Title - School Library Systems Specialist
Location - Central Office - Castleton, NY
Intro
Here at Questar III BOCES, we believe in changing lives, realizing dreams and doing together what can’t be done alone. Our vision is that of creating a student-centered culture and putting students first. Our core values include a commitment to excellence by honing our crafts-manship to deliver high-quality work, a commitment to leadership and service by moving the organization, departments and school districts forward by exceeding client expectations, and a commitment to innovation by creating programs and services to address client needs AND by continuously improving our programs and operations. We believe that organizational excellence is best achieved when leadership is reflective of our diverse society.
About the Job
As a School Library Systems Specialist, you will be covering a leave of absence while being a part of a dedicated and dynamic team that supports area school districts with their school library automation system. Your day will be busy supporting participating school districts within our school library system, which includes maintaining and updating school library catalog records, importing patron user information, providing technical support, and building reports for our school libraries.
You will thrive as part of a busy, collaborative team whose primary goal is to provide access and support for top notch library services, and to better serve our students on their path to success. This position works under the direct supervision of the School Library System Director and works closely with additional department staff.
Responsibilities
- Manages the library automation catalog patron and bibliographic records;
- Maintains system-wide union catalog;
- Responds to inquiries, questions and problems from library staff using the automated information system;
- Loads and edits bibliographic records received from vendors;
- Maintains patron information for several catalogs;
- Catalog materials for those using the library automation system;
- Coordinates and implements procedures for inter-library loans;
- Conducts searches for periodicals, books, and other related reference material;
- Helps manage regional eBook/audiobook collection;
- Works with library staff and vendors to resolve problems;
- Creates content for weekly newsletters and email announcements;
- Creates content for School Library System website;
- Works to promote services available through the System;
- Conducts training on various topics and services;
- Maintains internal department library collections;
- Assists Director in reporting requirements