Edison Ricket
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Summary
• More than 23 years as a librarian, with extensive organization and management skills. Diverse exposure within my chosen field, including management of library (State Library/ Academic Library /Specialist Library) and Library ICT development and management Highly organized and independent; able to effectively coordinate tasks to accomplish projects with timeliness and creativity.
Education Background
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2003 - 2005 University Technology MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor. Master Of Science in Information Management 1993 - 1997 University Technology MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor. Bachelor Of Library Science With Honors (Second Class Upper) Professional experience April 2012 - present day Sarawak State Library/Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. |
Working Experience
Current Portfolio: April 2012 – present day
Position : Head of Public Library Services Division
Public Library Services Division
Library Services Sector
Responsibility :
• To administer and monitor the provision of mobile multimedia service (e-Pustaka) in Lawas and Sarikei.
• To administer and monitor the maintenance of mobile multimedia service (e-Pustaka) vehicles.
• To plan and coordinate the implementation of statewide reading campaign and reader development activities via the cooperation of the local authority libraries.
• To plan and provide training pertaining to the handling of reading campaign and reader development activities, including the development and distribution of self-instruction modules and toolkits.
• To give advisory services pertaining to library cooperation, smart-partnership and networking among public libraries and information centers.
• To give advisory services relating to physical library development, collection development, organization and management of resources, information and reference services, and information and communication technology.
• To administer and monitor the development and distribution of promotional items to public libraries.
• To identify and potential reading campaign and reader development activities.
• To implement and coordinate the National Library of Malaysia-funded reading campaign activities at the state level.
• To administer, monitor and facilitate the operations and activities of the National Library of Malaysia-funded village libraries.
September 2004 - present day
Sarawak State Library/Pustaka Negeri Sarawak
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Current Portfolio: January 2008 – April 2012
Position : Librarian (Reference & Client Services Unit),
Information Services Division
Library Services Sector
Responsibility :
• Responsible over Information Services Division, operating the library services
• Involved in the implementation of the Pustaka 1 Malaysia Project (u-Pustaka) is a new transformation of library services in Malaysia.
• Involved in Total Quality Management, ISO 9000 and Corporate Strategic Planning for the Sarawak State Library.
• Responsible for the management and administration of the Information Services Division of Pustaka Negeri Sarawak.
• Planning, budgeting and policies for the Information Services Division
• Develop strategies for Reference and Client Services Unit which are aligned to the overall strategic direction of the Information Service Division
• Managing, monitoring and implementing full fledge work of Reference and Client Services Unit which includes the following areas: o Reference and Referral Services o Electronic and Multimedia Services o Special Collections and Services o Circulation of Library Materials o Membership Registration o Children Infotheque Programs and Activities o Periodical and Serials Management o Shelving Management o Lincoln Corner Sarawak o Executing and implementing full fledge reference work o Marketing and Promotion
Sarawak State Library/Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
January 2007 – December 2007
Position : Librarian(Literacy & Educational Services Unit),
Information Services Division
Library Services Sector
Responsibility :
• Responsible for planning, budgeting and policies for the Literacy and Educational Services Unit
• Manage, implement and monitor full fledge work of Literacy and Educational Services Unit which includes the following areas:
i. Information Literacy Skills ii. Electronic and Multimedia Services iii. Special Needs Services iv. Youth Corner Services v. Liaison Officer vi. Visit & Guide Tour vii. Friends of the Library (FOL) viii. My Favourite Read Programme ix. Thematic Talks x. Thematic Onsite Exhibition
3. Responsible for the compilation of relevant statistical data and reports on the above mentioned services
Sarawak State Library/Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
March 2005 – December 2006
Position : Librarian, ICT Infrastructure Division
(ICT Sector)
Responsibility : • Provide management of Pustaka's ICT system • Provide ICT operation, support and backup services to other departments/sections of Pustaka • Assess, evaluate and reengineer Pustaka's ICT system • Maintain, enhance and upgrade Pustaka's ICT system and other libraries state-wide • Research and development relating to Library ICT system to further enhance Pustaka's system • Coordinate all on-site and off-site ICT projects (Library development) • Coordinate digitisation project (technical aspects and quality control) • Provide technical assistance and support for the development of digital contents
Sarawak State Library/Pustaka Negeri Sarawak Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
September 2004 – February 2005
Position : Librarian (Reference & Client Services Unit),
Information Services Division
Library Services Sector
Responsibility :
1. To head the Offsite Services, Promotions and public Librray Consultancy Unit i. Plan, manage and coordinate e-Pustaka mobile services ii. Plan, manage and coordinate promotional strategies and activities for Pustaka services iii. Plan, manage and coordinate library instructions iv. Plan, manage and coordinate inter-library loan services v. Plan, manage, coordinate and conduct user education sessions. vi. Act as liaison officer to the Friends of the Library or Pustaka vii. Plan, develop, manage and coordinate consultancy system and network with public libraries statewide viii. Plan, develop and provide public library support services
1999- 2004 Bursa Malaysia Berhad Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Position : Executive, Public Information Centre Responsibility :
• Handling overall management, administration and operation of the Balai Maklumat BSKL, Kuching (Library, KLSE Shoppe and seminar facilities) and promoting informed investing among general public through organizing Investor Education Program.
