Mapenzi Mudimba, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Mapenzi Mudimba

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

Location
Zimbabwe - Harare
Education
Bachelor's degree, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Experience
12 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT at MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
  • Zimbabwe
  • My current job since April 2018

Shelving of library books, journals and dissertations
Recording Special Collections materials ready for dispatching
Filing research papers and hardcopy past exam papers
Barcoding of dissertations and journals
Performing Day, Night and Weekend dues
Participating in Library stock-taking exercises
Sorting current newspapers for dispatch to various libraries.
Assisting in delivery of online lectures
Assisting students with dissertation page setups

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN
  • May 2012 to April 2018

BULAWAYO POLYTECHNIC, BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE
User education
Shelving
Circulation Services
Supervising library assistant and library interns
Maintaining the library databases
Book Selection
Subscribing to online resources
Cataloging and classification

Education

Bachelor's degree, LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
  • at Zimbabwe Open University
  • October 2020

Degree Class 2.1 DECEMBER 2020

Diploma, Library and Information Science
  • at Bulawayo Polytechnic
  • December 2010
High school or equivalent, Accounting And Management
  • at Foundation College
  • December 2002
High school or equivalent, GCSE ordinary level
  • at Pashu Secondary
  • December 2000

Vice-captain of the Volley-ball team Chairperson of the Human Rights Watch Chairperson of the Health Club

Specialties & Skills

Online Databases
Open Access
MS Office tools
Library 2.0
React redux
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
DELIVERY
DISPATCHING
FILE MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
NEWSPAPER
RECORDING

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Python programming (Training)
Training Institute:
Finxter

Hobbies

  • Social responsibility
    Helped Gweru Memorial Library to automate its library borrowing functions.
  • Video filming
    Filming important occasions of the Bulawayo Polytechnic from the period 2014 to 2018.