Acquisition & Technical Librarian at Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy :Deadline: Mar 11, 2022

Job Description

1. Participation to the development of national library acquisition mechanisms and strategy and ensure their implementation,
• Develop, implement and disseminate the National Library Services collection development policy, guidelines, plans and procedures;
• Develop and update reference collections of international standards, conventions, guidelines, as well as national laws and regulations on archives and library management;
• Develop the National Library as a documented and comprehensive permanent memory of Rwanda’s past and present;
• Set up an information tracking tool on publications to ensure their availability and the best price; record the selected titles in the acquisition database; present the selected list to the national library services unit for validation;
• Participate in national, regional and international professional meetings on library collection development and acquisition;
• Weeding library materials not selected for donation to other libraries;
• Plan, establish the collections budget to be approved by the deputy director general and monitor its distribution according National Library Services priorities;
• Produce a quarterly statistical report of the acquisitions.

2. Implementation of professional library technical services according to international standards.
• Develop, implement and disseminate policies, procedures and international standards for the processing of library materials;
• Describe, classify and index the library materials according to International Standards, National Library Services procedures and the National authority files;
• Work with the Technical Services Archivist and the National Bibliography Officer to develop and maintain the National Authority File;
• Supervise technical services internees and volunteers work and integration;
• Produce a quarterly statistical report of treatment process;
• Participate in national, regional and international professional meetings and virtual professional communities on library technical services and the development of authority lists;
• Perform related work at the request of her/his supervisor.