Experience

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  City of Johannesburg

  • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Librarian

    • Feb 2021 - Present
    • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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  PEARSON INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

  • Midrand, South Africa

  • Manager: Learning Resources and Centres

    • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020
    • Midrand, South Africa

    Leadership, coordination and supporting of y support in finding, using and evaluating available digital and other information resources.Provide training in intellectual property rights, plagiarism detection systems and databases e.g ProQuest.Enable digital and analogue information retrievalKeep abreast of new developments and trends in the field of digital resources and technologyManage and maintain IT systems relating to Resource Centers e.g. myLMS support page, ProQuest and ILS etc.Engage with Pearson products e.g. myLabs and eLibrary options etc.Liaise with retailers and service providers.Develop processes and procedures for the digital resource centre.Liaison with Head of Programmes and manager of resources centres regarding academic contentCoordination of the prescribed and recommended book lists relating to academic programmes.Manage student access to learning resources (prescribed textbook orders and/electronic versions thereof).Distribution and monitoring of of learning resources for all PIHE and CTI programmes.Collaborate with academic staff regarding potential new acquisitionsProvide support and training to students and academic staff regarding academic research and information literacy.

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  Milpark Education

  • Melville

  • Librarian

    • Apr 2016 - Feb 2019
    • Melville

    • Assist with after – hour academic representation where required.• Sustain an ethos of learning and research in the Library.• Sustain an ethos of respect for Library property and ensure policies in this regard are upheld.• Maintain and update stock regularly by checking of out of date and irreparable material.• Maintain and quality control of the LRC database (Libwin) for optimal information retrieval.• Liaise with IT re the maintenance of the Library computers and printers.• Maintain records concerning the collections/subscriptions, e.g. orders, correspondence and statistics.• Shelving and filing of books.• Apply procedures for circulation and use of library resources.• Assist with the development of research, information and internet literacy skills.• Attending to student queries telephonically, face to face and through email• Facilitate Inter-Library Loans by means of the Sabinet Request programme.• Information retrieval via Internet thereby searching subscribed online databases• Locate items in catalogue and on shelves for patrons.• Perform circulation duties/lending services.• Assist with Library exhibitions/displays, special events and open days.• Liaison with publishers regarding inspection copies and lecturer copies. Assist academic staff with resources needed for research projects.• Provide the faculties with bibliographies and news of library resources that support subject areas being taught e.g. inspection copies of new titles and editions from publishers

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  City of Johannesburg

  • Braamfontein

  • Law Librarian

    • Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
    • Braamfontein

    • Managing, maintaining and developing of law library material in order to deliver legal information to staff and researchers.• Attending to acquisitions of law library information sources• Keeping records of receipt and recording of newly purchased information sources.• Assisting in gathering of information from relevant sources both print and electronically • Researching and updating relevant information for the law library• Performing reference services to legal staff, general public• Attending library users with their queries both telephonically, face to face and email• Searching for legal information sources using online databases such as Sabinet, LexisNexis and searching online platforms such as polity and Saflii for legal information

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  City of Johannesburg

  • JOHANNESBURG

  • DAC LIBRARIAN

    • Feb 2014 - Aug 2015
    • JOHANNESBURG

    • Circulation section: Issuing and returning of library materials to users, renewing of books telephonically, handling of fines using Symphony system, assisting library patrons by joining the library and by filling the membership forms for borrowing purposes, daily shelving and shelve reading of library materials according to DDC (Dewey decimal classification), Assisting school children with their homework, Receipting of books from other branch libraries, Assisting users with photocopying and handling of lending user queries or enquiries, Monitoring materials for damage and routing them to appropriate staff for repair and replacement, Receipting overdue fines• Circulation section: Issuing and returning of information sources, renewals of books, searching books for users and handling fines using Symphony system, mending of information sources and assisting library patrons by joining the library by filling the membership forms and capturing the forms on the symphony system. • Reference section: Assisting the scholars, undergraduate, postgraduate students in information seeking for projects, assignments, study needs, and specialized research. • Searching information using library subscribed databases such as Sabinet, Ebsco host e.tc and sending articles to users email addresses• Answering user information related queries telephonically, face to face and providing library orientation for new users about the usage of the library• Marketing the library through book displays and assisting community libraries with stock-taking

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  South African Civil Aviation Authority

  • MIDRAND

  • Records Management officer

    • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013
    • MIDRAND

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  University of Limpopo

  • South Africa
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • STUDENT SHIFT STANDBY LIBRARY ASSISTANT

    • 2012 - 2012

    My position was about helping out in the library when there was a need. it was part of my compulsory inservice training for gaining working experience. i did more of a day to day library operations such as issuing and returning of information sources, shelving and shelf reading, assisting users on finding information sources using OPAC, data capturing, searching for information using online library databases etc.

  • Student library assistant

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

    - Cataloguing and classification of books- Issuing and returning of information sources both reserved and unreserved information sources- Assisting the library users with finding information sources using Online Public Access Catalogue- Literature search using Online library Databases- Shelving and Shelf reading-Answering User queries with regard to the use of library materials

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  Polokwane Municipal library

  • In service training

    • Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

    data capturing, classification and cataloguing, assisting at the circulation desk, assisting with holiday programmes, shelving and shelf reading