Library Assistant, Collection & Systems, Simmons University, Boston, MA

Posted February 21, 2019

Come and work at Beatley Library! This is a full-time staff position with benefits, including tuition remission.

This Library Assistant works under the coordinated direction of the Collections & Systems librarians.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in acquisitions and collection management activities and assist with purchasing/subscribing,receiving, and processing payment records for materials in all formats.
  • Determine appropriate providers, place orders, and create bibliographic and order records.
  • Communicate with requestors and providers to resolve questions and issues.
  • Assist with subscription renewals.
  • Reconcile receipts with order records and enter payment records.
  • Assist with assessment, weeding, and other collection management activities.

• Participate in cataloging/metadata and processing of materials and resources.
  • Select, create, and/or edit catalog and metadata records and call numbers for library and archival materials.
  • Coordinate physical processing for accessioning and deaccessioning of materials and processing for course reserves, digitization, or reclassification.
  • Support the maintenance of bibliographic, item, and authority records databases, shelflist, and collection inventory.
  • Resolve cataloging problems.

• Participate in e-resources management and support activities.
  • Retrieve and prepare usage statistics and cost-per-use data.
  • Assist with e-resource activation and cancellation.
  • Troubleshoot e-resource issues and provide support to Library staff and users.
  • Input data, maintain records, and retrieve reports from e-resource management systems.

• Participate in systems and website development, management, and support.
  • Assist with developing, implementing, migrating, upgrading, and maintaining systems and web interfaces.
  • Troubleshoot systems and website issues and provide support to Library staff and users.
  • Assist with assessing and analyzing systems, interfaces, and workflows and implementing enhancements.
  • Maintain user records, access, and permissions.
  • Provide training and create and maintain documentation.

• Participate in the delivery of Library Services
  • Assist with the hiring, training, management, scheduling, and supervision of student workers.
  • Communicate with library staff on collections and systems issues.
  • Assist with the production of reports and participate in the analysis of financial and statistical data for annual reports and other assessment projects.
  • Provide training to library staff as appropriate.
  • Staff Library Service Desk as needed.
  • Participate in Library-wide initiatives as appropriate.

Work Schedule:

• Generally, Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, with flexibility for classes and availability for scheduled nights and weekends shifts

Qualifications:

          Required

• Bachelor’s degree and current enrollment in the Simmons SLIS program.
• Completion of LIS415 (or relevant experience) and no more than 2 additional SLIS courses.

          Preferred

• Keen interest in and high aptitude for library technical services and technology systems.
• Competent numeracy skills and strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

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