Library Associate

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport•Shreveport, LA

30d•$40,000 - $45,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Electronic Resources and Collection Management and working closely with the Electronic Resources and Metadata Librarian and Archivist, this position plays a key role in managing the increasing number of digital resources licensed by the LSUHSC-S library and indexing the history of the organization. Regular on-site attendance is required to perform the functions of this position. Incumbent will maintain a customer-oriented awareness in acknowledging and responding to needs as they occur so that customer satisfaction is always met.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in librarianship, business, education, or a related field with at least three (3) years of work experience.

Nice To Haves

Expert in Microsoft Office programs.
Knowledge of library cataloging software and/or electronic services resource management.

Responsibilities

Verify links to electronic resources.
Update links in library management system, electronic serials system, OCLC, and DOCLINE (National Library of Medicine database).
Troubleshoot access issues for electronic resources, collaborating with library administrators, faculty, and staff.
Add electronic journals to the interlibrary loan list.
Prepare electronic journal usage reports on a yearly basis.
Update bibliographic records for monographs in the online integrated library system.
Process physical items according to cataloging standards.
Assist with copy-cataloging in digitalization projects.
Assist with organization, arrangement, description, and access to LSUHSC-S archival collections.
Assist with Access Services when no other staff is available.
Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.