University Library Specialist

UNC-Chapel Hill; North Carolina; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC-Chapel Hill’s University Library is seeking a Library Specialist to support acquisitions, serials, and processing workflows, ensuring print and other resources are received, recorded, and accessible. You will maintain holdings data, coordinate binding and preservation, and generate recurring collection reports.

The role requires a 4-year college degree or equivalent library experience, and familiarity with Sierra ILS and spreadsheet data handling.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a 4-year college or university and 1 year of library/archives experience; or HS and 5 years of library/archives experience. Degrees must be from ALA-accredited institutions.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisitions and serials processing, and resolve discrepancies in records and receipts.
• Maintain serial holdings information and coordinate materials for binding/preservation treatment.
• Compile recurring collection and acquisitions statistics for library reporting.

Skills

Acquisitions and serials experience

Library holdings maintenance

Collection processing workflows

Spreadsheet data handling

Preservation and binding workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Sierra ILS

Job description

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

1. To research, develop and implement innovative services, instruction and creative uses of technology to access, manage and communicate knowledge;
2. To collect, organize and preserve legal resources, and provide access to information to enhance and support legal and law related research and scholarship;
3. To teach formal courses in law, legal research and law related subjects in the Law School and the University;
4. To maintain a physical environment conducive to study, research and scholarship; and
5. To foster research, scholarship, education, and leadership in law librarianship, legal research, law, and information and library science.

Position Summary

The University Library Specialist supports the Law Library’s collection services through specialized work with acquisitions, serials and continuing resources, physical processing and preservation workflows, and collection statistics. The position maintains accurate information about library materials as they move from selection and receipt through processing, access, retention, binding, preservation, and withdrawal. The University Library Specialist works in library systems and shared collection services workflows to help ensure that print and other resources are received, recorded, discoverable, and available for use. The position has significant responsibility for routine acquisitions and serials processing, resolving discrepancies in records and receipts, maintaining serial holdings information, coordinating materials for binding or other preservation treatment, and compiling recurring collection and acquisitions statistics for library reporting.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Graduation from a 4-year college or university and 1 year of experience in a library or archives and/or records management; or H.S. and 5 years of experience in a library or archives and/or records management; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Degrees must be received from appropriately( ALA ) accredited institutions.

Management Preferences

• Progressively responsible experience with academic or law library acquisitions, serials or continuing resources, receiving, catalog or holdings maintenance, or collection processing
• Experience using the Sierra integrated library system for acquisitions
• Experience compiling or validating law library statistics or other structured operational dataExperience with spreadsheet software for organizing, reviewing, or reporting data.
• Experience with law library preservation, binding, or physical processing workflows for library materials

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Optional and Required Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae / Resume

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Please select the response below that best describes your experience/education for the University Library Specialist position.
  • Master's or Doctorate in a related field
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate in any field and at least one year of experience in a library or in archives or records management
  • Associate's in any field and 3 years of experience a library or in archives or records management
  • Combination of post-high school education/experience to equal at least 5 years experience in a library, archives, or records management (ex. 1 year towards a related degree and 4 years of experience)
  • Did not complete high school but have a combination of education and experience to equal at least 9 years of experience in a library, archives, or records management (ex. 1 year of High School and 8 years of experience)
  • None of the above