Gerald Louw

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Faculty Librarian at University of the Western Cape

  • Education

    • Nico malan nursing college

      1987 - 1987
      Auxillary nursing assistant general

      play volley ball

    • University of the western cape/universiteit van wes-kaapland

      2014 - 2016
      Post graduate diploma in library and information studies
    • University of the western cape/universiteit van wes-kaapland

      1998 - 2013
      Ba anthropology and sociology
    • University of namibia

      1988 - 1992
      Higher primary education certificate education

      Distance student

    • University of the western cape/universiteit van wes-kaapland

      2017 - 2025
      Master of library & information science (mlis) library and information science
    • Cape peninsula university of technology

      1994 - 1998
      Nd:lis library and information practice

      Activities and Societies: Sing in the chior Tutor for afrikaans I

  • Experience

    • Spitskop primary school and soutpan primary school

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1993
      Teacher and acting head of school

      Teaching Primary School children and be responsible for the administration of the schools.

    • Cape technikon

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2003
      Library assistant

      My first appointment at Cape Technikon was as a part-time Library Assistant, stationed mainly at the Circulation Desk. I was subsequently appionted full-time Library Assistant, performing duties at the Circulation Desk, Short Loan Desk, Audiovisual Desk, Information & Reference Desk, Periodicals Reading Room and Binding

    • University of the western cape

      Oct 2010 - now

      develop and maintain collection, monitor departmental book budget, facilitate information access and retrieval, promote information literacy, conduct staff development, library-faculty liaison, research support, Perform professional library and information work Acting Faculty Librarian for Community and Health Sciences Man the Reference desk and the Self Learning Zone Library Assistant:Periodicals Division-Journal binding administrarion according to the library's policy-Reading Room management-Student Assistant Recruitment and Administration-Reliever at Knowledge Commons, Circulation Desk and Law Library-Assist with Information Literacy Training as it pertains to OPAC accesss and search functionality Acting Assistant Librarian

      • Faculty Librarian

        May 2015 - now
      • Assistant Librarian: General Reference Desk

        Feb 2013 - May 2015
      • Acting Faculty Librarian

        Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
      • Acting Reference Librarian

        Sept 2012 - Feb 2013
      • library assistant

        Jan 2003 - Aug 2012
      • acting assistant librarian

        Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
    • Hyperlinked library mooc

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Student
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Systematic reviews

      Unicersity of stellenbosch
      Jan 2021
    • Good typing

      May 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • The hour of code

      Apr 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Open knowledge: changing the global course of learning

      Stadford online
      Dec 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of completion for teaching library research strategies

      Keith rocci as instructor
      Mar 2014
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of completion on perspectives on disability

      Assitance northern illinois university
      Nov 2013
      View certificate certificate
    • Certificate of completion for new librarianship master class

      School of information studies: syracuse university
      Jan 2013
    • First aid

      Jan 2013
    • Hyperlinked library certificate of completion

      San jose state university
      Dec 2013
    • Information literacy training for librarians

      University of cape town
      Jan 2018