Description

Department:
Music
Location:
Belknap Campus
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R108381
Minimum Requirements:
Associate's degree in liberal arts, business, computer/information science or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 3 (Hourly)
Position Description:

The primary function of the Library Assistant II position is to manage Access and User Services for Dwight Anderson Memorial Music Library. This position will manage the information/circulation desk and will assist in other areas of library services including cataloging, interlibrary loan, reference, and collection maintenance. This position plays a key role in enhancing the student experience and in supporting student success. This position requires in-person customer service and may require working occasional evenings and weekends. Hourly rate of $19.03

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the information/circulation desk, maintain usage and circulation statistics. Perform all levels of circulation duties, including opening and/or closing the library.
• Assist with processing, sorting, and cataloging items and/or collections from our archives, and the distribution/disposal of unwanted materials.
• Provide music reference assistance to patrons.
• Support all aspects of interlibrary loan and document delivery services. Maintain and report accurate statistics.
• Assist with all aspects of collection maintenance, including shelving, shifting, and inventorying. Work with the director and assistant director on implementing weeding and item replacement projects.
• Collaborate with the Student Supervisor to provide guidance and direction to student personnel in the absence of the supervisor to ensure proper desk coverage.
• Assist in the creation of physical and digital exhibits that showcase the library's collections and services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in music.
• General knowledge of music terms and notation.
• Three or more years related work experience.
• Experience working in music libraries, academic libraries, or archives.
• Experience using library management system software.
• Experience in copy cataloging and/or archival material processing and finding aid creation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.

Competencies

• Flexibility - Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.
• Attention to Detail - Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
• Project Management - Organized and task oriented.
• Work Ethic - Motivated, diligent, industrious, and persistent in the workplace, stays on tasks to completion, works at a fast pace to ensure optimal efficiency.
• Coaching & Mentoring - Enables co-workers to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

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Assistance and Accommodations

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