The Library Access and Collections team has a fixed-term vacancy for the role of Assistant Librarian (Interloans).  This role leads our Interloan service which provides vital support to staff and students who need information resources not held by UC Library.  The position requires the ability to identify the relative importance of activities and tasks.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also required and the ability to work well in a team is essential.

Duties will include:

• Day-to-day oversight and allocation of Interloans tasks among the Information Resource Assistants
• Assisting the Manager, Resource Acquisition with monitoring and producing reports relating to Interloans and suppliers
• Supply of Interloan requests from external institutions
• Identifying complex and esoteric references across multiple subjects
• Staying abreast of copyright law and abiding by any restrictions
• Providing Interloans training and advice to Library staff and customers

We are looking for:

• Excellent customer service skills and experience
• Knowledge and understanding of information resources development
• Experience in the use of systems that support library services particularly interloans services
• Knowledge and experience of interloans services and reciprocal borrowing systems
• Experience of purchasing and acquisitions procedures
• Sound organisational skills

Expressions of interest should be submitted to tim.stedman@canterbury.ac.nz by 5pm Friday 16th June.

In your expression of interest please outline:

• Why you are interested in this position
• What skills and personal qualities you will bring to the position
• What knowledge and experience you will bring to the position

The position is open to all current library staff.  Your current position will remain open for you to return to at the end of the secondment.   The start date will be agreed with the successful applicant and will relate to the actual dates of the parental leave, which is currently scheduled to start at the end of August.  Negotiation may be necessary with your current team and this is open to discussion.  Please also note the current position description is subject to some small changes to be agreed with the current staff member.  We are also open to discussing if this role could be offered as a job share over two periods of six months.  This would be dependent on another suitable applicant who is also willing to job share.

Position Description Assistant-Librarian-Interloans-May-2017