The Library Media Technican provides a variety of clerical and technical library services including, but not limited to technical support for computer-aided library support, leadership over day-to-day customer service operations, and advanced assistance to library users.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains the automated circulation system by updating software releases, database resources, and internal information such as student lists, due dates, and location of collection items. Researches and resolves basic technical issues surrounding the automated systems, referring complex problems to information technology staff. 
• Contributes to efficient scheduling and use of the library, including computer usage. Maintains and monitors computer use, assisting students and teachers with basic troubleshooting and technical issues. Refers complex problems to technology staff.
• Creates and maintains a schedule for use of library facilities by classes, individual students, staff, and the public. Orients students in the use of computer-aided library applications.
• Facilitates communications with teachers and administrators about enhancements and changes to the library collection.
• Places orders for books, periodicals, and a variety of supplies for library use within pre-established parameters and procedures. Coordinates with purchasing and accounting to verify that payments are commensurate with receipt of purchased items.
• Receives new materials (books, media, textbooks, or periodicals), enters into system, prepares for and enters into circulation (shelves). Provides location numbering to library materials and enters onto an automated library record system using a personal computer.
• Maintains and monitors periodical subscriptions, ensuring complete listing and documentation of holdings.
• Assists students and staff by answering questions on the use of the library, internal and external resources, and location of materials. Provides instruction on the use of computers in the library. Processes a full range of library material and fee transactions.
• Communicates and monitors student conduct in the library. Participates with others to develop and communicated library use policies and guidelines.
• Provides basic-to-intermediate level reference services to students and staff using automated and manual resources.
• Maintains certain aspects of the budgets by maintaining up-to-date account balances. Verifies cash receipts and prepares deposits. Prepares and submits approved budget transfer requests.
• Conducts "walk-and-talk" orientations for students in areas such as general use of the library, periodical research, bibliographic research, internet search, or use of electronic media.
• May perform bibliographic verification or searching involving either manual or computerized techniques requiring accuracy and knowledge of library terms and bibliographic elements.
• Maintains records for lost and overdue books, fines. May issue grade and record holds based on student account balances.
• May organize, coordinate, and conduct periodic book fairs and other library events.
• May mend and repair book and non-book materials. Disposes of damaged or outdated materials according to established procedures.
• Conducts annual physical inventory of all library materials.
• Coordinates, designs, and constructs library displays, bulletin boards, posters, and signs. Maintains and clean and orderly environment.
• Circulates, stores, inventories, and may perform minor repair and operate a variety of audiovisual equipment used in the library, e.g., audio and visual playback devices and microfilm readers.
• May develop a schedule, train, and oversee student workers.
• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Qualifications: Requires an in-depth procedural knowledge of library methods, practices, and terminology including use of library card catalog and basic reference sources. Must have a complete understanding of the Dewey Decimal System of classification and the American Library Association rules for filing catalog cards. Requires a basic knowledge of machine readable classification and coding. Requires a working knowledge of automated carding systems and records. Requires knowledge of and skill at conducting bibliographic searches. Requires a working knowledge of personal computer-based software programs that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, research, and database software used in education for data entry and retrieval. Requires a basic knowledge of financial record keeping sufficient to process transactions and maintain a portion of a departmental budget. Requires sufficient communication skills to convey specialized concepts to students and to resolve urgent student needs.Requires sufficient arithmetic skills to arrange materials in numerical sequences and to calculate sums. Requires sufficient writing skills to document instructions on use of library services. Must be able to perform all of the duties of the position with only general supervision and support. Requires the ability to follow detailed procedures such as standard library cataloging and filing rules. Requires the ability to use cataloging software programs to download and transfer information onto library circulation programs, organize files for remote access, and instruct others. Must be able to maintain a well-organized and attractive library setting, to apply and explain library services, layout, rules, and policies, to maintain the circulation area in a manner conducive to support research and studying. Requires the ability to perform basic troubleshooting and orientation to personal computers, to deal courteously with library patrons including students and faculty. Must be able to perform routine clerical and record keeping duties and to function indoors in an office and/or library circulation desk environment engaged in work primarily of a sedentary to moderately active nature. Requires ambulatory ability to sit, stand, kneel, stoop, reach, twist, walk, and move carts. Requires sufficient visual acuity to recognize letters and numbers. Requires sufficient hand-arm-eye coordination to use a personal computer keyboard.  Requires the ability to reach to shelves for placement of light-to-medium weight objects, less than 40 lbs. Requires sufficient hearing and speech ability to carry on conversations in person and over the phone.

Education & Experience: The position requires the equivalent of an Associate’s Degree in library science curriculum or equivalent and 2 years of experience in an academic library setting. Additional experience in a library environment or higher education may substitute for higher education on a 2 year for 1 year basis.

Licenses & Certifications: May require a valid driver's license.

Working Conditions: Work is performed indoors with minimal exposure to health and safety hazards.