Sbonelo Danca
Academic librarian
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About
I am an academic librarian experienced working in higher education settings. Assisting facualty and students with resources. As a librarian and information specialist, I have experience in library management, research, information literacy, library information systems and expert systems, digital literacies and proactive communication. Demonstrating love for academia and information resources combined with passion for helping others is my character.
Experience
Librarian at IIE Rosebank College (2018 – 2021)
- Implements library policies and provide feedback o the national librarian
- Prepares library monthly reports
- Updates library materials in a share catalogue
- Accessioning
- Manage periodicals
- Prepare reports for CHE visits
- Follow up periodical subscriptions
- Procurement of new library resources
- Replaces back issues of journals with latest issues
- Conducts class visits
- Conducts library orientation for new students and lectures
- Conducts information literacy workshops with both academic staff and students
- Assists users who are computer illiterate
- Assist students with research and assignments writing
- Marketing of library resources
- Displays
- Cataloguing and classification
- Facilitates talks and discussions
- Conducts online trainings on Blackboard-this includes referencing, access on EBSCOhost, use of plagiarism detection tools and other databases
Librarian at Oval International College (2016 – 2018)
- Administer, maintain and manage library collection
- Pan, implement and lead library projects
- Catalogue and classify library materials
- Procurement of library collection
- Provides effective methods for information retrieval and dissemination of information
- Provides training for basic use of search engines
- Mentoring library assistants
- Manages day to day library operations
- Promotes usage of the library
- Conducts orientation for new students and lectures
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science | NQF Level 8 – University of Zululand (2011 – 2014)
NSC Grade 12 – Tholimfundo Secondary (2010 – 2010)
Masters of Management in library and Information Science – DUT
