Law Library Assistant

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

The Law Library Assistant handles a wide range of library support activities in a highly automated and computerized environment. The responsibilities for this position include:

• Providing assistance to patrons at the Law Library's Information Desk, including answering basic reference questions;

• Managing the University’s print management system;

• Participating in Law Library marketing and social media;

• Computer lab management;

• Shelving and stacks maintenance;

• Loose-leaf and microfiche filing;

• Assisting users with microform, scanning , and audiovisual equipment;

• Opening, sorting and distributing library mail; and

• Night and/or weekend supervisory responsibilities (one evening per week; two to three Saturdays per semester), which include opening and/or closing the Law Library building.

The position also entails utilizing the Law Library's integrated online system for technical processing duties including cataloging, invoicing, serials check-in and other processing operations. Additional responsibilities assigned to Law Library Assistants typically include one or more of the following:

• Bindery operations;

• Course reserves processing;

• Microform processing;

• Government documents processing;

• Interlibrary loan/document delivery;

• Processing of added volumes;

• Support activities relating to collection development and acquisitions;

• Editing and updating Law Library web pages;

• Supporting the Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Specialist in various projects; and

• Editing and producing the Law Library’s electronic newsletter.

This is a full-time, 35-hour-per-week position. During the academic year, hours are 9:00 AM–5:00 PM four days per week, with a weekly evening shift from 12:00–8:00 PM, and two to three Saturday shifts per semester. During the summer, hours are 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday.

Position Details:
Department: 056601 - Law Library
Position: 00003333 - Law Library Assistant
Grade: 2ND

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $41,300 ($22.70/hour) to $51,600 ($28.36/hour); salary commensurate with relevant experience.

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  College degree required;

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail;

• Ability to work with complex library materials;

• High degree of flexibility to handle changing priorities and schedules;

• Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team;

• Strong customer-service orientation;

• Willingness to take initiative;

• Well-developed computer skills and familiarity with integrated library systems, preferably Alma;

• Web publishing experience preferred; and

• Library experience preferred