Music Evening and Weekend Senior Library Associate

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Iowa Libraries is seeking a Night and Weekend Senior Library Associate to work in the Rita Benton Music Library. This role involves functional supervision of student workers, managing course reserves, providing reference and circulation services, data entry for finding aids, serials maintenance, and other assigned projects. The position also includes providing accessibility services for course reserves and the Music Library’s digital collections. The work schedule will include evenings and weekends.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Minimum of one-year relevant work experience.
Demonstrated experience providing excellent public service.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve operational and service issues, exercising sound judgement and decision making.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally with a variety of user populations.
Ability to read music fluently.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Library and Information Science, Music, or a related field.
Experience working in a music library or other research library environment.
Experience supervising employees, particularly student workers in an academic setting.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently manage competing priorities.
Ability to efficiently learn and perform technical and complex tasks with accuracy and attention to detail.
Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with others and in groups and/or team settings.
Reading proficiency in French, Italian, Latin, or other foreign language.

Responsibilities

Participates in processing archival collections and creating finding aids in ArchivesSpace.
Assists with collection maintenance through management of print serials, including preparation of serials for bindery.
Manages accessibility services for music collections, including course reserves and digital collections.
Provides and oversees library reference services at a public desk or through various technologies.
Provides circulation services; performs complex resource sharing requests and resolves routine problems.
Is responsible for monitoring and serving the Music Library’s Aeon queue.
Responsible for opening the Music Library on Sunday and closing the library Sunday-Thursday.
Manages and processes course reserves services for the Music Library.
Writes and updates procedure manuals and training documents for course reserves and print serials maintenance.
Provides functional supervision of 10-15 student workers, including participation in hiring, training, and coaching; ensures compliance with UI policies and procedures.
Responsible for responding to building, facility, or security emergencies.
Attends relevant trainings on systems and supervision as recommended by supervisor or self-endorsed.