Library Professional Trainee

BITS Law School Recruitment – Library Trainee

BITS Law School offers legal knowledge, practical training, and holistic education to build leaders who will be passionate to create a more fair, just, and inclusive society. Towards this goal, we embrace all learners who bring the right ethos, a penchant for learning the law, and who share our belief in bending the arc of the moral universe towards justice. The school offers two five-year integrated degree programmes: B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.).

Library Resource Centre (LRC):

BITS Law School Library supports the learning, teaching and research activities of the faculty, scholars, and Students at large. Aims to provide excellent high quality library resources and services to the users in the areas of law and interdisciplinary subjects. The library identifies the importance of users need and requirements.

Designation – Library Professional Trainee

Location: Kalyan, Mumbai – Accommodation will be provided within Campus Hostel

Working Hours: Library will be operational 7 Days a week, this profile will require to work in shifts.

Eligibility Criteria:

· Young professional graduates in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc) are eligible to apply

· Candidates must hold a first-class master’s degree in Library and Information Science

Desirable Criteria:

· Basic knowledge of Library management software, KOHA

· Basic working knowledge of IT and IT applications related to libraries.

· Good communication skills

Stipend – Rs. 30,000/- per month

Job Summary:

This role involves working with all departments of library operations including acquisition and technical section, collection development, serial control, digital library, and provision of reference and information services. Library trainee will play an important role in lending library related support to students and faculty.

Job Description:

Selected candidate will essentially work with library staff in charge of various departments of the library.

Duties to be performed include:
• Attending to queries from library users
• Cataloguing of books/ serials / other materials
• Classification /Acquisition/ Circulation system/ Preservation
• Maintaining stack area /Books/ Newspaper receipt etc.
• Assistance in using Digital library
• Reference services/ reading Room/ digital library
• Working on Open Source Software in KOHA and Dspace
• Contribute to library proactive and outreach activities
• Maintain a welcoming environment for library patrons
• Any other duties assigned by Librarian / Assistant Librarian