Institution: Medical College Library Department: Central Library Reports to: Librarian / Chief Librarian Employment type: Full time, permanent Experience required: Minimum 10 years in a medical college or health sciences library

Position Summary The Senior Library Assistant supports the day-to-day running of the medical college library and works as the Librarian's main operational support. The role covers circulation, collection management, e-resource access, user training and regulatory documentation. The postholder will also guide and supervise junior library staff and help faculty, residents, interns and students make full use of print and digital medical literature.

Key ResponsibilitiesLibrary Operations and Circulation

- Manage the circulation desk, including issue, return, renewal, reservation and fine collection
- Maintain the reading rooms, stack areas, journal section, reference section and thesis/dissertation section in good order
- Shelve, shelf-read and weed collections regularly, and carry out annual stock verification
- Keep accurate records of memberships, no-dues certificates and library clearance for outgoing students and staff

Collection Development and Technical Processing
- Help with the acquisition, accessioning, classification (NLM or DDC) and cataloguing of books, journals and non-book materials
- Maintain the library database in the library management software (such as Koha, SOUL or equivalent)
- Track journal subscriptions, bound volumes, back issues and incoming gifts and donations
- Prepare lists of new arrivals and help the Librarian with book and journal recommendations from departments

Digital Resources and Research Support
- Help users to search PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane, UpToDate, ClinicalKey, DELNET and other subscribed databases
- Set up and troubleshoot remote access, institutional login and e-book/e-journal platforms
- Run plagiarism checks on theses, dissertations and manuscripts using the institution's similarity-check software, and issue reports
- Help with literature searches, reference management (Zotero,



Mendeley, EndNote) and citation formatting for residents and faculty
- Maintain the institutional repository and the thesis/dissertation archive

Regulatory and Accreditation Support
- Maintain library records and statistics needed for NMC inspections, university affiliation and NAAC/NIRF submissions
- Keep up-to-date registers of holdings, journals (Indian and foreign), footfall, usage and e-resource access
- Help with preparing annual reports and compliance documents

User Education and Supervision
- Conduct orientation sessions and database training for new MBBS students, interns, PG residents and faculty
- Guide, train and assign duties to junior library assistants, attendants and trainees
- Handle user queries and complaints courteously and escalate matters when needed

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

- Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.); Master's (M.Lib.I.Sc.) preferred
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in a medical college or health sciences library
- Working knowledge of library automation software and cataloguing standards
- Proficiency in biomedical databases, especially PubMed/MEDLINE
- Good working knowledge of MS Office and basic IT troubleshooting

Desirable

- Experience in NMC/MCI inspection preparation
- Experience with plagiarism-detection software and reference managers
- Experience with institutional repository software (such as DSpace)
- Training or certification in medical librarianship or digital library management

Skills and Competencies
- Strong organisation and record-keeping
- Clear written and spoken communication in English; knowledge of the regional language is an advantage
- Ability to work well with faculty, clinicians and students under time pressure
- Supervisory and mentoring skills
- Reliability, discretion and attention to detail

Working Conditions
- Working hours as per institutional policy; the library may keep extended hours during examination periods
- Occasional duty on weekends or holidays on a rotation basis.

Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Library Assistant (Thoothukudi)
🏢 Sri Venkateswara University College
📍 Thoothukudi