• Promoting informed investment among general public through the implementation and coordination of Investor Education Programs as well as providing support to the programs of the same nature organized by parties (stock broking companies, public listed companies, remise association etc) and the involved the following responsibilities
• Planning For the Balai Maklumat BSKL, Kuching which: including identifying goals, objectives, methods, resources needed to carry out methods, responsibilities and dates for completion of tasks.
• Examples of planning are strategic planning, business planning, project based planning, staffing planning, annual budget planning, advertising and promotions planning, etc.
• Exchanges ideas, information, and opinions with supervisors to formulate policies, procedures, programs, and so forth in relation to assigned work.
• Managing support staff in term of performance, discipline, team work etc. Developed training plans with supporting staff to ensure they have the necessary expertise to carry out their jobs.
• Organizing Resources to achieve the goals in an optimum fashion. Examples are organizing new task assigned, human resources, office and file systems, information resources, library collection etc.
• Customer Service for Balai Maklumat BSKL Kuching member and user
• Managing resources allocated to it in accordance with Bursa Malaysia Library Strategic Plan.
July 1997- October 1999 Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Position : Executive, IBBM Information Centre Responsibility :
• Handling overall management, administration and operation of the IBBM Information Centre and the 10 regional branches throughout Malaysia.
• Reporting to IBBM Director
• Setting up and developing IBBM paperless information centre which serves the needs of the banking and finance industry • Developing IBBM Information Centre integrated Automated Library System.
April – June 1997 Taylor University College Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
Position : Librarian, Taylor’s University College Library Responsibility :
Reference Librarian - Provided reference, circulation, collection and media support as business librarian. Helped construct library web site: (http://www.taylors.edu.my/en/university/) Served as primary library liaison to Graduate School of Business. Managed library technical support services and various workshops for new student orientation.
Relevant Training
Year
Course Provider Length 2005 International Conference On Libraries Penang Public Library Corporation 3 2005 Knowledge 2005 Conference Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 3 2005 State Public Library Service Conference SAINS 2 2005 Information Entrepreneurship Conference National Library of Malaysia 2 2006 Strategic Planning & Visioning Workshop Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2006 Project Management System Course Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2006 Team Building Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 4
2006 Lead Assessor Course United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) 5 2007 Sarawak Public Libraries Seminar Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 1 2007 Internal Audit Training – Audit Notes United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) 1 2007 Workshop Making Libraries Services More Accesible to Visually Impaired People Sabah State Library 3 2008 MS ISO 9001: 2000 Training Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2008 Train The Trainers In Information Literacy UiTM & UNESCO 4 2009 Gap Analysis: ISO9001: 2008 Requirement Training United Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) 2 2009 2009 Annual Lincoln Corners Malaysia Seminar & Workshop US Embassy Kuala Lumpur 2 2010 Librarianship Makeover – Applying Bibliometrics Ways UNIMAS 1 2010 Lincoln Corner Malaysia Workshop US Embassy Kuala Lumpur 2 2011 Making Libraries Accountable To Their Customer UNIMAS 2 2011 Team Building Pustaka 2011 Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 3 2011 The 3rd International m-Libraries Conference (Brisbane Australia) University of South Queensland 3 2012 ANGKASA User Group Workshop 2012 SAINS & Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2012 SPSS Workshop Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2012 Analysis of Data Workshop Pustaka Negeri Sarawak 2 2012 How To Work With Different Behaviours Effectively Pustaka Negeri Sarawak
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Professional Affiliation Member, Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM), Sarawak Chapter, 2004 – present day Languages Proficient in Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), English and Mandarin Objective • To obtain senior librarian position in an academic, university level setting. • To promote or stimulate interest on reading, library works and to promote literacy arts and the usage of modern technology in the transmission and dissemination of knowledge, information and data
Publications 1. The role of Records Managers towards quality administration in an organization by Edison Ricket and Irwan Kamaruddin Abdul Kadir, Seminar Akademik- Professionalisme Maklumat: Cabaran dan Masa Depan (1997, Shah Alam)
2. Information Needs and Information Seeking Behavior of Medical and Health Science Academic Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Colloquium II/05 Current Trends in Library and Information Management/ Knowledge Management, 26 September 2006.
Interests and activities Environmental concerns, biodiversity and traveling Awards received Excellent Service Award, Sarawak State Library 2005 Excellent Service Award, Sarawak State Library 2006 Excellent Service Award, Chief Minister Department 2008
