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City Colleges of Chicago · 1 month ago

College Lib Asst I -PT

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$17/hr - $18/hr

1+ years exp

City Colleges of Chicago is a community college system dedicated to providing accessible higher education. The College Library Assistant I - PT supports the daily operations of the library by assisting patrons, managing resources, and maintaining library orderliness.

AlumniCommunitiesE-LearningEducationHigher Education

Responsibilities

Assists library patrons in-person, via email, and over the phone in locating and accessing library resources

Staffs circulation/reserve desks and answers questions; directs patrons to library’s collections and refers to Librarian for more in-depth assistance; and performs related activities

Uses the library’s automated system to charge and discharge books and materials; check status of outstanding/delinquent items; and update students’ library account records

Assists patrons in using the on-line catalog and resources; reserves/schedules study rooms; and helps locate and retrieve books/materials

Processes inter-library loan requests by retrieving, packaging, and sending books/materials to appropriate CCC campus library. Notifies patrons of received loan requests

Searches stacks by call number for requested books; pulls and places books on hold for pick-up

Assists and offers guidance in the basic use of library equipment such as printers, photocopiers, scanning, and access to public computers

May provides guidance to work study students staffing the circulation/reserve desk

Conducts library walk-throughs to ensure space is used as a place of study and rules are followed

Assists with placing books on course reserve each semester. Places books in the appropriate order in the reserve section and returns books to general circulation as directed

Shelves new and returned books and materials; shelf reads to regularly maintain call number order; searches for mis-shelved items; and maintains overall orderliness of the library shelves

Shifts books and shelves and weeds materials out of circulation as directed by Librarians

Participates with taking inventory of the library collection

Prepares new books and materials for circulation; applies call number labels and pocket cards; places security tags; and stamps books and materials with library name

Scans bar codes and enters data to update library system with new acquisitions and deletes records of items weeded from the collection to maintain accurate records and update inventory

Mends and performs routine repairs on damaged books and materials

Assists in opening and closing library

Empties book drop and returns books/materials to circulation

Maintains routine records including daily gate counts; study room usage; and related library data

Troubleshoots and performs routine maintenance to printers and photocopiers

Assists in receiving and checking shipments of new books, materials and supplies against packing slips and invoices for accuracy and completeness of deliveries

Assists with setting up library displays and preparing signage

May assist with copy cataloging; locates and downloads bibliographic records from OCLC

May assist with preparing paperwork and processing intra-library loan requests as directed

May assist in the training of work study students and new Library Assistants as directed

Qualification

Customer service skillsBasic computer literacyMicrosoft OfficeLibrary database navigationClerical procedures knowledgeAlphabetical organizationNumerical organizationCommunication skills