Rhodes University is a public research university located in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province.
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Principal Librarian: Humanities, Education and Law
The Principal Librarian: Faculty Services is the line manager for assigned Faculty Liaison Teams and primary contact person between the Library Directorate and a particular academic collective (Faculties/ Departments/ Institutes).
The Principal Librarian is expected to understand the information and research needs and scholarly communication trends of assigned disciplines/fields to provide a number of services designed to optimally meet the needs of the primary user group, usually staff & students of the given Faculty.
The Principal Librarian’s responsibilities include a range of interrelated activities: provision and management of high-level subject information services; collection development, and management and evaluation in support of teaching, learning and especially research in the Faculty; to educate staff and students in the principles and techniques of effective information retrieval; to be aware of trends & innovation in the area of user information services and webpage content delivery; regular & ongoing liaison activities.
Each Principal Librarian functions as a member of Faculty Teams and may call on resources and colleagues within and beyond the Team as required.
The incumbent, with the other Principal Librarian: Science, Pharmacy and Commerce, is part of Middle Management reporting to the Senior Manager: Academic Support Services.
The Requirements
An Honor’s degree in Library and Information Science (NQF level 8) OR a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree/BTech (NQF 7) plus a Post-Graduate Library Diploma (NQF level 8) with approximately 4 years’ relevant experience where such experience includes
Experience in working in an academic or research library
Having worked in a computerised academic and research library
Previous exposure to IT applications, electronic Library & information tools.
Previous experience in the design of Library instruction programmes and user services
At least three years of previous supervision experience.
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