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Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

Library Assistant III

This position is M-F, 8-5 and some evenings and weekends. Bachelor degree and experience in Library or Archives preferred.


TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION GO TO www.hrepartners.com Must include names and contact information for three references in the Additional Information section of the application. If you need assistance, contact Betty at [log in to unmask] or call (620) 341-5379.

Deadline for this position is Wednesday, September 6, 2006

This position may at times be requested by the supervisor, department head, appointing authority/his designee or the President s Office, to assume other tasks and responsibilities deemed necessary reflecting a cooperative atmosphere within the respective departments and/or University as a whole.


50% REFERENCE ASSISTANCE: Interviews and registers on-site archives patrons; helps patrons formulate advanced research strategies; instructs patrons in the use of archival finding aids; instructs on-site patrons! in the proper use and handling of archival records; locates and retrieves archival materials for the patrons; supervises on-site patrons; makes photocopies or scanned printouts of archival materials for patrons; answers complex reference questions concerning the archival collections; responds to telephone reference and e-mail reference and refers questions to University Archivist when required; conducts research on behalf of distance patrons; provides student library assistants reference assignments as appropriate; generates monthly research statistics for archives to report to University Archivist.

20% OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: Schedules class presentations with requesting faculty members; speaks to classes about information contained in archival collections and explains methods of appropriate research activities; performs similar activities for non-academic groups (alumni, civic clubs, educational organizations, genealogical societies, scouting groups, etc); gives tour! s of the historic building when requested by groups or individuals; sc hedules events in Anderson Library upon request of individuals in ESU departments or organizations; provides information to groups concerning the use of the facility; supervises evening and weekend events scheduled outside normal business hours; creates displays and exhibits based on archival materials or historical subjects.

10% PROCESSING: Helps to process archival collections applying knowledge of archival best practices.

5% COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: Participates in Archives collection development with University Archivist; advises University Archivist if there are knowledge gaps in the collections that researchers most commonly request; accepts incoming donations to the collection of the University Archivist is not available to do so.

5% SHELVING: Supervises student library assistants in shelving of archival materials.

5% OFFICE MANAGEMENT: Supervises, with direction from University Archivist, student library assistants in the execution of routi! ne tasks and creation of student assistant projects in reference and processing; manages student payroll for department and creates projections of future student assistant budget needs; trains student library assistants and assigns duties in Archives to student assistants; determines what archival supplies are needed for appropriate preservation projects; creates supply order requests and sends them to Library Business Manager; determines computer hardware and software needs and contacts appropriate personnel to initiate orders; monitors equipment and facilities problems using scientific hygrothermograph readings and reports them to Physical Plant.

5% MISCELLANEOUS: Compiles monthly and yearly statistics reports of archives use; maintains inventory of Archives supplies and notifies University Archivist when supplies are low; serves on Library and University committees; other duties as assigned by University Archivist.

VN: ESU07-04-152482 $13.680/hr Close Date: 09/06/2006

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