Library Information Specialist I – Access Services, UM Libraries Depository. 50% FTE; 20 hours/wk. $10.92/hr. Not benefit-eligible.
Duties: Prepare patron requests for retrieval, retrieve items using the mechanical order picker and prepare them for circulation. Shelve returned items. Must be able to scan and send electronic documents to requesting institutions. Must function as van driver as needed, making daily trips to Ellis Library and MU Courier to deliver borrowed UMLD items and to pick up tubs full of materials to go to UMLD. Must be able to load and unload van. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and meet speed and accuracy goals as determined by department. Must be prepared to act as person in charge of the depository in the absence of the manager. Must be able to supervise, and participate in, the processing of new items going into storage, and functionally oversee the work of student assistants as needed (e.g., assign/explain tasks, review work for accuracy/completion).
Requirements: Must have a valid Missouri Driver’s license and be able to operate a van. Must be able to lift fully loaded Roughneck Totes (est. 50 pounds), push fully loaded book trucks (est. 200 pounds), stand and walk for long periods of time, bend, stoop, stand on ladders, read labels and barcodes in a dimly lighted area, drive the mechanical order picker, drive a van, operate a telephone, operate a FAX machine. Must be able to use a Raymond Orderpicker to retrieve books up to a height of thirty feet. Must be able to work in a temperature and humidity controlled environment (55 degrees F, 50% RH). Must be able to spend at least six hours per day at a computer with regular breaks provided. Must have typing proficiency.