Hong Kong Library Education and Career Forum 2006

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Hong Kong Library Education and Career
Forum2006

• Career Prospects in
• Hong Kong Public Libraries
• 19 August 2006

HKPL
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Role and Function of Public Libraries

• Provide free public library services in Hong Kong
• to meet the community needs for information,
  lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and
  recreation

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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 literary arts in
  Hong Kong and
• as a community cultural center

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Libraries Network Service Level

• Hong Kong Central Library (1)
• Major Libraries (5)
• District Libraries (28)
• Small Libraries (31)
• Mobile Libraries (10)
• Total 75

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Staff Structure

• Professional Staff-
• Chief Librarian
• Senior Librarian
• Librarian
• Assistant Librarian
• Non-professional Staff-
• Library Officer / Clerical Officer
• Library Assistant / CSA / ACO

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Job Specialization

• Library Management
• Library planning and development
• Renovation program
• Library policy such as loan period, opening
  hours, borrowing limit, fees and charges
• Finance and supplies
• Human resources management

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Job Specialization

• Lending Services
• Patron registration
• Charging and discharging of library materials
• Reservation of library materials and interlibrary
  loans among branch libraries
• Conducting extension activities
• Answering general enquiries

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Job Specialization

• Reference Services
• Readers advisory service
• Newspaper and periodical services
• Electronic reference services
• Specialized library collections
• Interlibrary loan with other institutions

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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

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Job Specialization

• Marketing and Promotion
• Organizing outreach programs for promotion of
  reading and literary arts
• Close liaison with schools, cultural, education
  and community organizations for promotion of
  public library services
• Preparing and publishing Promotional leaflets and
  publicity materials
• Publication of Library Newsletter

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Job Specialization

• Computer and Infra-structure Development
• Developing and maintaining the Library Automatic
  System and Multi-media Information System
• Providing support to Internet and multi-media
  information services

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Job Specialization

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

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General Duties of Non-Professional Staff

• Handling circulation (charging and discharging),
  shelving and processing of library materials
• General enquiry service
• Clerical duties
• Maintain library order

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Quality and Skills Required for Professional Staff

• Proactive and with social awareness
• Amicable and patient
• Open-minded
• Agility and flexible
• Willing to work shifts and long hours

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Qualities and Skills Required for Professional
Staff

• Subject knowledge
• Skills in information technology
• Language skills
• Management and Interpersonal skills
• Dynamic well-organized
• Aptitude for strategic planning

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Assistant Librarian

• Minimum Entry Qualifications
• a. Hong Kong Degree or
• equivalent
• b. A valid pass in two language
• papers (use of Chinese and
• English) the Aptitude Test
• in Common Recruitment Exam
• (CRE)

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Assistant Librarian

• Terms of Appointment
• ? Civil service probationary terms for 3 years
  (33)
• Monthly Salary 15,215 (MPS 11) (w.e.f.1.7.2006)

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Assistant Librarian

• Education Training
• Induction course and in-service training
• Diploma in Librarianship program
• Librarian Overseas training program

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Library Officer

• Minimum Entry Qualifications
• ? 5 passes in HKCEE including English
• Language (Syll B), Chinese Language
• and Mathematics, or equivalent
• ? Certificate for Library Assistant
• 5-yr. full time experience incl. 1-yr.
• in local and overseas library OR
• 7-yr. full time experience incl. 2 to
  4-yr.
• in local and overseas library

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Library Officer

• Minimum Entry Qualifications
• ? Good computer knowledge in
• MS Word, MS Excel and Chinese
• inputting method
• Term of Appointment
• Non-civil Service Contract Terms
• Monthly Salary 12,300 (w.e.f.1.8.2006)
• Gratuity 10

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Library Assistant

• Minimum Entry Qualifications
• ? 5 passes in HKCEE including English Language
  (Sys B), Chinese Language and Mathematics,
• or equivalent
• ? Good computer knowledge in MS Word, MS Excel
  and Chinese inputting method

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Library Assistant

• Term of Appointment
• Non-civil Service Contract Terms
• Monthly Salary 7,700 (w.e.f. 1.8.2006)
• Gratuity 10

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Recruitment Advertisements

• Newspapers
• Library homepage at
• lthttp//www.hkpl.gov.hkgt

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