Bola's Resume
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Bola’s Resume
- ==Personal Details: ==
- Surname: ATULOMAH
- First name(s): Bola Christie
- Address for correspondence: Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State . Nigeria
- Telphone:?
- Email: bolatuloma@yahoo.com
- ==Current or most recent Employments: ==
- Employer’s name and Address: Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State .
From: 07/01/2006
To: Present
Position held and Duties:- Deputy University Librarian
(1) Budget planning and implementation
(2) Collection development and management
(3) Operations of the Library management system (X-lib)
(4) Cataloguing and classification tasks
(5) Reference Services
(6) users' education and information skill training
(7) Member, Academic Board and Library Sub-Committee.
(8) Member, University Board of Trustee
(9) Involvement in Collegewide committee
(b)Employer’s name and Address: Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State .
From: 01/07/2002
To: 01/06/2006
Position held and Duties:- Head of Department, Information Resources Management
(1) Served as both the academic and administrative head of the department
(2) Took charge of the administration of the budget of the department
(3) Responsible for stock development and maintenance
(4) Handled Reference Services
(5) Responsible for supervision of other staff of the department, the appraisal and evaluation of their work schedules and promotion, including discipline
(6)Member of Academic congregation
(7) Member of University Senate
(c)Employer’s name and Address: Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State .
From: 01/01/2000
To: 30/06/2002
Position held and Duties:-Librarian II, Faculty/School Officer,
(1)Information organisation,
(2)Students academic records management,
(3)Schools resources management
(4)Teaching students the “Use of Library”
(5) Member of University Senate
(d)Employer’s name and Address: Babcock University, Ilishan, Ogun State .
From: 01/09/1999
To: 31/12/1999
Position held and Duties:-Librarian II
(1)Cataloguing and classification of new materials
(2) Indexing of staff publications
(3) Compilation of library quarterly reports
(4) Supervision of library assistants and attendants.
(5)Refrence services
(6)Teaching students the “Use of Library”
3. Membership of Professional Bodies
1. Member, Society of Nigerian Archivists 2. Member, Nigerian Library Association 3. Member NLA (Preservation and Conservation Section) 4. Member, National Association of Library & Info. Science Educators (NALISE) 5. Member Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM) 6. Member Association of Seventh Day Adventist Librarians (ASDAL) 7. Member Adventist Professional Network (APN) 8. Member Library 2.0 (An International Librarian Network Discussion Group)
4. Job related knowledge, aptitude and skills requirements
A. Qualifications
(i) Masters in Personnel Psychology -2006
(ii)Master in Library, Archival and Information Studies - 1999
(iii)BA (Hons) Modern European Language (Russian) - 1989
Recent trainings attended:
(i) Date: 5-8 May, 2009
Topic: E-resources AGORA/HINARI/OARE/PROTA/TEEAL training workshop, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Nigeria
Organizing Body: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); World Health Organization (WHO)
(ii) Date: 18 March 2009
Topic: How to use EBSCOHOST Online Research Databases Babcock University, Ilishan. Nigeria
Organizing Body: EBSCO Publishing
(iii) Date: 10-14th Nov 2008
Topic: AGORA/HINARI Training workshop, University of Benin. Nigeria
Organizing Body: HINARI, Partnership in Health Information (PHI); WHO and Information Training Outreach Center for Africa((ITOCA)
B. Experience
Experience of working in a library or related service area
• Ten years continuous cognate work experience in academic libraries.
• In pioneering capacity, I served last as the Head, Department of Information Resources Management and Coordinator of the General education courses of the university.
• As the Deputy University Librarian, I am effectively responsible for the smooth coordination of the activities at the acquisition, audiovisual, reprographic sections and the entire library.
• Regularly vetting catalogued books, journals and non-prints by library staff using the LC classification schemes and also ensuring that they are done in compliance with the AACR2 and MARC set rules.
• Handles users’ enquiries and providing assistance in reference services to patrons.
• Highly proficient and with vast experience in the usage of catalogues and maintenance of databases, and information systems for acquisition, reference and research purposes.
• Right from trainee librarian position to date, I have been involved in the analyses of resource materials, cum provision of abstracting and indexing services as to ensure ease of access to succinct information about the complex materials for the benefit of library users.
• Experience of working in a support role for one of the following: information literacy; collection development; library service development
• By my training and cognate exposures on the academic librarianship practice spanning a decade, I have the required knowledge and capability for pragmatic exploration of relevant information sources [such as ERIC, COCHRANE, AGORA, PUBMED, CINAHL, and so on] and various databases which expertise, have been beneficial to the users of the library, staff and students alike, in support of their teaching, learning, research activities on one hand and effective delivery of quality library and information services on the other hand.
• Provide training on information search to users and library staff whilst also guiding the students on how to write their project reports and compile bibliographies for them.
