Library Assistant Harvard University Faculty Of Arts And Sciences

Job Summary The Library Assistant (50% FTE) supports fundamental library operations. Work areas include Acquisitions (resource ordering and receiving), Technical Services, (processing resources and collection maintenance), Resource Circulation and Access (user services). The position works closely with the Main Librarian and Cataloguer, and interfaces with library users.
Position Description Library Acquisitions
· Search HOLLIS for bibliographic order records
· Inspect newly-arrived books and journals
· Prepare approval plan books for return to publisher
Library Technical services (i.e. processing and collection maintenance)
· Receive new monographs and journals in Alma
· Update ALMA item records, holdings records and bibliographic records for new monographs and journals
· Label (and barcode when needed) new books and journals
· Keep track of duplicates and coordinate donations as necessary
· Prepare and receive bindery shipments
· Prepare orders for custom archival enclosures
· Perform basic book repairs
· Assist with library physical inventory
· Assist in submitting interlibrary loan requests
· Receive and return interlibrary loan materials
Library Circulation
· Check in and shelve circulated items
· Search for missing books
· Update library signage (e.g. call number range signs, journal list)
· Space management: Contribute to ongoing physical space analysis
· Space management: Assist with periodic shelf shifts
· Assist users with checking out books
· Renew checked-out books for long-term users
Fulfill scanning requests and search HOLLIS for online copies of requested scans
· Set up library card accounts for new patrons w/o HarvardKeys; add identifiers to create library cards for fellows
· Assist users with locating books
Basic Qualifications 2+ years of substantial library or related work experience required. Experience in Computing in Humanities
Physical Requirements pushing, pulling library carts; lifting library books – 20 lbs
Benefits
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