Patron Services & Circulation Assistant

Boston University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston University Libraries seeks a User Services Assistant who delivers responsive customer service to the University and extended visitor communities, providing access to library services, resources, and equipment at service points. The role involves active listening, policy interpretation, and referrals to address patron needs.

The position operates at Mugar Library with Sunday-Thursday hours 7:45-3:45, and includes responsibilities across circulation, access, interlibrary loan, and support

Qualifications

• A resume and cover letter are required to be considered.
• This position will remain open until filled.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with faculty, students, and other patrons concerning all circulation functions including loans of library materials, reserve items, finding resources at consortial libraries, resolving issues about fines and missing items, and assistance with requesting materials through interlibrary loan or digitization.
• Answers questions about access to materials, demonstrates how to find library resources such as journal articles, and refers patron to the appropriate librarians for consultations and in-depth research support.
• Routes visitors and additional members of the user community to appropriate borrowing privileges.
• Completes activities such as book searching, shelving, collecting statistics, handling financial transactions, sorting & delivering library materials and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Performs some processing of materials for stacks or reserves and works with staff to resolve problems, correct errors, and maintain the physical condition of collections or records within the library services platform (Alma).
• Participates in the pick-up, sorting, delivery, check-in & return of materials between library units on the Charles River Campus.
• Assists in the supervision and training of student employees at the branch. Guides student employees, assigns them work, and assists student employees as needed.
• Assists with special projects such as stacks maintenance, storage retrieval, shelf-reading, resolution of issues such as lost/missing items, delivery of mail within the branch or tracking of statistics.

Skills

1-3 years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Boston University Libraries seeks a User Services Assistant who delivers responsive customer service to the University and extended visitor communities, providing access to library services, resources, and equipment at service points. The role involves active listening, policy interpretation, and referrals to address patron needs.

The position operates at Mugar Library with Sunday-Thursday hours 7:45-3:45, and includes responsibilities across circulation, access, interlibrary loan, and support