Information Librarian

**Purpose**

The Information Librarian plays a vital role in providing comprehensive library services to students and academic staff. This position encompasses a range of responsibilities aimed at serving the faculty in the academic project. The primary focus revolves around collection development, information retrieval, training, consultation, and content development.

**Minimum Experience**
- A degree in library and information science or equivalent qualification.
- At least five (5) years working experience in an Academic Library, preferably in a Higher Education environment with least 2 years of experience performing responsibilities of this position.

**Recommendations**
- Master’s degree in library and information science or equivalent qualification.
- 5 years’ experience in library research services including but not limited to literature reviews, researcher profiles, research data management, reference management, Copyright and Publishing Support.

**Duties and responsibilities**

**Collection Development**
- Collaborate with the faculty to assess the needs and preferences for library resources.
- Acquiring and managing information resources, including books, journals, databases, etc.
- Evaluating usage of information resources for the faculty

**Training**
- Develop and deliver training sessions, workshops, and tutorials on various library training programmes.
- Collaborating with academic department to integrate information literacy into academic programmes.

**Liaison**
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with faculty members within assigned departments, serving as their primary contact for library-related inquiries and support.
- Advocating for faculty interests and concerns within the library, helping to shape library services and collections to better serve departmental needs.
- Representing the library at departmental meetings, committees, and events, actively engaging with faculty to promote library resources, services, and initiatives.

**Consultation**
- Offering personalized consultations to students and academic staff seeking assistance with literature reviews, bibliographic management, and researcher profiling
- Providing expert advice on citation styles, reference management software, methodologies, scholarly communication, and copyright compliance.

**Sustainability**
- Ahere to health and safety rules and procedures.
- Participate in new policy development and the update of existing policies and procedures

**Personal/Professional Development**
- Engaging in ongoing professional development activities, such as attending conferences, workshops, and webinars.
- Pursuing opportunities for formal training and certification in specialized areas relevant to the librarian's role.

**Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.**

**Note: Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is dedicated to meeting its Employment Equity targets.