University Librarian Job@ Obafemi Awolowo University

Job Title: University Librarian
Location: Ile-Ife, Osun

The Position

The University Librarian shall be responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the overall administration of the University Library, its branches and extension and providing services for the entire University community.

Duties

The University Librarian is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration of the University Library and the co-ordination of Library services in the University.

He/She will be required to administer the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library System and to develop it to meet the University’s increasing needs especially its post-graduate and research programmes.

The Person

The University Librarian is a Principal Officer and the head of the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library.

Candidates for the post shall be visionary, have the ability to provide good leadership and command respect and loyalty of staff of the University.

Candidates must also possess personal integrity and demonstrate transparency in private and public life.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for the position of University Librarian, Obafemi Awolowo University, should possess at least minimum higher degree of Masters in Library and Information Science with fifteen (15) years of cognate experience.

Possession of a Doctorate Degree will be an added advantage. Candidates are also required to have scholarly publications in reputable journals and must he members of the following:

1. Librarian Registration Council of Nigeria
2. Nigeria Library Association

Furthermore, candidates are expected to be very computer literate and proficient in relevant computer applications as applicable to the running of a complex and modern University Library.

Conditions of Service

• The appointment shall be for a single term of five (5) years only and may he extended for a further period of one year only, after which the Librarian shall relinquish his post and be assigned to other duties in the University.
• The appointment is further governed by the Federal Government Establishment circulars that may be adopted by the Council from, time to time. Fringe benefits include furnished accommodation, an official vehicle and a driver and other benefits as approved by the Council.

Remuneration
The successful candidate will be entitled to the salary and other conditions of service as are applicable to the University Librarian in a Federal University in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward 30 copies of application and detailed curriculum vitae, duly signed, in the format below:
A.) Personal Data

• Full Name (Surname first)
• Date of Birth
• Contact Details:
• Physical address
• Email address
• Mobile Phone Number(s)
• Nationality
• State of Origin
• Senatorial District
• Local Government Area
• Permanent Horne Address
• Marital Status
• Number of Children and their Ages

B.) Educational Background

• Higher Educational Institutions Attended with Dates
• Academic/Professional Qualifications and Distinctions Obtained with Dates
• Other Distinctions and Awards with Dates:
• Scholarship
• Fellowship
• Research Grants
• National Awards
• International awards

C.) Work Experience with Dates

• Previous Work Experience Outside the University System with Dates:
• Previous Work Experience in Other Universities
• Work Experience in Obafemi Awolowo University (if applicable)

D.) Membership of Professional Bodies
E.) Publications

• Thesis/Dissertation
• Books and Monographs
• Contribution to Books
• Published Journals Articles
• Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings
• Articles Accepted for Publication
• Manuscript Submitted for Publication
• Creative Work
• Technical Reports
• Papers and Work in Progress.

F.) Professional Accomplishment
G.) Conferences, Seminars and Workshops attended with dates
H.) Current Research Activities

Signature:................... Date:.......................

All applications should be forwarded to the address below:
Obafemi Awolowo University,
lle-Ife.
Osun State.
Applicants should inform their nominated referees to send their confidential reports to reach the address above

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted further.

For additional information visit: Punch Newspaper January 26^th, 2017

My plans for UI library —New Librarian

January 12, 2017 Laolu Harolds

NEWLY appointed University of Ibadan Librarian, Dr (Mrs) Helen Olubukunola Komolafe-Opadeji, has promised to turn the institution’s library around for the better, saying her innovativeness would propel the library to greater heights

Dr Komolafe-Opadeji, who is the sixth substantive Librarian, disclosed that Information Literacy Skill, which her predecessors had not really promoted, would be one of her priorities.

“We are in the information age. Studies have shown that there is a paradigm shift from print to electronics. One of my priorities, therefore, will be that the university community fully benefits from the electronic information resources that we have substantially subscribed to, by making the knowledge available and facilitating accessibility,” she said.

The new Librarian, who noted that the premier university had expended so much money towards accessibility and utilisation of electronic information resources, said that she would ensure massive in-house training for the staff of the library, which will in turn impact the entire university community with the new skill.

Besides, she promised to resuscitate bindery section of the library, which she noted could generate millions of naira for the university in terms of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)

The bindery section of the library could rake in millions of naira in one academic session. For instance, if all postgraduate students are directed to bind their theses and dissertations in our bindery section at the rate of N500 per copy, in five places per a student, you can imagine how much we will make for the university,” she stressed, pointing out that library services are capital-intensive, and hence  the need to look inwards.

Until her appointment, the new librarian was a Deputy University Librarian and a member of the university’s Library Management Committee.

She joined the services of the University of Ibadan as a Librarian in 1990, serving in different professional and administrative capacities until her new appointment.

 
Culled from Nigerian Tribune Newspaper: http://tribuneonlineng.com/plans-ui-library-new-librarian/