocopying and printing machines Ensuring there is efficient and effective use of computer systems throughout the library Keeping track of the circulation of books and user education on library operations, rules and regulations Information weeding to ensure only relevant and up-to-date information resources is stocked to aid in informed decision(s) making by relevant stakeholders. Show less



Consolata School

• Nairobi, Kenya

• School Librarian

  • May 2013 - Oct 2017

  Duties and Responsibilities:  Manage all library functions and activities, requisition of new books;  Register new users  User education  Administration of the Library Management Software (Koha).  Management of electronic resources Key achievements 1) Established the secondary school library and introduced electronic library services in the institution using an open source integrated library management system (Koha) to manage resources. 2) Planned and conducted library lessons to train students on information management 3) Formulated and implemented policies that guide the running of library functions 4) Cultivated and improved the reading culture in the school Show less



Institute of Advanced Technology

• Assistant Librarian in charge

  • Sep 2010 - May 2013

  Career Objectives To develop and share the knowledge and skills gathered from Information Sciences as a discipline in compliance with utilization and management of information resources through training, management and ensuring achievements of pre-set standards in the rubric of global world business of dynamism and transformation. Duties and Responsibilities: Manage and administer library functions and activities such as registration of new users, induct and supervise interns, budgeting and acquisition of new books, issuing and discharging of loaned books to keep track of their movement within and outside the library, indexing and abstracting of theses, academic journals and newspapers, and administration of the library management system (Koha). Skills & Competencies (work experience) Koha installation (customization) and operations Operations with MySQL databases System administration Duties & Responsibilities Classification and cataloguing of library information materials Issuing and discharging of library materials Providing reference services to readers Shelf Arrangement, Overall library management i.e. Ensure cleanliness, silence, and proper use of books and other information material is adequately observed. Show less



Arid Lands Information Network

• Field Officer

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Community training on basic computer skills, article writing and editing, filming, pod-casting, blogging and field research on sustainable agriculture.

• Community Information Volunteer

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2010

  Article writing and generation, Article editing, filming, computer training to local communities, blogging, pod-casting and field research on sustainable agriculture for economic development



University of Nairobi Press (U

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Indexing and proof-reading manuscripts for publishing in the editorial department, besides organization of Information resources including books and other information resources through classification, indexing and cataloguing. Indexing and proof-reading manuscripts for publishing in the editorial department, besides organization of Information resources including books and other information resources through classification, indexing and cataloguing.