Library Technician

Adecco is currently recruiting for a part-time Library Technician for a 3-month contract with our Public Sector Client in Toronto. The successful candidate must hold a valid Enhanced level Security clearance. The opportunity is on-site work, 3 days per week for the duration of the contract.

The Library Technician will have the following responsibilities:

• Performing circulation duties, including check-in and check-out, using the SYMPHONY integrated library system.
• Using the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word, to support library acquisitions, collection management, and library administration.
• Labeling and processing physical library material as well as adding copies in the ILS as required.
• Stack management, including shelving and preparing signs for library collections.
• Preparing surplus library materials for disposal by creating and circulating lists of surplus library material; sending surplus library material to requesting libraries and any remaining surplus library material for disposal.
• Preparing library materials for binding by creating and maintaining binding lists of designated library materials; preparing materials for binding; checking quality control when items are received and routing the materials to appropriate departments to ensure cataloguing/processing.
• Preparing material for digitization; in-house digitization as required.
• General library support including shelving, retrieving, and processing library mail, photocopying, and mailing out library material.

The Library Technician must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 6 months' experience in shelving library materials within the last three years.
• Successful completion of at least two (2) years of approved post-secondary school training in library science or some other specialty relevant to the position.
• Recent experience in circulating library material using one of the following major integrated library systems: SYMPHONY, HORIZON, Innovative Interfaces, or Ex Libris.
• Recent is defined as a minimum of six (6) continuous months' work in a library within the last three (3) years.
• Experience in serials control using the SYMPHONY integrated library system.
• Experience in using the Circulation system of the SYMPHONY integrated library system.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word.
• Experience in performing general library duties.
• Must have valid reliability level security clearance.

If you are interested in applying to our Library Technician position, please submit your resume as soon as possible by clicking on the 'Apply with Adecco' button.