University of Toronto
User Services Generalist (Bora Laskin Library)
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Job Description
- Req#: 32255
- Community College Graduation required (Library Technician program) or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- A minimum of one (1) year of related experience required, experience in an academic, scientific or technical library an asset
- Working knowledge of integrated library systems software required
- Working knowledge of ILL management software desired
- Working knowledge of U of T library system and policies an asset
- Working knowledge of resource sharing procedures in the central and campus libraries an asset
- Working knowledge of MARC records and cataloguing principles desired
- Working knowledge of bibliographic searching and verification skills required.
- Basic knowledge of integrated library automation software
- Windows software applications, web browsers, and basic knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and e-mail software required.
- Demonstrated commitment to the values of inclusivity, diversity, anti-racism, equity and accessibility
- This position is 100% on-site at the Bora Laskin Law Library and is not eligible for a hybrid work arrangement.
Date Posted: 10/20/2023
Req ID: 32255
Faculty/Division: Library
Department: Bora Laskin Law Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)Description:
About Us:
The University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) system is the largest academic library in Canada and is fourth among peer institutions in North America, behind just Harvard, Yale and Columbia. The system consists of 42 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array of college libraries, special collections, and specialized libraries and information centres supports the teaching and research requirements of 300 graduate programs, over 70 professional programs, and more than 700 undergraduate degree programs. More than 150,000 new print volumes are acquired each year. The UTL data centre houses more than 200 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes.
Your opportunity:
The Bora Laskin Law Library's extensive collection supports the curriculum and research interests of the Faculty of Law. It includes primary legal materials from the major common law countries such as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom as well as from other selected jurisdictions. The Library subscribes to over 500 scholarly legal periodicals from around the world and collects legal and law-related texts and treatises. The Library also subscribes to a rich array of electronic services which extend the Library's resources far beyond its own walls. Access to these resources is available to eligible library users through the library catalogue or the library's electronic database collection.
Reporting to the Chief Law Librarian, the User Services Generalist is responsible for providing direct service to patrons and performs a range of duties: loan services, retrieval services, providing information and referrals, and shelving books. Circulation duties may involve opening the library. Other duties may include collection maintenance, stack maintenance, serials check-in and record maintenance, materials processing, performing searches, and binding. May process new materials, both uncatalogued and catalogued, editing item information and circulating status; may perform online copy and derived cataloguing; may catalogue and add new volumes for serials and monographic series and sets; may add book pockets and barcodes to monographs, link books and check call numbers for duplicates.
The User Services Generalist will assist in the provision of resource sharing services. The position may be required to perform complex bibliographic searching and verification tasks; handles follow up for ILL requests and resolution of related problems. Providing assistance and training or information to other employees regarding ILL procedures.
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Closing Date: 11/03/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: CUPE 1230
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: CUPE 1230 (5U) - Step 1: $ $64,048 - Step 2: $66,485 - Step 3: $69,046
Job Category: Library ServicesAbout the company
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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