Library Collections & Services Specialist
About The Position
Join our team as a Library Collections & Services Specialist, where you will bridge the gap between global information and campus discovery. In this role, you will curate and enhance worldwide accessible catalog records for a diverse array of print, digital, and technological resources, ensuring our shared data infrastructures serve faculty and students across the globe. By partnering closely with staff across the library, you’ll maintain the vital link between our digital presence and physical collections, ensuring every item is accurately described and easy to find. Beyond the data, you will celebrate our academic community by assisting with faculty and student recognition events, creating engaging exhibits, and providing backup for interlibrary loan.
Requirements
- High school Diploma or GED
- One (1) ore more years of experience in Library services or related experience
Nice To Haves
- Vocational or technical training or degree
Responsibilities
- Receives and catalogs incoming items (print books, DVD’s, CD's, Gov. Docs and other types of materials) to be added to the library’s collection.
- Ensures requested incoming items are promptly cataloged, processed and placed on hold to ensure quick delivery of the items to the requestor.
- Assists with collections lifecycle, fixes catalog records and contains errors, and conducts physical processing improvements such as new barcodes, spine labels, and repairs to damaged books.
- Provides exhibition assistance for events, including adding local bibliographic.
- Bucknell University notes relevant catalog records, creating cover copies for use at events, assisting with event set up and curating exhibits.
- Participates in interlibrary loan, acquisitions, and public services work.
- The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive, additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Benefits
- Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to): Flexible scheduling options determined by role; Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
- An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
- Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
- Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
- A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
- A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
