Library Officer (1 year contract), Digital Library Services

Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS); Singapore; Vor Ort; SGD 26.000 - 34.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUSS) seeks a proactive library assistant to support learning, teaching and research by performing daily library operations, shelving, circulation tasks, and simple resource repairs.

You will handle service desk inquiries, inter-library loans, collection maintenance, procurement, and basic cataloguing while gathering usage data. Evening, weekend, and Sunday shifts are required.

Qualifikationen

• Diploma or equivalent qualification.
• Good communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Willingness to work in shifts including evenings, weekends and Sundays.

Aufgaben

• Perform day-to-day operations such as opening and closing of the physical library, shelving of books, simple resource repairs, circulation tasks, and handling loan requests and reservations.
• Provide service desk support by answering inquiries on collection, services, circulation, facilities and space.
• Coordinate inter-library loans, monitor external loans, and maintain loan records.
• Ensure library equipment is functioning and maintain tidy library spaces with clear labels and signage.
• Carry out collection maintenance including deselection, stocktaking, shelf-reading, and inventory management.
• Assist with procurement of physical and electronic books, verify holdings and bibliographic information, place orders and process invoices.
• Support basic cataloguing and processing of library resources.
• Collect and compile collection usage data and monitor the library email account.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Teamwork

Multitasking

MS Office

Ausbildung

Diploma

Jobbeschreibung

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About The Job

This job holder will be required to perform administrative and operational duties as part of library services to support the learning, teaching, and research activities of the SUSS community.

What You Will Be Doing

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operations such as opening and closing of the physical library, shelving of books, simple resource repairs, circulation tasks, which include the fulfilment of loan requests and reservations through retrieval, assignment on pickup locker or courier, renewal, and return.
• Perform service desk duties, which include requests for loans and reservations, as well as answering library related enquiries on collection, services, circulation, facilities, and physical space etc.
• Perform inter-library loans, coordinate book collection, monitor external loans, ensure timely collection and return of resources, and maintain loan records.
• Ensure that all library equipment is in good working condition and maintain good housekeeping of the library space, such as ensuring clear labels and signages.
• Perform collection maintenance duties such as deselection and disposal of library resources, stocktaking, shelf-reading, and inventory management which entails moving, packing, organising and retrieving library resources.
• Carry out procurement of physical and electronic books, including handling order requests, searching and verifying holdings and bibliographic information, placing orders, and processing invoices.
• Assist with simple cataloguing and processing of library resources.
• Provide administrative support by collecting and compiling collection data and usage statistics and monitoring the library email account.

Job Requirements

• Recognised Diploma
• Positive attitude and possess good customer service skills
• Able to work independently and as a team
• Good oral and written communication skillsProficient with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Able to multi-task with good time management skills
• Able to perform shift work and work on evenings, weekends, including Sundays
• Previous working experience in a library will be an advantage