Library Assistant for Circulation, Biddle Law Library

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Posted Job Title

Library Assistant for Circulation, Biddle Law Library

Job Profile Title

Library Assistant I

Job Description Summary

Regularly opens the library on weekday mornings and provides customer service at the Circulation Desk for the morning and early afternoon hours. Serves as back-up for other Access Services departments. Assists with collection management projects. Assists with routinized tasks related to the management of electronic resources. Assists with student engagement activities.
Regularly opens the library on weekday mornings and provides customer service at the Circulation Desk for the morning and early afternoon hours. Serves as back-up for other Access Services departments. Assists with collection management duties. Assists with routinized tasks related to the management of electronic resources. Assists with student engagement activities.
HOURS: Monday –Friday 7:30AM to 3:30PM; hours vary with the academic calendar

Job Description

Library Assistants in public services areas are responsible for service desk (circulation/reserves and information), some training and directing the work of library clerks, students and part-time staff, and the maintenance of records and files established in libraries to govern the acquisition, organization, and reservation and circulation of collections. The Library Assistant will be expected to perform other duties as assigned. HOURS: Monday –Friday 7:30AM to 3:30PM; hours vary with the academic calendar

Candidate will provide in-person, by phone, email, and LibAnswers tickets customer service for students and faculty.  They will serve as back-up coverage for Reserves, Faculty Document Delivery, Course Support Scanning. Hire will also assist in the management of electronic resources; tasks include testing and troubleshooting access, license record management, and compiling usage reports and other informat