Library Technician

Adecco is currently recruiting for a part time Library Technician for a 3 month contract with our Public Sector Client in Toronto. The successful candidate must hold a valid Enhanced level Security clearance. The opportunity is on-site work, 3 days per week for the duration of the contract.

The Library Technician will have the following responsibilities:

• Performing circulation duties, including check-in and check-out, using the SYMPHONY integrated library system.
• Using the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word, to support library acquisitions, collection management, and library administration
• Labeling and processing physical library material as well as adding copies in the ILS as required.
• Stack management, including shelving and preparing signs for library collections.
• Preparing surplus library materials for disposal by creating and circulating lists of surplus library material; sending surplus library material to requesting libraries and any remaining surplus library material for disposal.
• Preparing library materials for binding by creating and maintaining binding lists of designated library materials; preparing materials for binding; checking quality control when items are received and routing the materials to appropriate departments to ensure cataloguing/processing.
• Preparing material for digitization; in-house digitization as required.
• General library support including shelving, retrieving, and processing library mail, photocopying, and mailing out library material

The Library Technician must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 6 months' experience in shelving library materials within the last three years
• Successful completion of at least two (2) years of approved post-secondary school training in library science or some other specialty relevant to the position.
• Recent* experience in circulating library material using one of the following major integrated library systems: SYMPHONY, HORIZON, Innovative Interfaces, or Ex Libris.
• Recent is defined as a minimum of six (6) continuous months’ work in a library within the last three (3) years.

• Experience in serials control using the SYMPHONY integrated library system
• Experience in using the Circulation system of the SYMPHONY integrated library system
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel and Word
• Experience in performing general library duties.
• Must have valid reliability level security clearance;

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