Library And Information Management Officer
Habib University Foundation, Pakistan

The Centre for Educational Research and Planning (CERP) at the Habib University Foundation is establishing a Research Resource Unit (RRU) to facilitate the researchers and planners in accessing/searching the required information with latest tools and services.

The Library and Information Management Officer for our RRU will be responsible for managing and developing policies for procurement, supply and distribution of information for CERP. The person in this position will be required to deal with electronic information, especially online databases and internet resources, as well as traditional library materials.

Increasingly, the role involves managing and utilizing internally produced information as well as sourcing and acquiring materials from outside organizations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

A. Developing and Managing Hard Resources and Multimedia Resources

1.Developing and implementing a proper mechanism, using IT based tools, for subscribing, purchasing, cataloguing and lending resources to various users.
2.Supporting CERP teams in updating and identifying relevant resources for the Research Resource Unit.
3.Developing various mutimedia resources for Research Resource Unit in collaboration with IT team.
4.Developing information bulletins and other resources to synthesize, organize and disseminate various type of information.

B.Organizing and Managing Soft Resources

1.Searching for free online resources and developing a comprehensive database of online resources for CERP.
2.Facilitating registered CERP users for searching and downloading the required resources.
3.Managing subscriptions and registrations of online resources.

C.Organizing and Managing Other Support Services

1.Organizing and managing chat/discussion forums for information search and sharing.
2.Conducting research on a continuous basis to identify new resources, information about relevant conferences, seminars, courses, etc. and sharing the information with the team through a monthly/fortnightly updates newsletter.
3.Supporting the researchers and planners in identifying relevant journals to publish research findings.
4.Networking with various other libraries/resource units/learning centres etc. and updating the resources and services of Research Resource Unit on a continuous basis.

- Organization and time management skills (to organize resources as well as his/her own time);
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
- Taking initiatives and a creative approach to problem-solving;
- Good team working and networking skills;
- Excellent research skills;
- IT skills, excellent working knowledge of library/ information management software, MS Office, including excellent internet-based research skills