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MR. ALLAM KARIUKI KAGO

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Designation
SENIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANT III
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Job Category
Non-Teaching
Division / Faculty
Division of Academic Affairs
Directorate / Dept
Main Library
J.D.R. Research Library
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelors of Library Science

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Computer expert, configuring, installation of software, trouble shooting, networking and repair.
  • Amlib (Intergrated library system) Expert, trainer Nakuru Town campus
  • Incharge of all library compuer systems Nakuru Town Campus
  • Acqusition duties, Cataloguing and classification of materials, issuing and receiving information sources, Offering reference services to users, guiding and training users on digital resources

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

1989 to 2016

Worked in the main library in various sections
1. Circulation section

  • Charging of books and discharging of the same
  • Reservation of books for clients
  • Collections of library fines
  • Assisting users on where to find relevant material

2. Africana Special collection Section

  • Shelving of Africana and special collection books
  • Issuing and receiving of African special books from users
  • Recording and updating the Cadex where journals were record and updated

3. Reference Section

  • Answer users queries
  • Facilitate users find information from different sources like Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs etc.
  • Collect and display new books on the display rack
  • Notify users who have books new books on display to collect the same
  • Dispatch new books to various branches like Fass/NTCC libraries

4. Catalouging and Classification Section

  • Catalouging books using Anglo American cataloguing rules version 2
  • Writing catalogue cards 3 x 5 for shelf list, author, title and subject
  • Updating of the shelf list and public catalog for author, title and subject
  • Classification of library resources using library of congress classification scheme

5. Acquisitions Section

  • Recording new and donated books in the accession register
  • Stamping the books with ownership stamp
  • Writing/Typing new books for ordering
  • Confirming ordered books with shipping lists

2016 - August 2023

Worked at Nakuru City Campus Library

Reference Section

  • Training of undergraduates and postgraduates on how to find information using E-Resources like Electronic journals, books and databases.
  • Answering user queries
  • Shelfing of reference materials

Circulation section

  • Charging and discharging of books
  • Collection of fines
  • Reservations of materials

Amlib Library system

  • Incharge of the Amlib computer system
  • Incharge of all ICT related tasks in all libraries in Nakuru City Campus
  • Configuration of Students laptops and Smart phones
  • Troubleshooting and repairing PCs
  • Reporting Computers beyond my skills to ICT technicians
  • Training staff on how to use Amlib library system

Managerial

  • I have severally been incharge of Readers Services
  • Supervising all the staff members
  • Preparing Night shift timetables
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly Reports for all branches
  • Preparing and submitting Night shift schedule to the librarian
  • Preparing and submitting Night shift payments to the Incharge Main Libraryy

Worked in all branches in Nakuru city campus, Bawani, FHS, EU and Law libraries

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