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MS. MERESA ANYANGO ATENG

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Designation
LIBRARY ASSISTANT III
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Job Category
Non-Teaching
Phone Number
0721900845
Alternative Phone No.
0783748261
Division / Faculty
Division of Academic Affairs
Directorate / Dept
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Circulation Section
Address
536,EGERTON.
SUMMARY

My name is meresa Ateng and Iam a qualified Library Assistant with employment experience at a number of institutions, the current being Egerton University. I offer a conscientious and methodical approach to my work, Iam very well organized and efficient,and have an excellent record in time keeping and attendance.Meresa is a powerful force in the workplace and uses her positive and tireless energy to build team work.I am passionate and highly effective with success in instructional strategies to facilitate information resources accessibility to satisfy users needs.  I am computer literate and have Bachelor degree in library and information science.

My main responsibilities are; shelving charging and discharging information materials,stock-taking,cataloguing and classifying infomation materials,orientation of new users,processing of new infomation materials,offering reference services and keeping records.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2016: Bachelors of Library and Information Science - Egerton University, Kenya.

2001: Diploma in Information Studies - Sigalagala Technical Training Institute,Kenya.

1997: K.C.S.E - Kwoyo Oyugis Secondary School,Kenya.

1993: K.C.P.E - Ondiko Primary School,Kenya.

 

 

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

My main focus is to utilize my knowledge and skills coupled with experience to convert organizational goals into a reality in the best way possible.

To provide quality services to users inorder to satisfy their information needs hence enhancing their academic achievement or efficient academic work

Skills: Shelving skills,cataloguing and classification, data analysis, customer service oriented, problem solving , computer operation, electronic resource training skills,knowledge of circulation procedures , resource centre services,reference services,record survey, record appraisal, record maintenance for future reference,record keeping, orientation of new users,stock-taking, acquisition,report creation, professionally trained in library and information, use of Amlib system  and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2010-2016: Bachelors of library and information science- Second Class Honours (Upper Division)

1999 - 2001: Diploma in Information Studies - PASS

2010: Basic computer technology

WORK EXPERIENCE

   

 

 

2022-to date: Circulation Section

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Charging and discharging information materials.
  • Shelving information resources to facilitate easy retrieval.
  • Stock-taking.
  • Orientation of new patrons.
  • Collecting overdue fine from library defaulters.
  • Clearing library users.
  • Training students on internship, attachment and new Library staff on circulation services.
  • Registering new Library patrons.
  • Helping users locate information material needed from the Library.
  • Guiding library users how to retrieve information materials.

 

 

 

2020 - 2021: University Archives (RMAC)

Responsibilities

  • Undertaking record survey and appraisal in University departments
  • Classifying records
  • selecting records for permanent preservation
  • Arranging and describing archival materials
  • Ensure security of archival materials when in use
  • Sorting and shelving documents
  • Record listing
  • Data entry of listed materials into the computer
  • Boxing of records, box labeling
  • Issuing and receiving records
  • Retrieving archival materials for users
  • Maintaining archival records
  • Answering  users enquiries
  • Maintaining archival lending file for data and statistics of services provided to all clients served in the section

2019: Resource Centre

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining computer equipments and making sure in operation
  • Registering users accessing resource centre
  • Configuring users laptops and phones to WI-FI
  • Training users on electronic resources access
  • Carring out survey on users electronic resources access
  • Assisting patrons on conducting literature search

2015 - 2018:Reference Section  

Responsibilities     

  • Providing group and individual instruction for computer use
  • Assisting patrons with trouble shooting computer problems 
  • Controlling computer usage 
  • Maintaining computer equipments and made sure in operation
  • Carring out user satisfaction survey
  • Promoting the use of electronic resources
  • Attending to users enquiries
  • Stock taking and weeding of mutilated books
  • Offering online searches for users on request and result sent through email accounts
  • Scheduled and facilitated several trainings on electronic resources access
  • Shelving collection in reference section
  • Displaying new books at strategic place to create awareness to users
  • Processing newspapers and availing them to users
  • Registering users  accessing electronic resources
  • Maintaining users statistical data of reference resources usage

2013 - 2014 - Technical Section (Faculty of Health Sciences)

Responsibilities      

  • Acquisition of new books on request by users
  • Receiving and proccessed new acquisitions for the library     
  • Accessioning new information materials in the accession register
  • Cataloguing and classifying new information materials
  • Spine marking of processed books
  • Minor repair of torn books
  • Preparing and issueing membership library cards
  • Preparing book pockets
  • Inserting book pockets and date due slips
  • Data entry of new information materials 

2012  :Circulation Section

Responsibilities 

  • Charging and discharging information materials
  • Locating requested books on the shelves and in the library database
  • Sorting and shelving the information materials
  • Clearing users
  • collecting overdue fine form defaulters
  • Organising information materials for easy retrieval to save users time
  • Registering and orientation of new patrons
  • Assisting users with locating books and other information materials using catalogue system.
  • Administering the rules and regulations governing the use of the library
  • Filing Library user cards  

  2011 :School Librarian - Ogande girls high school

Responsibilities

  • Shelving
  • Preparing and issueing membership cards
  • Promoting the use of library through several training classes
  • Maintaining library opening and closing
  • Registering library users
  • Preparing books for bindery or repair
  • Assisting users with information retrieval
  • Processing new books and newspapers
  • Charging and discharging information materials
  • Accessioning new books in the accession register
  • Selected library books for purchase
  • Clearing of library users
  • Provision of library rules and regulations
  • Collected overdue fine from defaulters
  • Prepared book pockets and inserting book pockects and date due slips
  • Maintained records for book circulation and ensured their physical access to available resources 
  • Trained library prefects to work at the circulation desk

2009 - 2010: School Librarian - Kwoyo Oyugis secondary school

  • Process new materials making them for use
  • Monitor students while using the library
  • Helps users locate information materials
  • Keep the library organized,clean,neat and welcoming to the users
  • Prepared and disseminated overdue notices
  • Collect replacement cost for lost and damaged items
  • Shelving of information materials and ensuring maintenance in the correct order
  • Notifying students when reserved books are available
  • Selected library books for purchase
  • Clearing of library users
  • Provision of library rules and regulations
  • Collected overdue fine from defaulters
  • Prepared book pockets and inserting book pockects and date due slips
  • Maintained library opening and closing
  • Registered library users

2007: Volunteer - Kenya National Library Service

Responsibilities

  • Charging and discharging information materials
  • Cataloguing and classifying new information materials
  • Filing user borrowing cards
  • Processing information materials
  • Registering new patrons
  • Taking daily statistics of users
  • Preparing of book pockets/cards and affixing them on relevant books
  • Shelving of information materials

                       

HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS

2012: Certificate of participation in Nakuru Town Campus College environmental clean up day.

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