Resource Sharing Specialist, Access Services, Harvard Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted August 22, 2018
Temporary Access Services Resource Sharing Specialist
Title: Temporary Access Services Resource Sharing Specialist
Schedule/Hours: Monday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Pay rate: $15/hr
- Process resource sharing requests placed by Harvard patrons to be loaned or scanned from lending libraries.
- Explains resource sharing policies to patrons.
- Uses various electronic or manual methods to verify citations and locate difficult items.
- Interprets resource sharing borrowing policies and procedures.
- Backs-up lending- workflows as needed.
- Backs-up processing of materials for Harvard patrons as needed.
- Serves as resource sharing borrowing customer service contact, including telephone communication and all other forms of correspondence.
- Creates, updates, and maintains borrowing requests in resource sharing software (ILLiad).
- Creates and updates library records in the circulation subsystem (currently Aleph). Charges and renews materials in Aleph.
Qualifications
- High School degree required.
- Understanding of resource sharing practices and procedures.
- Ability to read and interpret documents and bibliographic data.
- Ability to write routine correspondence.
- Computer literacy and keyboarding proficiency required.
- Working knowledge of Windows environment required.
- Working knowledge of HOLLIS, OCLC, online catalogs, bibliographic databases and resource sharing software and associated tools.
How to Apply
To apply, submit cover letter and resume to [email protected].
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