WORKING EXPERIENCE
August, 2018 to 21st September, INTERNSHIP AT NATIONAL ARCHIVES, NAKURU RECORDS CENTRE
Duties and Responsibilities.
- Survey of records.
- Appraisal of records.
- Offering reference services to researchers.
- Labeling of information materials and arranging them.
- Processing records.
- Retrieval of archival records to creating agencies and researchers.
- Boxing of Archival materials.
June 2013 to date: Library Assistant Circulation Services
Duties and responsibilities.
- Receiving and managing overdue fines on daily basis.
- Assisting in the registration of new users.
- Issuing of processed library user cards (except where combined with university ID)
- Tidying up of the circulation desk and reserve shelf.
- Ensuring that all forms are readily available for use at the circulation counter and availing them to the users when needed.
- Replacing old/filled up date due slips.
- Facilitating the circulation of items (loans, return, bookings, renewals etc.)
- Answering basic user queries or referring the users to the relevant sections.
- Processing books for the reserve shelf (short loan).
Jan 2011 to June2013: Library assistant In charge of the periodical section
Duties and responsibilities.
- Issue of books and special materials to users
- Maintain various databases of information materials available
- Scanning of Newspapers articles
- Information and literature searches for users
- Create awareness of periodicals and special information materials available
- Record and arrange incoming periodicals and newspapers for easy location by users
- Evaluate information in the periodicals & advice accordingly
- Display new periodicals
- Participating in night &Saturday shifts
- Any other duty that may be allocated by university librarian
January - December 2010: Acquisition Section
Duties & responsibilities
- Preparation of requisitions for new materials
- Counter checking selected tittles against library database
- Accessioning of new materials
- Stamping and numbering of new materials
- Participating in Night and Saturday shifts
- Assist in store keeping
- Assist in filling in requisition forms for the selected items
- Writing the goods received Notes GRN
September-November 2008: Attachment at Kabarak University Library
Sections (Circulation, periodicals, reference& ICT, Cataloguing and classification, bindery, archives and audio visual and University Registry)
Duties and Responsibilities
- Charging and discharging of library materials using Mandarin on-line circulation system
- Checking on-line files to ensure that patrons' library cards are valid
- Stamping ownership and received stamps on newly acquired books
- Fixing books labels and date due slips
- Making and fixing book pockets
- Dispatching books to various destinations
- Shelving of books
- Participating in Saturday and night shifts
- Organizing and arranging work ready for binding