• With the proper use of relevant selection aids, recommendations from faculty and with the support of library committee, I am always achieving success in collection development through sourcing of appropriate materials to meet the specific needs of the different categories of audience that the library serves.
• On behalf of the university community and with appropriate guidance from the University Librarian, I am always the contact person with the publishers, databases’ vendors and sister libraries especially regarding licensing issues, document delivery, resources’ subscription renewals and other services that can bring about our library growth.
• Understands well the principles of freedom of access to information vis-à-vis protection of intellectual property rights of the creator and the sensitivity of censorship in information storage and dissemination for use. As far as possible, I paste notices in the reprographic section to safeguard their violation by library users.
C. Experience of leading projects and managing small teams
I am creative and analytically objective in thought. I am open to diverse views and respect other peoples’ opinions on issues of common concern while working in a team. By virtue of my headship responsibilities, especially at my former position in the academic department, I have been involved in staff supervision, staff performance appraisal and evaluation including issues on discipline. As a Team leader in my present workplace, I am a good listener, approachable by and accessible to my subordinates. As much as practicable, I rely on my team for brainstorming on the procedure/steps to take in executing a given schedule. More often, specific tasks are assigned to every staff under my supervision, with reasonable targets on expected quality and deadlines for outcome to be achieved set and agreed on. I provide guidance on direction to follow through leading by example and periodically reporting progress and referring areas of doubts to my line manager, for appropriate guidance and action to take.
D. Experience of work in a higher education context
• My deep commitment to my chosen career, the Library and Information Work, willingness to learn new things coupled with my continuing desire to offer the required expertise in the exploration of relevant electronic resources toward the satisfaction of information needs of the numerous clients of the university libraries where I have worked are not to be impugned. • I am familiar with library routines, strategies for information handling and appropriate dissemination in support of academic and research activities within higher education institutions especially in libraries serving their basic faculties. • I have some understanding of workability of the higher education, by virtue of my previous involvement in some vital committees, notably the senate, academic congregation, Curriculum Committee, Library Committee and as a departmental head. • As a deputy librarian at my present workplace, I ensured regular collection development (books’ acquisitions, subscriptions to serials and non-prints), cataloguing and classification, whilst also successfully operating the library management system, coordinating circulation and effectively managing loan services.
E. Knowledge
Able to demonstrate an awareness of current information literacy issues in higher education I am affiliated to some professional bodies and belong to some online networks through which I am afforded access to resources that keep me aware of current information literacy issues in higher education. I attend conferences to update my knowledge for improved performance; also do research and turning out publications in learned journals.
Able to demonstrate experience and awareness of working with teams and the demands of Higher education
I am foresighted, tolerant and emotionally balanced; hence able to cope well working with teams in various projects in order to meet the increasing demands in Higher education.
As the Higher Education System operates majorly on committee system, my previous memberships of some statutory committees at previous workplaces and to date have indeed equipped me with capability for understanding the workability and demands of Higher education.
Have a good understanding of customer service theory and practice • As much as feasible, I make myself accessible and approachable to the library users; with fairness in provision of services through giving equal opportunities and friendly treatment to all users, without any form of discrimination towards anyone. • Always favorably disposed to identify with library users’ information requirements and doing my best possible along with other library staff to provide solutions and the needed support through provision of balanced and comprehensive collections and effective services. • Copes well in handling Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) especially through accessing, searching and downloading materials from a range of online bibliographic and full-text databases including print sources which are packaged into utilizable formats and made available to deserving users. • Hence, I am confident of my capability in adequately satisfying the information needs of readers within Higher Education setting
F. Skills
Able to demonstrate an awareness of current information literacy issues in higher education
I am affiliated to some professional bodies and belong to some online networks through which I am afforded access to resources that keep me aware of current information literacy issues in higher education.
I attend conferences to update my knowledge for improved performance; also do research and turning out publications in learned journals, textbooks and book reviews.
Able to demonstrate experience and awareness of working with teams and the demands of Higher education
I am foresighted, tolerant and emotionally balanced; hence able to cope well working with teams in various projects in order to meet the increasing demands in Higher education. As the Higher Education System operates majorly on committee system, my previous memberships of some statutory committees at previous positions and to date have indeed equipped me with capability for understanding the workability and demands of Higher education.
Have a good understanding of customer service theory and practice As much as feasible, I make myself accessible and approachable to the library users; Always favourably dispose to identify with library users’ information requirements and doing my best possible along with other library staff to provide solutions and the needed support through provision of balanced and comprehensive collections and effective services. Copes well in handling Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) especially through accessing, searching and downloading materials from a range of online bibliographic and full-text databases including print sources which are packaged into utilizable formats and made available to deserving users. Therefore, I am confident of my capability in adequately satisfying the information needs of readers within Higher Education setting.
