Librarian Job@ Edo State College of Agriculture

Edo State College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the vacant position stated below:

Job Title: College Librarian
Location: Edo
Qualifications

Candidates for the post of College Librarian must possess a Masters degree in Library Science/Studies (M.L.S) with Fifteen (15) years cognate experience or a Bachelor of Library Science/Studies (B.L.S), with Eighteen (18) years cognate experience or a good honours degree plus professional Library qualification with Seventeen (17) years post qualification experience.

A Ph.D in Library Science and Information will be an added advantage.

In addition, the candidate must show evidence of membership of relevant professional body/bodies.

The appointee must be under Fifty-Five (55) years on appointment.

Terms of Appointment

The College Librarian shall hold office for a period of Five (5) years.

This may, however, on the recommendation of the Governing Council, based on satisfactory performance, be extended by two (2) years and another period of two (2) years after the first two (2) years period of extension and no more.

The salary scale of the position is CONTEDISS 15 and the appointee shall be entitled to an official car and other benefits of the office as may be decided and/or approved from time to time by the State Government and/or the Governing Council.

Application Closing Date
1st August, 2016.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their applications with the following documents listed below to: 
The Registrar,
Edo State College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi,
P.M.B. 1471,
Benin City,
Edo State

Required Documents

Ten (10) copies of Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) giving details of post desired, name, date and place of birth, Nationality, Local Government Area, Marital Status, Current Postal Address, Permanent address, Educational Institutions Attended/Qualifications Obtained/Class of Degree with Dates, previous experience and present position and salary, hobbies, and names of three referees.

Photostat copies of credentials.

Two (2) recent passport photographs.

Applicants are advised to request their named referees to write reference reports on them and forward directly to the Registrar at the above address.

Note: Only the applications of candidates short- listed for interview will be acknowledged.

Baltimore's Chief Librarian Could Head Library of Congress

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By The Associated Press and Halimah Abdullah  Jun 10, 2016.

Carla Hayden — President Barack Obama's pick to head the Library of Congress — could soon make history as the first woman and first African American to hold to the post if approved by the full Senate.

The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday endorsed Hayden, the longtime head of Baltimore's library system, to be the next Librarian of Congress.

 

Carla Hayden, CEO of the Pratt Library, gives a tour of the library's central branch in Baltimore on April 16, 2015. President Barack Obama nominated Hayden, on Feb. 24, 2016, the longtime head of Baltimore'??s library system, as the next Librarian of Congress. Barbara Haddock Taylor / AP

Earlier this year, President Obama nominated Hayden to be the 14th Librarian of Congress in the institution's 214-year existence, a historic move that Obama called "long overdue."

Obama signed a law last year establishing a 10-year term for the Librarian of Congress with an option for reappointment. The position was previously considered a lifetime appointment.

The previous Librarian of Congress, James Billington, was criticized for not keeping up with advances in technology. Billington was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served for 28 years before stepping down last year.

If confirmed, Hayden would inherit an institution which came under fire after a congressional report found that copyright services and services for the disabled were hampered by the library's technological woes.

When Hayden served as president of the American Library Association from 2003-2004, she spoke out against the Patriot Act and provisions aimed at giving federal authorities access to the records of library users. She and then U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft went back and forth in their disagreement over the law's thrust.

Hayden, who also once held the second highest position with the Chicago Public Library, was lauded by Obama for keeping the Baltimore library open during the tumult in the wake of Freddie Gray's death.

As head of the Baltimore library system, Hayden helped create an outreach program for the city's teens which included homework help and college and career advice. She also worked to improve Internet access of the Baltimore library's holdings — efforts she said she's like to continue at the Library of Congress were she to be confirmed.

Culled from: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-s-chief-librarian-could-head-library-congress-n589256