APPENDIX-III TABLE VII ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (API) FOR PROMOTIONS OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN IN UNIVERSITIES / FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIAN UNDER CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) AND FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF DEPUTY LIBRARIAN AND LIBRARIAN IN UNIVERSITIES. Direct workload and weightage to be given to different levels of Librarians Direct working hours per week Weightage Assistant Librarian/College Librarian 40 100 Deputy Librarian 36+4* 90 Librarian 32+8* 80 Based on the Librarian Cadre’s self-assessment, API scores are proposed for (a) Library resources organizations and maintenance of books, journals, reports, development, organization and management of e-resources; User awareness and instruction programmes, (b) ICT and other new technologies’ application for up gradation of library services and (c) Additional services such as extending library facilities on holidays, shelf order maintenance, library user manual, building and extending institutional library facilities to outsiders through external membership norms. The minimum API score required by Library Personnel from this category is different from different levels of promotion. The self assessment score should be based on objectively verifiable records. It shall be finalized by the screening cum evaluation/ selection committee. Universities may detail the activities, in case institutional specificities require, adjust the weightages without changing the minimum total API scores required under this category. spent on administrative responsibilities, innovation, up gradation of services, extension services etc.
APPENDIX-III TABLE VII ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (API) FOR PROMOTIONS OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN IN UNIVERSITIES / FOR COLLEGE LIBRARIAN UNDER CAREER ADVANCEMENT SCHEME (CAS) AND FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF DEPUTY LIBRARIAN AND LIBRARIAN IN UNIVERSITIES. Direct workload and weightage to be given to different levels of Librarians Direct working hours per week Weightage Assistant Librarian/College Librarian 40 100 Deputy Librarian 36+4* 90 Librarian 32+8* 80 Based on the Librarian Cadre’s self-assessment, API scores are proposed for (a) Library resources organizations and maintenance of books, journals, reports, development, organization and management of e-resources; User awareness and instruction programmes, (b) ICT and other new technologies’ application for up gradation of library services and (c) Additional services such as extending library facilities on holidays, shelf order maintenance, library user manual, building and extending institutional library facilities to outsiders through external membership norms. The minimum API score required by Library Personnel from this category is different from different levels of promotion. The self assessment score should be based on objectively verifiable records. It shall be finalized by the screening cum evaluation/ selection committee. Universities may detail the activities, in case institutional specificities require, adjust the weightages without changing the minimum total API scores required under this category. spent on administrative responsibilities, innovation, up gradation of services, extension services etc.
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