Access Services Librarian/Circulation Supervisor, Barry University, Orlando, FL
Posted May 13, 2016
Opening Date/Time: Tue. 03/08/16 12:00 AM Eastern Time
Closing Date/Time: Continuous
Starting Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Law Campus, 6441 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32807
Department: School of Law, Library
Barry University School of Law is currently seeking an individual who will be responsible for the operation of the Law Library Circulation Department, This includes supervising the staffing and the functioning of the Circulation Desk of the Law Library, reserves, inter-library loans, routine retrieval of locally held items for law faculty, staff and students, and ensuring courteous efficient access services to all library patrons, during all hours the Law Library is open.
Essential Duties:
Managing all aspects of the Circulation Department of the Law Library in order to provide the best possible service to all library users by:
- Developing, with the input of other Department Heads, circulation policies and procedures designed to maximize library users’ access to the collection.
- Enforcing Library policies and procedures, especially access policies and procedures.
- Responsible for all circulation financial transactions.
- Collecting, compiling and reporting department statistics.
- Hiring, training, supervising and evaluating all Circulation Department staff, including full time Circulation Assistants and part-time student employees.
- Ensures proper coverage to maintain department operation and workflow.
- Creating and reporting all changes in library hours due to holidays, exams and intersessions.
- Timely communication of team schedule to all Library staff members.
- Monitoring staff’s public service attitude toward patrons and providing training on library systems and software.
As a Functional Head, the incumbent serves as contact for stack maintenance by:
- Assigning loose-leaf filing, shelf-reading, shelving of materials, collection shifting and other related duties to student workers and to Circulation Assistants.
- Serving as the point of contact for training on the Integrated Library System.
- Serving as contact for the library for issues relating to copiers, printers, computers, supplies, fax machines and other technology issues which need service calls, repairs, etc.
- Working with the IT Department to resolve computer and other technology issues as they arise.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required.
Qualifications:
- MLS degree required.
- 3 – 5 years of professional, non-professional, or combination of professional or non-professional library experience required.
- Minimum of two years of management or supervisory experience in library circulation strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with OCLC, ILLiad, WorldCat, Innovative Interfaces System (Sierra). Strong supervisory skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Supplemental Information:
Barry University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
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