Profile - Mr. Edwin Kipruto Kimaru

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Designation: SENIOR LIBRARY ASSISTANT III
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Job Category: Non-Teaching
Phone Number: +254728394343
Division / Faculty: Division of Administration, Planning and Development
Directorate / Dept: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Section: Digital Library & Information Literacy
Office Extension No.: N/A
Address: 536-20115

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2017 to 2021: Masters of Science in Information Science, Egerton University.
2011 to 2014: Bachelors Degree in Library and Information Science, Egerton University.

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Managing Social Media Sites
Harvesting and Digitization of content for Institution Repository (IR).
Troubleshoot internet connectivity issues and minor computer repair including software programs and hardware components.
Information Literacy
Library Automation and Security Systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

Date	Institution/Organization	Role
February 2015 to Date	Egerton University (Njoro Campus)	Senior Library Assistant: Attend to day-day activities in the assigned section and other sections across the department upon request.
July to August 2014	Volunteer at Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) Nakuru.	ICT/E-Resource Department activities.
April to June 2014	Attaché at Kenya National Library Services (KNLS) Nakuru.	Processing of Information materials, Data entry (AmLib), sorting and shelving of information materials, user education and consumer awareness.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

28th-29th November, 2013 - Electronic Resource Management and Access: A Case Study of Egerton Nakuru Town Campus College Library, KLA Annual Conference, Golf Hotel-Kakamega

TEACHING AREAS