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Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2009 Career in Hong Kong Public Libraries 15 August 2009. HKPL. Hong Kong Public Libraries. Operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department Provide free public library services in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum2009Career in Hong Kong Public Libraries 15 August 2009 HKPL
Hong Kong Public Libraries • Operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department • Provide free public library services in Hong Kong • to meet the community needs for information, lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and recreation
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
Libraries’ Network & Service Level Types of Libraries • Hong Kong Central Library (1) • Major Libraries (5) • District Libraries (28) • Small Libraries (32) • Mobile Libraries (10) Total : 76
Libraries’ Network & Service Level Functional Unit • Administration Unit • Computer Unit • Technical Processing Unit • Extension Activities Unit • Planning & Development Unit • District Council Management Unit
Staff Structure Professional Staff • Chief Librarian • Senior Librarian • Librarian • Assistant Librarian
Staff Structure Non-professional Staff • Library Officer / Clerical Officer • Library Assistant / Assistant Clerical Officer / Cultural Services Assistant
Job Specialization Professional Staff • Library Management • Lending & Reference Services • Collection Development • Technical Processing • Marketing and Promotion • Library Automation & Infra-structure System
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
Job Specialization • Lending Services • Patron registration • Charging and discharging of library materials • Readers’ reservation of library materials • Readers’ enquiry service
Job Specialization • Reference Services • Readers’ advisory service • Newspaper and periodical service • Electronic reference service • Specialized library collections • Interlibrary loan with other institutions
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
Job Specialization • Technical Processing • Familiarization with the book trade • Acquisition of suitable library materials • Classification and cataloguing of library materials
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
Job Specialization • Library Automation and Infra-structure Development • Developing and maintaining Library Automation System and Multi-media Information System • Providing support to Internet and multi-media information services • E-services
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
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
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
Assistant Librarian 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)
Assistant Librarian Terms of Appointment • Civil service probationary terms for 3 years and 3-year agreement terms (3+3) • Monthly salary: $21,880 (MPS 16) w.e.f. 1.4.2008
Assistant Librarian Education and Training • Induction course and in-service training • Diploma in Librarianship Program • Overseas training program for senior Librarian
Library Officer 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
Library Officer Terms of Appointment • Non-civil Service Contract Terms • Monthly salary: $13,975 (w.e.f. 1.8.2009) • Gratuity: 15%
Library Assistant 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
Library Assistant Terms of Appointment • Non-civil Service Contract Terms • Monthly salary: $8,740 (w.e.f. 1.8.2009) • Gratuity: 10%
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
