Library Assistant
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary•Louisville, KY
•Onsite
About The Position
The Library Assistant’s main purpose is to support the mission of the Library by connecting patrons with resources they need and to help maintain the Library’s collections.
Requirements
- The person in this position does not need any particular formal education.
- The person in this position is not required to have experience working in a library.
Nice To Haves
- Computer and customer service relations experience are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Welcome patrons to the library through the security checkpoint
- Enforce library security (i.e. scanning patron’s identification cards, monitoring the Library’s remote access entry points, ensuring building is vacated and locked upon closing)
- Educate faculty and students on how to find and use the library's print and online resources for research and other purposes
- Providing information literacy and technology literacy assistance
- Assist patrons with checking items in and out
- Answer and direct phone inquiries
- Direct patrons around the library and to other venues and locations on campus
- Assist the Circulation Librarian with collection maintenance (i.e. shelving, shelf reading, shifting)
- Assist the Circulation Librarian with fulfilling patron requests regarding interlibrary loan and distance student requests
- Assist in the preparation of new items added to the library collections
- Assist in the maintenance of patron accounts, including the reception and recording of fines
- Aid the Circulation Librarian and Associate Librarian with special projects as assigned
- Performs other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
