Library Public Services & Resource Sharing Specialist
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. The posted salary and/or position title may be adjusted dependent on the successful candidates education experience and unique qualifications as they relate to the position. Sponsorship is not available for any staff positions and unless otherwise indicated within the posting information is not available for most faculty positions.
Description
This position is responsible for the circulation departments daily operation including circulation functions and patron assistance and fulfilling Interlibrary Loan Requests for students staff and faculty as well as other universities. Responsibilities include collaborating in the development implementation of circulation policies procedures and guidelines along with library policies goals and related workflows; providing data for the circulation department to the supervisor; providing library support for academic departments the University at-large and library initiatives; and participating in special projects as assigned. This position works a non-traditional schedule to assist in providing services to patrons in the evenings: Monday-Thursday 12:30 pm-9 pm Friday 10:30 am 7 pm (hours vary between terms and in summer).
Essential Job Duties
- Coordinate all aspects of resource sharing (interlibrary loan) lending activities including:
- Oversee user accounts;
- Receive and process incoming requests by students faculty and staff;
- Verify library holdings;
- Interpret and verify bibliographic citations;
- Retrieve and evaluate sources;
- Identify potential lenders;
- Initiate requests and monitor through online systems;
- Ensure copyright compliance;
- Scan and transmit;
- Update electronic records;
- Process package and ship materials;
- Manage overdue issues and replacement fees;
- Invoice and handle payments for lost/damaged items;
- Communicate with other libraries/document suppliers/requestors/lenders; and
- Manage software and procedures related to shipping (UPS Tipasa);
- Interact with library staff faculty and students as well as other university personnel regarding resource sharing policies and procedures;
- Maintain relationships and correspondence with other libraries document service providers and delivery services;
- Ensure adherence to internal and external policies standards guidelines and procedures (U.S. copyright law the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyright Works (CONTU) guidelines National ILL Code);
- Maintain all required records associated with resource sharing activities;
- Collect data and prepare periodic statistical reports;
- Analyze interpret and modify data on Tipasa OCLC UPS and in the integrated library system (ILS);
- Serves as a point-of-contact during evening hours and maintain excellent customer service with students faculty staff and the public;
- Maintain communication with supervisor and other staff;
- Assist patrons with all aspects of library database searching interlibrary loan as well as the procurement of any materials cited;
- Assist with data gathering and statistics;
- Contact the appropriate parties when integrated library system or campus network is down;
- Work closely with the entire library staff students faculty and administrative staff to ensure smooth and cooperative working relationships between the library and the entire campus;
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
- Work with librarians/staff on various projects;
- Serve on departmental and university committees as requested;
- Assist with activities related to library institutional effectiveness library assessment support for academic program reviews and other reports and periodic library surveys;
- Survey construction and implementation results analysis report preparation proofreading of documents and collection analysis as requested;
- Assist with special projects upon request.
- Coordinate all aspects of resource sharing (interlibrary loan) lending activities including:
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required;
- Previous library experience is preferred;
- Experience with library technologies such as integrated library systems and resource sharing platforms preferred;
- Significant experience with interlibrary procedures and makerspace technologies preferred;
- Supervisory experience preferred.
NoneSpecial Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must upload a cover letter and resume/CV at the time of application as well as provide contact information for at least three professional references. For questions please email or call 256.765.4291 and select option #2. Selecting an option other than #2 will result in a delayed response.
UNA is an equal opportunity employer. We seek a wide range of applicants for our positions so that our core values will be affirmed.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Employee Relations
- Typing
- Succession Planning
- Human Resources Management
- Military Experience
- Case Management
- Benefits Administration
- HRIS
- Payroll
- ADP
- Human Resources
- Leadership Experience
