Job: Circulation and Access Services Assistant at Gwynedd Mercy University

SUMMARY: The Circulation and Access Services Assistant reports to the Circulation and Access Service Supervisor and assists in daily management of the circulation desk and supervision of the student assistants. The Circulation and Access Service Assistant will also be responsible for providing Interlibrary Loan service and participating in other library projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Circulation and access services
Supervise student workers at the circulation desk and handle the circulation and management of print items, electronic items, video-audio items, and other library materials;
Answer basic questions about the library and computer use, and direct users to appropriate sources of answers;
Register patrons and outside users, maintain electronic patron records;
Handle reserve materials for faculty and students, and lend laptops to students;
Open the library in the mornings, close the library on Fridays and Saturdays;
Oversee the process of shelving library materials and shelf reading;
Process computer-generated overdue notices and collect fines as needed.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service
Communicate with students, faculty and staff about ILL;
Receive and process ILL requests from the university community;
Scan materials for electronic delivery to borrowing libraries, pack and ship ILL packages to borrowing libraries;
Receive and process returned material;
Record ILL copyright compliance documentation.
Books and AV Processing
Receive, unpack and verify book and AV orders;
Process all material including, labeling, stamping, attaching security tags and covering books prior to placing them out for shelving;
Process deselected books and other material for donation and recycling.
Perform other job-related duties assigned by the supervisor or requested by other library staff.

QUALIFICATIONS: A high school diploma (college degree preferred) and one-year library experience, excellent organizational skills and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written), an ability and desire to work collaboratively with library staff to serve students, staff and faculty, as well as local community users, basic computer skills, and willingness to learn library procedures in an electronic environment. Some supervisory experience is preferred.

See complete job posting and apply from the Gwynedd Mercy site.