Sr. Library Assistant (A) - Research Services and Projects Assistant

Job description

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet . The Research Services and Projects Assistant provides research services and auxiliary projects assistance in the Special Collections Department of the Otto G. Richter Library. M A JOR RESPONSIBILITIES & SPECIFIC DUTIES: Research and Outreach Services ( 70%) - Provides reference assistance to researchers using Special Collections (SC) materials. This includes in-person visits as well as e-mail, mail, and phone requests. Forwards in-depth reference requests to SC faculty as necessary - Tracks in person and remote reference requests using Cognito - Instructs researchers regarding SC policies and procedures and ensures that these are followed by all users - Serves as backup to the Reading Room service desk as needed and attends to visiting patrons. Monitors public access areas of SC including the Reading Room and instruction areas. Assists with the retrieval of materials from SC collections area for researcher use - Tra...