Able to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills. For example being able to articulate complex ideas in formal and informal settings
I have adequate capability and interpersonal skills required for effective communication (verbal and written). Regular meetings of library staff are held and decisions taken are widely circulated for the attention of concerned staff and authority. By virtue of my headship responsibilities in all the places that I have worked in and till date, I have been involved in many vital committees. I am very articulate, objective and pragmatic in my approach to issues for accomplishment of set goals. Versatile in writing, knowledge organisation and information presentation to meet the needs of varying audiences; also ensuring that resources are properly shelved for easy location and retrieval by users.
Able to represent in approach to work for staff and students excellent customer service skills
Arising from my emotional stability and the sense of creativity /initiatives imbued in me for setting priorities, added to my previous administrative exposures as a head of department, I have been able to work without immediate supervision, even under pressure, working to deadlines and turning out desired outcomes for the achievement of quality and responsive library service. I have always maintain cordial relationship with library staff, students and staff of other departments, be they library users or not; always desirous to render assistance when sought.
An expertise in the use of digital technology in teaching
I am keeping abreast of the development for enhanced accessibility to information sources and growing knowledge bases as brought about by the integration of IT with the traditional library functions coupled with the global networking of computers. I am therefore computer literate; conversant with various library software packages; and professionally skilful in the usage of ICT and digitisation of resources for services provision in medical libraries. My professional training and with further acquisition of knowledge and hands-on skills in the application of the standard computer software packages such as the Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) in the course of the performance of my schedule. The IT skills and my conversance with application of MS-PowerPoint have enabled me to assist teaching staff in preparation of their lectures and strengthened my capability for paper presentation to varying audiences whilst coping well with related and more complex tasks within automated library systems. Thus, I am versatile in advanced reference work through the browsing of the available digitized resources and relevant databases via the internet.
Demonstrate skills in the area of forward planning and policy development
Analytic in thought, objective in reasoning and with great attention to detail; hence with in-depth professional knowledge; makes best use of analyses derived from the statistics on patronage of the library services and its resources by users in budget planning and possible upgrading of facilities in the library. By virtue of my headship responsibilities in previous learning resource centre and libraries where I have worked, I have taken charge of budget planning for the department, whilst also monitoring that funds were spent under appropriate vote heads and controlling any possibility of funds leakage or wastage of resources. The deriving financial information, has adequately guided me to make far reaching decisions in planning for the future especially those bothering on stock performance, risk reduction in workplace, option appraisal, patronage/user satisfaction and impact assessments. All of these and with the good support and encouragement received regularly from my line manager culminate in the pragmatic development of a Law Library in my workplace. .
G. Disposition
A good team player with a strong commitment to developing and co-operating with others.
My precision in tasks’ performance, flexibilities and openness to diverse views enable me to work collaboratively and enjoying cooperation of others in a multi-professional team environment. As much as possible and more often than not, we were able to achieve set targets and to deadlines too, in the overall interest of the parent organisation.
Having a strong sense of customer service the successful candidate will demonstrate a rapport with customers which supports them in their work
Always concerned with user-centred library services delivery; hence creates this awareness in the staff that I work with and ensuring its achievement. With capability for identification of the information needs of the users of my library through the application of the appropriate evaluative means. The above qualities contribute immensely to my productivity for meeting up with users’ information needs satisfactorily in the library, towards complementing the goal of the parent organisation.
H. Circumstances
The role holder will be a member of the Learning Resources Academic Liaison Librarians team and will receive direct support from the Academic Liaison Manager and Deputy Director of Learning Resources and Student Services. The role holder will need to be flexible as whilst the post will primarily be office based there will be a requirement to travel regularly to other sites. It will be necessary to work in the evenings and at weekends to ensure the availability of cover for third leg activities
I am highly flexible, able to work evenings and at weekends and also willing to travel to other sites as the situation arises. I have been used to working these patterns of schedules due to my previous liaison roles.
4. Conclusion:
By virtue of the highlighted responsibilities, I have had deep insights into the requirements - logistics, planning and implementation modalities - for the achievement of successful delivery of training programmes and have been highly resourceful in the proactive provision of balanced and up-to-date collections vis-à-vis delivery of reliable information services to support teaching, learning and research functions of the parent institution.
Finally, I am confident that my background, IT literacy and vast professional work experience in previous libraries serving faculties and leadership roles will put me at an advantage for effective performance of the stipulated tasks, if finally employed into the position under reference.
5. References:
1. Names: Prof. Dayo ALAO
Position: Deputy Vice Chancellor Management Services Address: Babcock University, Ilishan. Ogun State Nigeria Telephone:2348023205026 Email:dayoalao2002@yahoo.com
2. Names: Prof. Gabriel ALEGBELEYE
Position: Professor of Library Archival and Information Studies Address:University of Ibadan. Ibadan. Nigeria Telephone:2348037142601 Email:gb.alegbeleye@mail.ui.edu.ng
