Periodicals Librarian (P9) – Ref: AL33 at Mangosuthu University of Technology

LIBRARY SERVICES 
PERIODICALS LIBRARIAN (P9) – Ref: AL33 

Key Performance Areas: 

• Periodicals publications management. 
• Conduct periodicals publications analytics. 
• Client liaison and training · Research output and research data curation. 
• Facilitate open access. 

Minimum Requirements: 

• B.Bibl. degree, OR any degree plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies. 
• Three (3) years proven knowledge in administering periodicals for research support and scholarly communication. 

Recommendations:

• Honour’s or Master’s degree in LIS would be an added advantage 

Competencies:

• Proven knowledge of publishing trends within the periodicals industry. 
• Proven knowledge of writing computer software applications (e.g. Turnitin, Excel, SPSS, NVivo, etc.). 
• Proven knowledge and excellent skill in the use of referencing management tools (e.g. RefWorks, Endnote, Mendeley, Zotero). 
• Proven experience in training, knowledge and understanding of e-resources, open access (OA), open education resources (OER), digital repositories (IR) and general digital manipulation. 
• Proven experience in generating usage statistics reports (counter and integrated library system). 
• Excellent customer service skills including the ability to engage, interact and feedback. 
• Excellent interpersonal, liaison and marketing skills within the digital and social media space 
• Ability to function effectively both independently and as part of the team. 
• Must have proven excellent work ethic.