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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment on Teaching and other Academic Posts:

*Hours spent on administrative responsibilities, innovation, upgradation of services,
extension services etc.

CATEGORY I: Procurement, organization, and delivery of knowledge and information through
Library services

Nature of Activity Univ.Assistant Deputy Librarian Librarian
Librarian/College
Librarian
Max. Actual Max. Actual Max. Actual
Score Score Score Score Score Score
a) Library resources organization and maintenance of 70 Actual hours 60 Actual hours 55 Actual hours
books, journals, reports; Provision of library reader- spent per spent per spent per
services, literature retrieval services to researchers academic academic academic
and analysis of reports; Provision of assistance to the year ÷ year ÷ year ÷
departments of University/College with the required 20 20 20
inputs for preparing reports, manuals and related
documents; Assistance towards updating institutional
website with activity related information and for
bringing out institutional Newsletters, etc.
(40 Points)
Development, organization and management
of e-resources including their accessibility over
Intranet/ Internet, digitization of library
resources, e-delivery of information, etc (15 Points)
User awareness and instruction programmes
(Orientation lectures, users’ training in the use of
library services as e-resources, OPAC; knowledge
resources user promotion programmes like
organizing book exhibitions, other interactive latest
learning resources, etc. (15 Points)
b) ICT and other new technologies’ application for 15 Actual 15 Actual 15 Actual
upgradation of library services such as automation of hours hours hours
catalogue, learning resources procurement functions, spent per spent per spent per
circulation operations including membership records, academic academic academic
serial subscription system, reference and information year ÷ year ÷ year ÷
services, library security (technology based methods 10 10 10
such as RFID, CCTV), development of library
management tools (software), Intranet
management
c).Additional services such as extending library 15 Actual hours 15 Actual hours 10 Actual hours
facilities on holidays, shelf order maintenance, spent per spent per spent per
library user manual, building and extending academic academic academic
institutional library facilities to outsiders through year ÷ year ÷ year ÷
external membership norms 10 10 10

CATEGORY II: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CO-CURRICULAR AND
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Based on the Librarian Cadre’s self-assessment, category II API scores are proposed for co-
curricular and extension activities; and Professional development related contributions. A list of
items and scores is given below. The selfassessment score should be based on objectively verifiable
records and shall be finalized by the screening cum evaluation committee for the promotion of
Assistant Librarian / College Librarian to higher grades and selection committee for the promotion
of Assistant Librarian to Deputy Librarian and for direct recruitment of Deputy Librarian and
Librarian.

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