Library Assistant III - The Getty Research Institute
Location: USA - CA - Los Angeles
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Job Summary
The Getty Research Institute seeks a fulltime Library Assistant III. The position handles both collection maintenance and circulation tasks. The Library Assistant III will work both under little to no supervision and within a team environment, focusing on the ongoing tasks associated with the circulation of materials in a library setting, including pulling, sorting, and reshelving books, charging and discharging materials, and editing online records. The Getty Library uses the Ex-Libris suite of hosted products: Alma, Primo, and Rosetta. A primary duty of this Library Assistant III position will be working on collection maintenance and the “end processing” of material such as marking, housing, repairing, and evaluating the condition of materials. The Library Assistant III may work on occasion at the Library's Annex location in Valencia, CA.
The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing awareness of the visual arts and their various histories through its expertise, ongoing collecting program, public programs, institutional partnerships, exhibitions, publications, digital services, and residential scholars' programs. Among the world's premier art libraries, the Getty Library and its Special Collections include over 1.5 million volumes, rare materials, and digital resources, which serve a vast international community of scholars and the interested public. The Institute's activities and scholarly resources guide and sustain each other and collectively provide a unique environment for research, critical inquiry, and scholarly exchange.
Major Job Responsibilities
- Primary duty will be the end processing of general collection materials;
- May assist with special collections end processing.
- May assist and resolve moderately complex problems for staff
- May process interlibrary loan borrowing and lending requests
- May assist in processing, caring for, and reformatting
- Uses various library software applications to execute duties
- Assists with the ongoing tasks associated with the circulation of materials including pulling, sorting, and reshelving books
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in art history or related discipline
Requirement
All employees must be fully-vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus as a condition of employment. Exemptions from this requirement as a reasonable accommodation due to medical contraindication, disability or sincerely held religious belief or practice will be considered.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong communication skills and ability to interact with various users
- Experience with industry standard software suites
- Experience with library circulation systems, bibliographic information
- Physical activity for extended periods at various times throughout the day including lifting library materials weighing up to 40 pounds and pushing book cars
- Ability to climb industrial ladders required to page and shelve
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status.
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