Systems Librarian

Department: Wits Libraries

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Ensuring that the system is always fully operational,
• Functioning system integrations with other Wits applications and services,
• System maintenance, system validation, data integrity,
• Data clean-up projects,
• Running regular statistical and maintenance routines,
• Troubleshooting systems problems, issues and bugs,
• Research on new systems enhancements / developments,
• Loading and implementation of new releases and modules,
• Statistical Reporting and analytics of System statistics,
• Conducting end-user training,
• Compile systems specifications and procedure/s manuals.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• B.Bibl or B.lnf Degree or Bachelors degree plus Post Graduate Diploma in Library Information Science (LIS)
• OR a B.lnf / B.Bibl (Hons)
• 5 years working experience working in an academic research library as a Systems Librarian

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters Degree in LIS
• 3 years working experience working in an academic research library as a Systems Librarian

Knowledge and skills:

• Extensive experience with library management systems, (ALMA library system administrators will have an advantage)
• Experience in managing academic / research library platforms and discovery tools
• Extensive working experience in an academic / research library
• Solid knowledge of cataloguing rules and standards e.g. MARC21/RDA
• Extensive knowledge of Library Management System (LMS) processes and platforms
• Extensive computing and technical skills (advanced excel for reporting)
• Project Management
• Extensive knowledge of University student and HR systems (for integration purposes)
• Technical Writing Skills
• End-user Training Skills
• Report writing
• Change management within Library Systems
• Planning and organizing skills
• Presentation Skills
• Process improvement
• Ability to map business processes with those of the relevant systems
• Ability to plan, configure and implement systems based on business requirements
• Application development and maintenance
• System design and integration
• Command of Library Systems emerging trends in higher education and library services

Recommendation: It is highly recommended that interested candidates be registered members of the professional body: Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).

Preference will be given to System Librarian applicants with extensive experience / certification in the ALMA Library Management System