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    Librarian (Acquisitions) - Nairobi, Kenya - U.S.A Embassy Kenya

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    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    The USA embassy Kenya is a us government that seeks to offer services on behalf of the US government

    JOB SUMMARY

    EXPERIENCE: Minimum of two years of work experience in a library setting, experience with online searching and cataloging is required.JOB KNOWLEDGE: Knowledge of Machine-Readable Cataloguing (MARC) formats, and Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd (AACR2), and database management systems required. Good working knowledge of bibliographic formats and database searching.Education Requirements:University degree in Library or Information Science is required.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Reporting to Head of Acquisitions, incumbent receives, searches, and verifies accompanying financial documentation for all information materials in all formats for the Library of Congress (LOC) and approximately 30 academic institutional participants of the African Cooperative Acquisitions Program (AfriCAP). Creates Initial Bibliographic Cataloging (IBC) records for all new publications selected using the LOC Integrated Library System (ILS) according to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed. (AACR2), Resource Description and Access (RDA), as well as other cataloging metadata creation rules and LOC policies. Incumbent initiates the payment process by creating and updating Purchase Orders and holdings records, thereby authorizing fiscal processing and approval for payments.

    REQUIRED SKILLS

    Reporting, Editing, News writing and production, Communication

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    Bachelor's degree


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