SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN (1)

Duties and Responsibilities

-Develop, manage, evaluate, and periodically update the comprehensive Library Technology Strategic Plan aligned with the University’s digitization goals.
-Monitor global and regional library technology trends, emerging web tools, AI applications, and recommend sustainable frameworks for implementation.
-Oversee the operational integrity, deployment, maintenance, and regular update cycles of all library hardware and computing systems across all branch libraries.
-Provide technical administration, custom development, systems maintenance, and access configuration for the Integrated Library Management System (ILMS - Koha).
-Administer the Institutional Repository (DSpace) and Open Journal Systems (OJS), ensuring standard preservation backups and continuous metadata quality control.
-Provide technical leadership in the design, updates, and maintenance of the Library Website, discovery layers, social media pages, and mobile platforms.
-Coordinate with Faculty Librarians and publishers to configure, authenticate (via EZproxy/OpenAthens), and troubleshoot continuous access to e-resources and databases.
-Design and execute information technology training programmes for Library staff and library clientele (students and researchers) to maximize digital resource adoption.
-Establish structured system backup policies,
-Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP), and data security frameworks for all digital library assets.
-Act as the principal technical liaison between the University Library and the Central ICT Department to resolve enterprise network, infrastructure, or software integrations.
-Serve as the strategic technical advisor to the University Librarian on ICT procurement, licenses, infrastructure upgrades, and technology policy formulations.
-Perform any other technology-related duties that may be assigned by the Supervisor.