PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAMES: NOREEN NAMUKHULA MULATI GENDER : FEMALE MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED NATIONALITY: KENYAN ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 82, TONGAREN, EMAIL: [email protected] or [email protected]

PROFESSION: INFORMATION SCIENCE (LIBRARY AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT) MOTIVE: To work and accomplish my duties and goals in ethical oriented methods professionally calling to total dedication creativity and evaluation in any form of self-presentation and communication.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

YEAR OF INSTITUTION ACHIEVENMENTS AWARD 2012-2017 Kisii University Master of Information Science

2006-2011 Bachelors Degree in Library and Information Sciences 2007 Thika Institute of Certificate in Information Technology Technology 2003- 2005 Sigalagala Technical Diploma in Library and Information Training Institute sciences

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WORK EXPERIENCE

February 2015 TO DATE: Kibabii University Main Campus Library

Job Title: Senior Library Assistant III (Head, Technical Services Section) Duties and Responsibilities  In charge of the library Acquisitions, Cataloguing/Classification & Bindery  Responsible for staff job designs& descriptions in the division  Supervision, training and evaluation of staff in the division  Coordinating the selection and budgeting process for departmental book orders  Identifying , evaluating of agents/vendors/suppliers  Compiling documentation for book purchase for approval of payments to suppliers  Member of the Library management and Library advisory board committees  Act as a secretary to the Library Collection Development Committee  Creating operational management reports on acquisition of library book collections  Teaching information handling courses including information literacy, communication skills and Information Science.  Engage in information related research and implementing innovative information systems for the division  Sourcing and handling book donations/gifts  Participating in the compilation of the Library and information Science courses Curriculums  Departmental ISO coordination  Clearing of postgraduate students thesis for final binding

2009 To 2015: Mount University ( Campus Library) Job Title: Senior Assistant Librarian

Responsibilities  Provide leadership for the campus library services  Providing reference and research through basic and advanced searches in local database and other resources.  Facilitating communication, dissemination and presentation of knowledge  Training users on information literacy skills in order to facilitate full exploitation of resources and services through user education programme  Participating and contributing to marketing and outreach activities, including development of library promotional tools and ideas.  A Member of the Campus Management and Academic Committee

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 Compiling library documentation for Commission for University education (CUE)and Council of Legal Education(CLE) Inspection  Classification of books using the library of Congress classification Scheme  Cataloguing of books online using KOHA library management system  Charging and discharging of information materials using automated library information management system (KOHA)  Orientation of new students  Responding to customer complaints and taking necessary action  Reviewing records and compiling lists of overdue books  Compiling library documentation for Commission for University Education

2006 – 2008: Thika Institute of Technology Library (Precursor of ) Job Title: Library Assistant Responsibilities  Charging and discharging of information materials using automated library information management system (COLEMIS)  Shelving of books  Annual stock taking  Classification of books using the Library of Congress classification Scheme  Cataloguing of books using college management information system (COLEMIS)  Registering of new library users  Repairing and covering of books TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013-2015- Mount Kenya University Virtual Campus Units Taught  Information Consultancy  Geographical information services  Management of Record centre

2016-2017- Kisii University –Kitale Campus Units Taught  Management of record centre  Archives and record centres  Knowledge taxonomy  Advanced information retrieval  Business information services  Advanced information searching  Marketing of information centres  Legal Aspects of Information  Referencing & Information Resources

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2015-2019- Kibabii University Units Taught  School Librarianship  Library studies and ICT in Education

PUBLICATIONS  Assessment of Hybrid records management Systems at Mount Kenya University. Published by the International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Link https://www.ijsr.net/archiv e/v6i10/v6i10_01.php  Management of Records Centre’s Module published by Mount Kenya University  Health Records management Module published by Mount Kenya University  UCU 100 Communication skills module published by Kibabii University  Acquisitions and processing of information resources in Tertiary Colleges/School Libraries (unpublished paper)

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Workshops and Seminars March, 2019: Attended an Institutional repository training workshop at Kibabii University Library February, 2019: Mentorship and training of trainers for knowledge and information professionals at Sirikwa hotel, organized by Information Africa December, 2018: Attended turnitin antiplagarism software training at Kibabii University October 2018: Facilitated the 3rd annual workshop for Information Professionals 2018 at Kibabii University Theme: Repositioning Information Practitioners in the 21st Century at Kibabii University October 2018: Trained for ISO 9001: 2015 standards for University Management Staff July, 2018: Trained as an internal auditor for the quality management system (QMS) for ISO 9001:2015 Standards May 2017: Attended a Kenya Library Consortium (KLISC) workshop at . Theme” "Library and Information Science contribution to UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kenya: quality education through access to information and knowledge”, December, 2016: Presented a paper during the 2nd Informational Professional Workshop at Kibabii University. Theme: Current and Global trends in Library and Information Services December 2015- Facilitated the Bungoma County School /Tertiary Librarians Workshop held at Kibabii University Theme: Re-engineering the information profession in Knowledge management and beyond. Theme: Digital Libraries: The impact of new technologies in academic libraries September 2015: Attended the 18th Kenya Publishers Association workshop at Sarit Centre (Nairobi) Theme: Literacy and Numeracy July, 2014-Attended the Elsevier Science and Technology eBook Forum, Kenya held at USIU. Theme: EBooks: Leading the Way in Accelerating Teaching, Learning and Research in Academic Institutions in Kenya September, 2014: Attended the 17th Kenya Publishers Association workshop at Sarit Centre (Nairobi) October 2014: Attended the Mount Kenya University Campus Librarians Seminar at Nakuru 2012: Trained as an internal auditor of the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems by Alpex Consulting Africa Limited (ACAL)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION A member of Christian Association of Librarians in Africa (CALA)-Kenya

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OTHER APPOINTMENTS 2017: Appointed as the Secretariat Publications and Module writing (FESS) 2015 to date: Appointed as the Treasurer of the Kibabii University Library Welfare 2013 to 2015: Chairperson of the MKU Nairobi Campus Library Reprographic enterprise 2013 to 2015: Appointed as the treasurer of the MKU Nairobi Campus staff welfare 2007-2009: Worked as a honorable secretary Thika Institute of Technology Sacco 2003-2004: Served as a treasurer for the Christian Union at Sigalagala Technical Institute

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