Collections Care Associate
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Job Summary
The University of Iowa Libraries seeks to hire a Collections Care Associate (Senior Library Associate PLC2/3A) to work in the Conservation and Collections Care department. Under the direction of the Collections Care Coordinator the Collections Care Associate performs a variety of interventions for preventive care and remediation of physical materials in all formats and across all library locations.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND SPECIFIC JOB TASKS
Acquire Organize Digitize Preserve and Provide Information Resources and Services
Perform materials processing workflows: prepare materials for patron use including assessing for shelf readiness metadata work rehousing or other preventive interventions required marking and delivery.
Manage centralized commercial bindery operations out of Main Library including inventory management packing and unpacking shipments and conducting quality control. Coordinate with staff at other library locations for distributed bindery workflows.
Manage deacidification workflow: plan and communicate with vendor prepare and ship materials.
Request page replacements for damaged items through ILL.
Provide collections care support for materials moving from Main Library and other library locations to remote storage at off-site high-density storage facility.
Serve as administrative supervisor and/or provide functional supervision for 1-3 student employees in the department. Tasks include hiring training evaluating performance and coordinating workflows and priorities.
Create update and maintain documentation and collect statistics for measuring impact and efficiency making recommendations for continuous quality improvement.
Perform annual updates on the Collection Emergency Response Plan and maintain documents on SharePoint. Maintain emergency response kits throughout all library locations.
Assist as needed with book repair mending and other collection care duties.
Update and maintain Environmental Health and Safety forms and documentation for CCC staff.
Serve on disaster response and recovery team as needed in the event of materials emergency.
Engage in other departmental duties as assigned to support preservation activities and mandates.
Instruction Consultation and Public Services
Respond to inquiries and referrals from library staff regarding collections care prioritizing items where collections care issues may interfere with patron access.
Acts as primary contact and manager for the departmental website. Updates information on staff interns events and resources. Monitors the LIB-Pres-Cons email account and responds to inquiries.
Continuous Learning & Skills Development
Engage in relevant library or university-wide activities and committees.
Participate in additional responsibilities such as monitoring listservs attending department meetings training or staff development sessions.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience
Minimum of one-year related experience
Experience working with physical collections (e.g. libraries archives museums)
Knowledge of basic collections care preservation or conservation principles
Strong organizational and attention-to-detail skills for inventory documentation and quality control
Ability to manage multiple workflows and prioritize tasks effectively
Experience using basic office and collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft Office email systems)
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) for responding to inquiries and coordinating with vendors and internal departments
Ability to perform physical tasks such as lifting packing and moving library materials
Desired Qualifications
Degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) or related field
Experience with materials processing workflows (e.g. metadata handling preparation for circulation rehousing)
Hands-on experience with book repair conservation or preservation treatments
Experience maintaining web content or departmental websites
Experience with excel data tracking and statistics collection
Experience working in an academic or research library environment
Ability to train supervise or coordinate work of student employees or staff
Application Details:
Applications are only accepted through the website.
In order to be eligible for interview applicants must upload the following and mark them as relevant files when you upload the documents:
- Cover letter that clearly addresses how you meet each of the required and any desired qualifications of this position. To ensure strongest consideration applicants are encouraged to review all required qualifications and state directly how they meet each of them.
- Current resume
This job ad will be posted for a minimum of 14 days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after that date.
Please contact if you have any questions about the position.
The hiring salary range for this Senior Library Associate position is $45500 - $52000 based on experience.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
Joining the University of Iowa means becoming a vital part of the Hawkeye community where your work directly impacts education research and student success. Enjoy exceptional health coverage university-paid life insurance robust retirement plans and generous leave policies. Benefit from 24/7 support services well-being resources and access to UI Health Care specialists. Grow professionally with advanced training leadership development and tuition assistance. Iowa City offers a great quality of life with world-class performances at Hancher Auditorium Big Ten athletics top-ranked public schools and outdoor recreation. Join us in making a difference at a leading Big Ten university and premier public research institution.
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