Senior Circulation Assistant (Library Services Coordinator), Evenings

Job Summary

The Senior Evening Circulation Assistant for the McKinney School of Law Library provides direct support to the department manager in staffing the circulation desk and overseeing the circulation desk and part-time student staff during the evening hours of library operation.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Supports circulation desk.
• Bills for overdue and/or damaged library items.
• Helps process InterLibrary loan requests.
• Helps collect faculty publications.
• Files supplementation of state and federal materials.
• Assists with additional library tasks as assigned.
• Staffs circulation department front desk.
• Oversees closing of library each evening with minimal supervision.
• Coordinates with law school and university departments as necessary to respond to patron questions and library maintenance, security, and other issues.
• Bills for overdue materials, monitors circulation systems for overdue materials, and maintains records for billing activities.
• Processes interlibrary loan requests and deliveries.
• Assists faculty, students, and other patrons with locating library materials and online resources.
• Assists management with training student employees.
• Answers circulation department email and phone.
• Performs other projects as directed under supervision of the Circulation manager.

General Responsibilities

• Handles and monitors library materials, including re-shelving, processing new material, restocking, and ensuring that all materials can be located quickly and easily. Evaluates condition of library materials and may perform repair and preservation of library materials, as needed.
• Assists faculty, students, and other patrons by answering phones and handling library-related issues, resolving non-routine problems related to library activities.
• Monitors library systems. Creates and updates basic records, maintains automated records, reviewing for completeness and accuracy.
• Collects and collates data, compiles statistics, uses compiled information to prepare unit reports.
• May assist with cataloging new items, performing audits of outstanding items, and/or inter-library loan materials processing.
• May oversee library department desk and provide training and direction for students employees working the front desk.