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Victor Kamau Experience

Title Duration Organization What it InvolvedSorted descending
Senior Knowledge Management Officer July 2020 to Present Kenya Forestry Research Institute(KEFRI)
  • In-chargeof information (library) and knowledge management in the institute
  • Identifying, capturing, storage, organizing, sharing, use and reuse of both tacit and explicit knowledge
  • Advising, developing, monitoring and evaluating policies and proceduresforrecords and archives management;data management; andinformation and knowledge management
  • Designing, developing, implementing, and backstopping data, information and knowledge management systems
  • Training andawareness creationto develop and maintain a knowledge sharing culture.
  • Team leader of Knowledge Management component in all KEFRI projects
  • International Standards Organization (ISO) Integrated Management System (IMS) Championand auditor
Knowledge Management Officer September 2015 to June 2020 Kenya Forestry Research Institute(KEFRI)
  • In-chargeof information (library) and knowledge management in the institute
  • Identifying, capturing, storage, organizing, sharing, use and reuse of both tacit and explicit knowledge
  • Advising, developing, monitoring and evaluating policies and proceduresforrecords and archives management;data management; andinformation and knowledge management
  • Designing, developing, implementing, and backstopping data, information and knowledge management systems
  • Training andawareness creationto develop and maintain a knowledge sharing culture.
  • Team leader of Knowledge Management component in all KEFRI projects
  • International Standards Organization (ISO) Integrated Management System (IMS) Championand auditor
Editor November 2013 –December 2015 Kenya Library Association(KLA)
  • In charge of Editing of KLA publications (print and electronic)
  • Chairman of Editing and Publishing Committee
Assistant Editor May 2011 –October 2013 Kenya Library Association(KLA)
  • Editing KLA journal, books, Magazines, brochures
  • Developing content for website
  • Web-master.
Senior Library Assistant August 2007 to October2012 Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) - Nairobi Campus
  • Digital Library:Designed and established Digital Library for KeMU –Nairobi Campus
  • Ebooks:
  • Past Papers Management System:Developed and designed this software.
  • KeMU Library website:was responsible for design, development and updating of thewebsite.
  • Cataloguing and classifying:using both online and hard copy classification manuals forcataloguing and classifyingboth paper-based and electronic information resources
Assistant Librarian - Digital Library November 2012 to - August 2015 Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) - Nairobi Campus
  • Digital libraries:I am in charge of and coordinates digital libraries in all campuses
  • Library website:responsible for design, development and updating of the library website
  • Electronic services:responsible for sourcing, designing, providing, monitoring and evaluationof electronic library services
  • Electronic resources:coordinates access, use, monitoring and evaluation of all e-resources
  • Library Management system (Koha):responsible forand manages its use and access byboth users and library staff in all KeMU Campuses
  • Information literacy:Trains on search, retrieval and use of online information sources –E-books, E-journals and online databases.
  • New Technology:searches for and coordinates testing, proposing, integration and use ofnew library technologies. Currently am working on dedicated software for searching bothlibrary management system (Koha) and Institution Repository (Dspace
Part-Time Teaching August 2009 –December 2015 Kenya Methodist University –Nairobi Campus
  • Automation of Library and Information Centers
  • Advanced Automated Information Retrieval
  • Management Information Systems
  • Organization of Knowledge (Cataloguing)
  • Archives Management
  • Information Communication Technologies in Libraries
Topic revision: r6 - 31 May 2021, AdminUser
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