Medical Library jobs in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Key Responsibilities1. Library Operations

• Assist in the day-to-day administration and functioning of the medical/allied health sciences library.
• Support acquisition, accessioning, classification, cataloguing, labeling, shelving, and preservation of library resources.
• Maintain accurate records of books, journals, databases, theses, dissertations, and other information resources.
• Assist in circulation, renewal, reservation, and return of library materials.
• Ensure proper arrangement and availability of resources in the library.

2. Medical and Allied Health Information Services

• Provide reference and information services to students, faculty, clinicians, researchers, and other users.
• Assist users in identifying appropriate medical, biomedical, nursing, pharmaceutical, and allied health information resources.
• Provide guidance in the use of medical subject databases, e-journals, e-books, and online information resources.
• Assist users in literature searching and retrieval of relevant scholarly information.

3. Electronic and Digital Library Services

• Assist in managing and providing access to subscribed electronic resources and databases.
• Support users in accessing e-journals, e-books, institutional repositories, and other digital resources.
• Monitor database and electronic-resource access and report technical or access-related issues.
• Assist with development and maintenance of digital library and institutional repository services.

4. User Education and Information Literacy

• Conduct library orientation programmes for newly admitted students and faculty.
• Organize training sessions on library resources, databases, literature searching, citation tools, and reference management software.
• Promote effective use of scholarly and evidence-based information resources.
• Prepare user guides, instructional materials, and information alerts.

5. Research Support

• Assist faculty, postgraduate students, and researchers with literature searches and information retrieval.
• Provide guidance on citation styles, bibliographic databases, reference management, and scholarly communication.
• Support systematic and structured literature-search activities as appropriate to the institution's requirements.
• Assist users in identifying credible and authoritative sources of medical and scientific information.

6. Collection Development

• Assist in evaluating and recommending books, journals, e-books, databases, and other resources relevant to medical and allied health sciences curricula.
• Monitor usage of library resources and provide recommendations for collection development.
• Assist with subscription renewal, resource evaluation, and weeding of outdated materials in accordance with institutional policies.

7. Library Automation and Technology

• Operate and maintain library management systems and online public access catalogues (OPAC).
• Assist with barcode/RFID-based library operations where applicable.
• Support basic troubleshooting of library-related software, hardware, and digital-resource access.
• Maintain appropriate library statistics and generate reports as required.

8. Academic and Institutional Support

• Coordinate with academic departments to understand curriculum and information-resource requirements.
• Assist in preparing library reports, usage statistics, accreditation documentation, and institutional reports.
• Support library requirements related to inspections, accreditation, and regulatory bodies.
• Participate in library committees, academic activities, workshops, conferences, and professional-development programmes.

Work Location: In person