Technical Services Librarian

Reports to the Senior Technology  Coordinator. Responsible for the cataloging and classification of the library’s collections in accordance with local and network policies and practices; processing materials and maintaining records. Works under the direction of appropriate senior librarians to: develop goals, policies and workflows for the Technical Services Department; provides supervision and training to relevant staff; coordinates appropriate activities, network and local policies and procedures with library purchasing cooperatives, vendors and other library departments including branch libraries; attends and represents the library at professional workshops; provides customer service at the public service desks. Performs other similar duties pertaining to the functions and goals of the Technical Services Department. Specific duties may include the following:

Technical Services Responsibilities  ●  Create and maintain catalog records and classification systems for library materials  including oversight of automated materials acquisitions with ILS software  ●  Coordinate and perform physical materials processing  ●  Process invoices for library purchases and perform fiscal management functions in ILS  software  Collection Management  ●  Perform collection development and management duties as assigned by Senior  Librarians, Director or Assistant Director  ●  Maintain appropriate fiscal information in areas of collection responsibility  ●  Track circulation and readers’ trends, prepare reports relevant to collections, coordinate  weeding projects  Public Service Responsibilities  ●  Provide circulation, reference and readers’ advisory services to patrons at public desks  ●  Answer reference inquiries  ●  Assist patrons with library technology; troubleshoot hardware, software/network  problems  Training  ●  Train staff throughout library system in accurate ILS software acquisitions and technical  services practices and procedures in accordance with network and local policy  ●  Participate in training public service staff to perform circulation, reference, and readers’  advisory functions 

Qualifications

This position requires a bachelor’s degree.  Candidates who are currently enrolled in such a program, who have demonstrated progress toward a degree, may be considered. A successful candidate will have relevant Technical Services experience that includes outstanding technology competencies with ILS software, organization and public service skills.  Schedule averages 35 hours/week including one evening per week and alternating weekend hours. 

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

BA/BS

Salary$57,020.60  / year

How to Apply

Please send resume and cover letter to Morgan Yeo, Library Director at [email protected].