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Salary: $25.83 Hourly

Job Type: Classified Substitute

Job Number: SRLIB

Closing: Continuous

Location: Imperial, CA

Division: Arts & Letters/Learning Services

Representative Duties

Basic Function

Under the direction of the Dean of Arts, Letters and Learning Services, perform a variety of long range advanced level, technical processes. These will include cataloging of all types of library resources, including managing serials subscriptions and related records. Assist students, staff, and others in locating and utilizing library resources, equipment, and instructional laboratory support. Assist Librarians and Technicians with technical library and administrative support. Other duties as assigned.

Distinguishing Characteristics

The Senior Library Technician Specialist is an advanced-level classification in the library technician series. Incumbents are distinguished from others in the library technician series by the responsibility to hire and/or train Technicians, Librarians, and student workers in all areas of the library technician and assistant series: Acquisitions, Circulation, Serials, Technical Processing, Microcomputers, Audiovisual and Related Equipment, and the coordination of the functioning of all modules of the integrated library system. This requires advanced technical and specialized knowledge of all library operations, activities, and support.

Representative Duties

1. Coordinate the acquisition of library materials including books, periodicals, special collections, and non-print media using Library Operation System and Electronic Networking Services. Develop orders for library materials, maintain budget records for them, and document that invoices are correct before being sent to the Dean's office for payment processing.
2. Coordinate the cataloging and processing of new resources, print and non-print, obtained by Spencer Library using OCLC, Library Operation System, and Electronic Networking Services. Copy Catalog Marc Records from OCLC to Library Operation System. Manually Catalog all library books and materials with unique catalog records into Library Automation System to submit to OCLC.
3. Manage the technical processing of various library materials. Prepare for shelving: affix pockets and labels; maintain shelf list and shelf books; participate in periodic inventory of the library collection and check for mis-shelving. Maintain Technical Processing Statistics.
4. Plan and implement the periodicals, serials, and journals budget in conjunction with Librarians and the Dean of Arts, Letters and Learning Services.
5. Respond to reference inquiries from students, staff, and the public, including telephone inquiries. Provide information and assistance regarding library resources.
6. Conduct special research as required and communicate with faculty, District staff, and other library personnel regarding various requests.
7. Conduct orientation and special interest tours of the library as requested.
8. Perform an annual inventory of the microfilm and periodical collections.
9. Preserve, mend, and repair books and all library materials.
10. Prepare the lab for use and provide assistance in recovering files, and train students in the use of databases and online catalog.
11. Cover circulation desk activities as assigned and check materials in and out according to established library policies.
12. Train and provide work direction to student assistants.
13. Maintain the library in a clean and orderly condition.
14. Open and close the library on assigned shift as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from high school. And either completion of a library technician major, or a library technician certificate and three years of library experience, or five years of library clerical experience.

IMPORTANT:

To be considered for the position, applicants must submit the required items by the deadline, which include: online IVC application, current resume, and ALL unofficial transcripts.

Supplemental Information

Range 15 (CLASSIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE): Substitute/Short-Term are placed at Step 1.

Applications in the sub-pool will remain on file for one year.

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