Access Services Specialist

Department: Libraries
Classification: Library Technician 3
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $19.29 - $29.08 per hour (updated)
FTE: 1.0

Review of Applications Begins

September 30, 2024 (updated); position open until filled.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To ensure consideration, a complete application must include:
1. A current resume/CV.
2. A cover letter demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the minimum and preferred qualifications for the position.
3. Names and contact information for (3) professional references. References will not be contacted until you are notified.

Department Summary

About the UO Libraries:
The University of Oregon Libraries is an essential partner in the University of Oregon’s educational, research, and public service mission. With five locations on the Eugene campus and branches at UO Portland and the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, the UO Libraries offers many flexible service- and technology-rich environments for our users’ research, learning, and publishing needs.

The UO Libraries’ mission is informing research and learning breakthroughs for Oregon. We strive to realize our vision of being a model for the enduring, positive impact that research libraries can have on their academic and civic communities. We do that with an unwavering commitment to our values. Learn more about the UO Libraries’ strategic design, our values, and our goals at library.uoregon.edu/strategy.

The University of Oregon Libraries is the only Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member in Oregon. We are also members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, SPARC, Center for Research Libraries, DuraSpace, the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Coalition for Networked Information, EDUCAUSE, and other major organizations.

About Data, Access, Research, and Teaching Services:
Data, Access, Research, & Teaching Services (DARTS) is responsible for an array of services and programs to meet the research, teaching, and learning needs of the University of Oregon community. DARTS encompasses four major areas: Teaching & Liaison Services, Access and Delivery Services, Research & Learning Paces, and the Department of Open Research (DOOR). Services provided include the circulation of collections, collection development and maintenance, information literacy instruction, data services, digital publishing, and public scholarship support. The division also oversees five branch library facilities: the Design Library, the NE Portland Library and Learning Commons, Price Science Commons & Research Library (PSC), the Mathematics Library, and the Loyd and Dorothy Rippey Library at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. The mission of DARTS is to enhance student success, faculty research, and teaching by facilitating access to information resources and specialized research spaces, building collections, providing innovative engagement activities, delivering information, data, and digital literacy teaching and consultation, implementing programs that support the adoption of Open Education Resources (OER) and provision of affordable course materials.

About Access and Delivery Services:
Access and Delivery Services is a department within the DARTS division that works across the Knight, Design, Mathematics, and Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Libraries and Price Science Commons. The mission of Access and Delivery Services is enhancing access to UO Libraries’ resources, facilities, and services, and employees in our department are responsible for opening and closing the libraries, public service, circulation, course reserves, interlibrary loan, physical resource and maintenance, study room stewardship, and public computing.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

Position Summary

About the position:
Calling all night owls! UO Libraries is seeking a self-motivated and customer focused individual to join our evening team in the Access and Delivery Services department. If you prefer late night hours and appreciate the support that our libraries provide students in reaching their full potential, we encourage you to apply for this Library Technician 3 position.

This Library Technician 3 position assists departmental management in overseeing Knight Library