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Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2014

Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2014. Career Opportunities in Hong Kong Public Libraries 19 July 2014. Hong Kong Public Libraries. About HKPL. Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) A network of 67 static and 12 mobile libraries A collection of over 13 million items

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Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2014

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  1. Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2014 Career Opportunities in Hong Kong Public Libraries 19 July 2014 Hong Kong Public Libraries

  2. About HKPL • Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) • A network of 67 static and 12 mobile libraries • A collection of over 13 million items • Annual circulation over 55 million • Over 4 million registered patrons

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

  4. Major Libraries (6) District Libraries (29) Small Libraries (31) Mobile Libraries (12) Organization Hong Kong Central Library (1) • 5-level structure: (Total 79 as at July 2014)

  5. Organization • 7 Functional Units: • Administration and Support • Computerization • Technical Processing • Extension Activities • District Council Management • Planning & Development • Special Duties

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

  7. Staff Structure • Supporting Staff: • Assistant Clerical Officer • Cultural Services Assistant

  8. New Mode of Service Delivery • Civil Servant (Supporting Staff) • Core services : • Provide one-stop customer services • Promote self-service culture e.g. self-charging, express check-in • Engage users in the use of IT services e.g. RFID, Octopus payment, online library service, electronic locker

  9. New Mode of Service Delivery • Service Bureau (Supporting Staff) Non-Core services : • Handling materials returned via express check-in • Sorting • Shelving • Processing of new materials

  10. Job Specialization • Professional Staff – Librarian • Supporting Staff

  11. Job Specialization – Professional • Circulation • Reader and information services • Technical processing • Collection development • Marketing • IT • Management and administration

  12. Job Specialization – Professional • Circulation • Patron registration • Circulation of library materials • Reservation of library materials • Reader’s enquiry service

  13. Job Specialization – Professional • Reader and information services • Reader’s advisory service • Special collections • Interlibrary loan • Electronic references • Newspaper and periodical

  14. Job Specialization – Professional • Technical processing • Classification and cataloguing • Selection and acquisition

  15. Job Specialization – Professional • Collection development • Identify readers’ needs • Formulate policies for selection, acquisition and withdrawal • Stock-editing

  16. Job Specialization – Professional • Marketing • Organizing extension activities and outreach programs • Partnership - schools, NGOs and community organizations • Publicity materials - Newsletter • User-education

  17. Job Specialization – Professional • IT • Develop and maintain: • Integrated library system including RFID sub-system • Library homepage and portal • Multi-media and Internet services • E-service channels

  18. Job Specialization – Professional • Management and administration • Operations • Planning and development • Finances and supplies • Human resources

  19. Job Specialization – Supporting • Circulation including lending, returns, shelving • Processing of library materials • Clerical work • General enquiry • Library order

  20. Competencies for Librarian • Knowledge • Community • Library collection • Book trade • Circulation policy • Reference • IT

  21. Competencies for Librarian • Skills • People – from engaging people to handling difficult patrons • Communication - Oral / Written / Language • Critical thinking – problem solving • Managerial • Marketing • IT • Planning and budgeting

  22. Competencies for Librarian • Attitudes • People oriented • Love knowledge • Love to help and share – approachable • Patience • Positive thinking • Social awareness • Flexible – mindset /work schedule

  23. Direct Recruitment • Assistant Librarian • Assistant Clerical Officer • Cultural Services Assistant II

  24. Direct Recruitment – Assistant Librarian • Entry requirements: • A Bachelor degree from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and • With the following results in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) • “Level 2” in Use of Chinese; • “Level 2” in Use of English; and • Pass in Aptitude Test

  25. Direct Recruitment – Assistant Librarian • Entry requirements: • Equivalent language requirements: • Grade C or above in UE in HKAL or English Language in GCE A Level • 6.5 or above in IELTS within 2 years • Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature in HKAL

  26. Direct Recruitment – Assistant Librarian • Terms of appointment: • Civil service probationary terms for 3 years • Upon passage of probation bar, may be considered for appointment on prevailing permanent terms • Salary: $23,285 (MPS 14) to $43,120 (MPS 27) w.e.f. 1.4.2013

  27. Career Development – Librarian Grade • Induction course • On-the-job training • Diploma in Librarianship • Courses in administration and management • Career posting • Subject groups • Experience sharing sessions • Overseas training program for Senior Librarian • Other professional development opportunities

  28. Direct Recruitment – Assistant Clerical Officer • Entry requirements: • http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/grade/cs/2323.html

  29. Direct Recruitment – Assistant Clerical Officer • Terms of Appointment: • Civil service probationary terms for 3 years • Upon passage of probation bar, may be considered for appointment on prevailing permanent terms • Starting salary: $11,975 (MPS 3) to $24,450(MPS 15) w.e.f. 1.4.2013

  30. Direct Recruitment – Cultural Services Assistant II • Entry requirements: • Completed Form 4 or equivalent; and • Attended a level of proficiency in Chinese and English languages equivalent to Form 4 standard

  31. Direct Recruitment – Cultural Services Assistant II • Terms of Appointment: • Civil service probationary terms for 3 years • Upon passage of probation bar, may be considered for appointment on prevailing permanent terms • Starting salary: $10,560 (MPS 1) to $16,425(MPS 8) w.e.f. 1.4.2013

  32. Direct Recruitment – Advertisement • Major local newspapers • Homepages: • Hong Kong Public Libraries (www.hkpl.gov.hk) • Leisure and Cultural Services Department (www.lcsd.gov.hk) • Civil Services Bureau(www.csb.gov.hk)

  33. Q & A Thank you

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