Online apply for Assistant Librarian at IIM Ahmedabad, Last Date: 22 September 2021

byGaurav Baudh September 02, 2021

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD
website: https://www.iima.ac.in/

The Vikram Sarabhai Library (VSL) of IIMA is one of the best management libraries in Asia. It has over 2,00,000 books, 2,75,000 ebooks, 30,000 journals, 2400 working papers of IIMA faculty, and many more. In addition, the VSL provides reference, indexing, bibliographic services, etc. The Library has a fairly large number of electronic information resources, it is open for 24 hours and is fully automated. The Librarian enjoys the faculty status subject to certain norms.

Name of the Post	Assistant Librarian
No. of the Post	01
Salary & Allowances	Selected candidates will be offered a fixed-term appointment for a period of three years on a consolidated monthly salary on CTC mode, which may be extended for a further period as required. Salary will not be a constraint for the deserving candidate and will be commensurate with the candidate’s profile and experience.

Qualification, Experience & Skill Requirements:

• First Class (60% or above) in MLISc or equivalent qualification with NET/SLET/SET qualified.

• Overall 8 years of experience in an academic library of repute.

• Managing Library in a computerized environment with experience in innovative applications of ICT in library operations/services.

• Managing e-resources including e-journals, e-books, etc.

Age: Maximum 40 years as of the last date of application. Institute provides age relaxation as per GOI rules. Additional 5 years’ age relaxation is given to the women candidates.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overall supervision of allocated section’s that may include Print Resources and Acquisition section / e-Resource acquisition section / Circulation section / Reference Section / IT section/ General Administration).

• Overall management, monitoring, and supervision of respective sections including technology, staff, and materials.

• Vikram Sarabhai Library is open round the clock and throughout the year. Hence it is expected that Assistant Librarians will have to attend to shift duties and weekly holidays will be on a rotation basis.

• To interact with the academic community of the Institute in order to determine their requirements of reading/learning materials and facilitate access to the same by the library.

• Guiding and helping the section team in performing their allotted tasks.

• Correspondence with faculty, students, and other staff members related to the section work.

• Assisting in the preparation of the annual budget/revised budget of the section.

• Communication with the external stakeholders like supplier/vendors/publishers and internal stakeholders like library staff, other departments (of the Institute), regarding their section’s work.

• Implementing the latest tools and techniques (including Information Technology) and new services in the section.

• Preparation and updating of section manual (library procedures, rules, and regulations, processes, and services of their section).

• Orientating library users about library resources and services.

• Coordinating and organizing section meetings regularly and preparation of the minutes of meetings and follow-up the decisions.

• Management and development of staff in their section.

• Involve in stock-taking work and circulation desk duties of the library.

• Guidance and training to the trainees when he/she joins the section.

• Preparation and documentation of all relevant statistics of the section.

• Monitoring the maintenance and upkeep work of the Library.

• Any other work assigned by the Librarian.

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SOURCE LINK: https://www.iima.ac.in/web/iima/working-for-us/current-openings