Library Assistant - Course Reserves Coordinator

Bates College; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bates College seeks a Library Assistant - Course Reserves Coordinator to oversee the course reserves collection within the Access Services Department. This full-time role includes managing library materials, supporting faculty and students, and training student staff, all while delivering exceptional service in a diverse academic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits

9% retirement contribution

10 days of vacation

13 paid holidays

Access to athletic facilities

Qualifications

• Advanced library skills required for daily operations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Commitment to serving a diverse community.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Library’s course reserves collection.
• Training and supervising student assistants.
• Assist faculty and ensure compliance with copyright law.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Library software

Spreadsheet programs

Job description

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Library Assistant - Course Reserves Coordinator

Job no: 493006

Work type: Staff Full Time - Full Year

Location: Lewiston, ME

Categories: Information & Library Services: Library

Title:Library Assistant - Course Reserves Coordinator

Position Purpose:

One of several in the Access Services Department, this position has primary responsibility for managing the Library’s course reserves collection. Reporting to the Head of Access Services, they coordinate the organization, maintenance, and processing of all required texts and films in this distinctively comprehensive and inclusive service at Bates College. They also perform general circulation duties, including: training and supervising student assistants, answering questions, locating materials, stacks maintenance and solving problems with printers, audio visual equipment and other standard library machines.

Schedule requires weekend shifts, and varies during college breaks.

Job Duties:

• Coordinates the collection and processing of all types of required materials being placed on reserve for student use including traditional print resources, electronic resources, and multimedia resources.
• Assists and advises faculty and staff on the use of the reserve collection, working with the College copyright specialist to assure that items placed on reserve comply with copyright law, obtaining copyright permissions for course related materials when needed.
• Understands and can explain licensing terms for electronic resources.
• Builds and maintains content lists and generates statistics for course reserves operations; communicates with faculty and colleagues to ensure that appropriate content is owned, ordered, or scanned and made available for use.
• Assists with the general operation of the Circulation and Audio Video service desks. Follows established Access Services procedures.
• Responsible for the accurate check-out and check-in of library materials, and proficient use of library software is required.
• Responsible for the security of the library building at closing.
• Directs patrons (including: Bates College faculty, staff, students, affiliates, alumni, members of the local community, and patrons from Bowdoin and Colby Colleges, and summer program participants) to materials and facilities contained within the library.
• Assists patrons with use of library catalog, computers, access to electronic and remote resources, printers, scanners, microform reader/printers, and audio/video equipment.
• Answers general questions about the use of the library materials and facilities, refers patrons with research questions to the reference librarians.
• Supervises and trains Public Service student assistants working at the Circulation and Audio Video service desks on a daily basis.
• Assists with the processing of MaineCat.
• Answers and directs phone calls within the library.
• Assists with maintenance of the patron database.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience working in an academic library is required.

Experience

Advanced library skills required to assist with the day to day operation of public services at the Circulation and Audio Video Desks.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• The ability to assist library patrons with library catalog searches.
• The ability to teach library skills, and the proper use of library equipment, to student assistants and patrons is required.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage time effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative and have a positive attitude.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet programs.
• Ability to work independently, adapt to change and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.

Benefits: Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [e-mail] .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.