Institute for Social and Economic Change invites applications for the following posts via direct recruitment :

Post Name : Deputy Librarian

Essential Qualification :

(1) Ph.D in Library/ InformationScience

(2) Master Degree in Library Science/ Information Sciences/ Documentation Science with 55% and above marks in aggregate

(3) Five years Experience as Senior Assitant Librarian in Level 11 (PB3 with AGP 7000/-) in a large Library of reputed Research Institute/ College.

(4) Working Experience in formulating and administering policies, rules and regulation, preparation of annual budget of the library, Planning and Management of Information Technology applications in the library,

(5) Expereience related to selection, acquisition, classification, cataloguing and maintenance of the library documents, facilitating various library services such as CAS, SDI, Reference, ILL etc. Developing short and long term plans for the library and related goals and objectives consistent with the librarys mission.

Desirable : Experience in related media, technology, and information services aligned to knowledge management. Exposure to library software applications such as KOHA, D-Space, Zotero, Mendeley etc Publications in peer-reviewed journals/reputed journals on current trends. Membership in ALA/SLA/SIS/ILA, MANLIBNET, etc.

Post Name : Assistant Librarian

Essential Qualification :

(1) A Masters Degree in Library Science, Information Science or Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree, with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale, wherever the grading system is followed).

(2) Besides fulfilling the above qualifications, the candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the UGC, CSIR or similar test accredited by the UGC like SLET/SET.

(3) Five years of minimum experience as Library Assistant or equivalent position in a large Library of reputed Research Institute/ College.

Desirable :

(i) Ph. D or equivalent in relevant discipline.

(ii) A consistently good academic record, with knowledge of computerization of a library.

(iii) Working Experience of DSpace and Koha Automation software.

(iv) PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking or PGDCA or equivalent

Address to send the application: The Candidate must fill in the application form and send it to Institute for Social and Economic Change, Dr V K R V Rao Road, Nagarabhavi PO, Bengaluru-560072 along with relevant documents.

For more details related to eligibility criteria, fee, pattern, annexure, place of posting etc. refer to the attachments below.