school librarian
Nefertari International Schools
Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months
Work with the English and EAL Departments to create a whole school information literacy plan, integrating information literacy across the curriculum.
Maintain book lists supporting the development of study skills and wider reading for students.
Work with school leaders to develop a whole school literature plan to foster a love of reading.
Promote and support literacy amongst the school community, leading reading and writing workshops and classes during both Curricular and Super Curricular sessions.
In liaison with specialist teachers, encourage the use of the Library across all subject areas.
Lead student library induction sessions, library skills sessions and support class visits to the Library.
Support the Language Department by providing resources to support literacy.
Within budgets, ensure that the Library is equipped with an up-to-date range of relevant hard and digital resources.
Maintain the Library management system to ensure that all resources are easily accessible.
• Consult with site principals to determine the goals and objectives of the library program
• Direct and train paraprofessionals and student helpers in the processing of books,
• technological operations, shelving, filing, library displays, and other research activities.
• Provide access to information through acquiring and organizing diverse materials
• Coordinate the selection, ordering, circulation, and inventory of library/media materials;
• Develop a library collection that supports the schools’ curriculum and state content standards; coordinate book orders with teaching staff to provide publications which
• support core curriculum.
• Design an accessible, efficient, and inviting facility for student learning.
• Attend meetings and District in-services as requested.
• Assist students in locating and selecting desired or needed books,
periodicals, pamphlets, materials, or technology support.
• Decision maker in admission process with meet parents
• Reach out to existing and potential Libraries among Arab region to present our product and service offering
• Learn details about our product and service offerings Address any questions or issues libraries members may have
• Communicate with libraries member to understand their requirements and needs
• Offer solutions based on library’ needs and capabilities
• Keep an updated libraries database
• Measure identified KPIs
• Always strive towards meeting sales quota
Preparing and sorting documents for data entry
Entering data into database software and checking to ensure the accuracy of the data that has been inputted
Resolving discrepancies in information and obtaining further information for incomplete documents
Creating data backups as part of a contingency plan
Responding to information requests from authorised members
Testing new database systems and software updates
selecting, developing, cataloguing and classifying library resources
answering readers' enquiries
using library systems and specialist computer applications
management of staff, including recruitment, training and/or supervisiory duties
liaising with departmental academic staff, external organisations and suppliers
ensuring that library services meet the needs of particular groups of users (eg staff, postgraduate students, disabled students)
managing budgets and resources
supporting independent research and learning
developing IT facilities
assisting readers to use computer equipment, conduct literature searches etc
promoting the library's resources to users
● Designing a user interface for the book system application and collaborating closely with developers, copywriters and UX designers to enhance design of applications.
● UI designer/admin for the Aerospace Center website and sub-admin for the Zewail City website.
● Creating, improving and using wireframes, prototypes, style guides, and user flows, to effectively
communicate interactive ideas.
● Continually keep designs updated with the latest changes in Zewail City standards.
● Presenting to students how to use the admission exam application.
● Managing all book system procedures and processes including book purchases as well as book
receiving and returns for both academic staff and students.
Handled library circulation process as well as the document supply service process.
● Revised and updated pages on the library website.
● Super admin in the ILC “International Libraries Committee” website.
● Editor in the library newsletter using both Publisher and Adobe InDesign.
Cairo, Egypt
● Collected/revised monthly library databases statistics.
● Represented the British University in multiple cultural activities that took place in Cervantes
Instituto, Goethe Institut, American Embassy and Japanese Embassy.
● Created student/instructor guides on using the IEEE database and the Turnitin software.
● Assisted library users to use library services, handled fine procedures and was a member of the
annual library inventory.
● Admin in the Turnitin software.
Documentation of archaeological materials- Artistical works- audiovisual materials- photography materials- Diplomatic science- Manuscripts- Arrangement and archival description- Digitization of heritage materials.