Technical Services Assistant- Part-time
Part Time- 20 hours a week
Job Summary
The Technical Services Assistant processes library materials, provides back-up circulation services when needed, and manages serials operations.
Essential Duties:
Technical Services Duties:
1) Report required statistics.
2) Attend workshops to increase understanding of procedures and adapt to changing rules and technologies.
3) Perform related tasks as directed by the Technical Services Librarian.
4) Oversee ongoing communications with serials/journal vendors and publishers.
2) Physical preparation of books, journals and audiovisuals:
5) Attach labels, barcodes, cover book jackets, etc., to books.
• Check in and process all journals.
• Identify and handle claims for late and non-arrivals of journals.
• Minor repairs.
3) Organization:
• Manage organization of journals.
• Withdraw journals as directed.
• Participate in the planning and organization of off-site journals.
• Oversee removal of withdrawn journals.
• Move current journals to bound shelves at turn of calendar year.
• Maintain a master list of journal subscriptions and locations.
• Report statistics on current journal subscriptions, bound, withdrawn titles, total titles and total subscriptions, and usage, etc.
• Keep up with new procedures and technologies and use them to streamline serials operations.
4) Other duties:
• Open the library as assigned and provide back-up circulation service as needed.
• Prepare monthly library report statistics as requested.
• Assist with library inventories.
• Collaborate with supervisor and report impediments of LRC obligations.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
• Library Technical Assistant certification or equivalent library experience of 2 years or more.
• Experience using computers.
• Experience with Excel and Word.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Service-oriented attitude and good communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Accuracy.
Preferred:
• Demonstrate flexibility and strong collaboration skills when working with other departments.
Salary: 16.00/hr
Benefits include part-time vacation accruals and matching 403b eligibility.