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1. Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum2010Career in Hong Kong Public Libraries 14 August 2010 HKPL

2. Hong Kong Public Libraries (HKPL) • Operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) • Provide free public library services in Hong Kong • to meet the community needs for information, lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and recreation

3. Role and Function of Public Libraries • as an information center • as a medium and resource center for self-education and continuing education • as a center for the promotion of reading & literary arts in Hong Kong ; and • as a community cultural center

4. Libraries’ Network & Service Level Types of Libraries • Hong Kong Central Library (1) • Major Libraries (5) • District Libraries (29) • Small Libraries (31) • Mobile Libraries (10) Total : 76 (as at July 2010)

5. Libraries’ Network & Service Level Functional Unit • Administration Unit • Computer Unit • Technical Processing Unit • Extension Activities Unit • Planning & Development Unit • District Council Management Unit

6. Staff Structure Professional Staff • Chief Librarian • Senior Librarian • Librarian • Assistant Librarian

7. Staff Structure Non-professional Staff • Library Officer / Clerical Officer • Library Assistant / Assistant Clerical Officer / Cultural Services Assistant

8. Job Specialization Professional Staff • Library Management • Lending & Reference Services • Collection Development • Technical Processing • Marketing and Promotion • Library Automation & Infra-structure System

9. Job Specialization • Library Management • Library planning and development • Renovation program • Operational issues such as loan period, opening hours, fees and charges • Finance and supplies • Human resources management

10. Job Specialization • Lending Services • Patron registration • Charging and discharging of library materials • Readers’ reservation of library materials • Readers’ enquiry service

11. Job Specialization • Reference Services • Readers’ advisory service • Newspaper and periodical service • Electronic reference service • Specialized library collections • Interlibrary loan with other institutions

12. Job Specialization • Collection Development • Establish the needs of readers and formulate policies for selection, acquisition and weeding • Participate in the selection of library materials • Undertake stock editing work

13. Job Specialization • Technical Processing • Familiarization with the book trade • Acquisition of suitable library materials • Classification and cataloguing of library materials

14. Job Specialization • Marketing and Promotion • Organizing extension activities and outreach programs for promotion of reading and literary arts • Close liaison with schools, cultural and community organizations for promotion of public library services • Preparing and publishing promotional leaflets, publicity materials and library newsletter • User education

15. Job Specialization • Library Automation and Infra-structure Development • Developing and maintaining Library Automation System (LAS) and Multimedia Information System (MMIS) • Providing support to Internet and multi-media information services • E-services

16. General Duties of Non-professional Staff Library Officer / Library Assistant • Handling circulation (charging and discharging), shelving and processing of library materials • General enquiry service • Clerical duties • Maintain library order

17. Quality and Skills Required for Professional Staff • Proactive and with social awareness • Amicable and patient • Open-minded • Agility and flexible • Good reasoning • Willing to work shifts

18. Quality and Skills Required for Professional Staff • Subject knowledge • Skills in information technology • Language skills • Management and Interpersonal skills • Dynamic and well-organized • Aptitude for strategic planning

19. Assistant Librarian (AL) Minimum Entry Qualifications • A degree from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; and 2. “Level 2” in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) and a Pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE)

20. Assistant Librarian (AL) Terms of Appointment • Civil service probationary terms for 3 years • Upon passage of probation bar, he/she may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms. 3. Starting salary: $21,880 (MPS 14) w.e.f. 1.10.2010

21. Assistant Librarian (AL) Education and Training • Induction course and in-service training • Diploma in Librarianship Program • Overseas training program for Senior Librarian

22. Library Officer (LO) Minimum Entry Qualifications • 5 passes in HKCEE including English Language (Syl. B), Chinese Language and Mathematics, or equivalent; AND • a) Certificate for Library Assistant plus 5 years full-time working experience, including 1 year library experience; OR b) 7 years of full-time working experience, including 4 years of library experience • Good computer knowledge, e.g. MS word, MS Excel and Chinese inputting method

23. Library Officer (LO) Terms of Appointment • Non-civil Service Contract Terms • Monthly salary: $14,225 (w.e.f. 1.8.2010) • Gratuity: 10%

24. Library Assistant (LA) Minimum Entry Qualifications • 5 passes in HKCEE including English Language (Syl. B), Chinese Language and Mathematics, or equivalent; • 1 year of full-time post qualification working experience; and • Good computer knowledge, e.g. MS Word, MS Excel and Chinese inputting method

25. Library Assistant (LA) Terms of Appointment • Non-civil Service Contract Terms • Monthly salary: $8,895 (w.e.f. 1.8.2010) • Gratuity: 10%

26. Recruitment Advertisements • Major local newspapers • Homepages of : • Hong Kong Public Librarieshttp://www.hkpl.gov.hk • Leisure and Cultural Services Dept. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk • Civil Service Bureauhttp://www.csb.gov.hk

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