August – November, 2004 by SALMAN HAIDER

SERIALS:  Receiving the journals through VTLS and accessioning - ongoing  Sending Reminders - once in a month - by the 5 th of every month to 2 Vendors.  Journal Ordering  Maintenance and updation of journal files  E – Journals Site checking  Identify good resources from journals and magazines for various LRC products.  Content Contribution to the CAS Site Responsibilities

TECHNICAL PROCESSING:  Accessioning : 10% of the books received every month  Cataloguing : 20 % of the books received every month  Classification : 10% of the books received every month CIRCULATION:  Attending circulation counter 24 hrs. per week  Attending to reference queries (min.5) COMPUTER & MEDIA ROOM MAINTENANCE:  Checking the performance and connectivity of computers  Checking the functionality of equipments in media room Responsibilities contd.

COLLECTION DEVEOPMENT:  Do the job as per the allocation of the Collection Development team  Sending Book Reviews from 25 journals to Acquisition by each quarter INVOICE AND BILLS CLEARANCE:  Invoice checking  Invoice processing  Check clearance and covering letter preparation Responsibilities contd.

 Journal Accessioning  Journal Ordering - 26  E-Journal’s Site Checking - 2 times  Maintenance and Updating of Journal Files - (Updated New Master 2004, Created and Updated New Master 2005)  Good Resources from Periodicals - 54  Sending Reminders to Vendors (worked hrs. with Shilpa & Satish)  Book Reviews from Journals - 58  Content Contribution to CAS Site - 77  Holdings Record Creation for Journals – 25  Price Checking for Journals – 85  Journal Suggestion - 47 (Publisher Site Link, Price Details, Online Sample Copy, etc.) Collection Development Journal Section (4)

 Invoice Checking  Invoice Processing  Invoice Updating - 26  Check Clearance & Covering Letter Preparation-10 Collection Development Invoice and Bill Clearance (3.5)

TECHNICAL PROCESSING (4) ClassificationCataloguingAccessioning August September October November Total582 (48 Checking)

 Checking duplicate  Resource Creation (for Ordering/App.)  Book Ordering Titles  Getting Bibliographic Details of Titles Collection Development Collection Development (3.5)

Circulation & Reference Queries (4)  August – 120 hours  September – 131 hours  Circulation  Reference Query Company information (26) Industry information (32) Case Study (12) Journal Articles – (11) News Articles (3) Prowess & ICRA reports (3) Others (6)  August – 10  September – 29  October – 27  November – 27  Took Orientation of 10 Students on Databases Total - 93  October – 124 hours  November – 132 hours

Collection Development Other Activities (4)  Compiled list for faculty’s publications details - 15  Shelf Reading  Added Keywords/Made Corrections in 105 Records in VTLS  Shelving 150 books (approx.)  Added Keywords – 55 Books  Checked Class Numbers and Suggested Changes – 70  Scanned 30 pages for Industry Watch  Maintained Proper Functionality of Computers in the Computer Lab by Checking Once in a Week  Evaluation of ICFAI Press Online  Evaluated KM Softwares and Uploaded 38 Queries and 42 Answers  Developments Site Work - 36  Compiled Data for IIMA and IIMB Sector Wise Placement Details  Compiled Data for top 20 B-School’s Dean and their Contact Details  Searching for Companies and their Heads’ Details 35

Future Plans  Play a Significant Role in the KM Initiative of LRC  Learn Web Authoring and Back End Database Management Skills

Overall Self-Rating : 4 THANKS SALMAN HAIDER