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Technical Services Librarian, Peabody Institute Library (Peabody)

Reports to the Senior Technology  Coordinator. Responsible for the cataloging and classification of the library’s collections in accordance with local and network policies and practices; processing materials and maintaining records. Works under the direction of appropriate senior librarians to: develop goals, policies and workflows for the Technical Services Department; provides supervision and training to relevant staff; coordinates appropriate activities, network and local policies and procedures with library purchasing cooperatives, vendors and other library departments including branch libraries; attends and represents the library at professional workshops; provides customer service at the public service desks. Performs other similar duties pertaining to the functions and goals of the Technical Services Department. Specific duties may include the following:

Technical Services Responsibilities 
●  Create and maintain catalog records and classification systems for library materials 
including oversight of automated materials acquisitions with ILS software 
●  Coordinate and perform physical materials processing 
●  Process invoices for library purchases and perform fiscal management functions in ILS 
software 
Collection Management 
●  Perform collection development and management duties as assigned by Senior 
Librarians, Director or Assistant Director 
●  Maintain appropriate fiscal information in areas of collection responsibility 
●  Track circulation and readers’ trends, prepare reports relevant to collections, coordinate 
weeding projects 
Public Service Responsibilities 
●  Provide circulation, reference and readers’ advisory services to patrons at public desks 
●  Answer reference inquiries 
●  Assist patrons with library technology; troubleshoot hardware, software/network 
problems 
Training 
●  Train staff throughout library system in accurate ILS software acquisitions and technical 
services practices and procedures in accordance with network and local policy 
●  Participate in training public service staff to perform circulation, reference, and readers’ 
advisory functions 

Qualifications

This position requires a bachelor’s degree.  Candidates who are currently enrolled in such a program, who have demonstrated progress toward a degree, may be considered. A successful candidate will have relevant Technical Services experience that includes outstanding technology competencies with ILS software, organization and public service skills.  Schedule averages 35 hours/week including one evening per week and alternating weekend hours. 

Full/Part Time

Full Time

Education

BA/BS

Salary

$57,020.60  / year

Closing Date

How to Apply

Please send resume and cover letter to Morgan Yeo, Library Director at myeo@noblenet.org.

Posted

2025-04-03 |  Quick link to this job