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THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ARTJOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Library Assistant (part-time, 14 hours per week)

Department: Book Library

Location: Somerset House

Report to: Assistant Librarian (Serials and E-esour!es)

!ain "#tie an" reponibilitie

1" Administerin# the e$!han#e o% publi!ations pro#ramme by !ompilin# lists o% e$!han#ematerial, liaisin# with e$!han#e partners, sendin#, re&uestin#'re!eiin#'a!!essionin#e$!han#e items" sin# the e$!han#es bud#et to pur!hase *ourtauld e$hibition

!atalo#ues %or e$!han#e and #enerally monitorin# the e$!han#es bud#et"

+" n !o-ordination with the Serials Librarian, !he!kin# in'pro!essin# newly-re!eiedournal issues, !laimin# non-re!eied ournalissues (both e$!han#e and subs!riptionmaterial) and maintainin# and !he!kin# e-ournals links"

." Assistin# the Serials Librarian with the bindin# o% library items (identi%yin# material inneed o% (re-)bindin#, preparin# !onsi#nments to be sent to bookbinders, monitorin#bindin# bud#et et!")"

4" /aintainin# stationery sto!k %or the Library and monitorin# the stationery bud#et"

0" Liaisin# with the A!&uisitions Librarian about publi!ations %or e$!han#e"

" 2rodu!in# library do!umentation as re&uired, in!ludin# the desi#n'produ!tion'photo!opyin# o% %orms, tables and !harts %or Library use and otherstationery (!ompliments slips, business !ards, thank you !ards, book marks et!")

3" *he!kin#'updatin# links, to online ournals'resour!es in parti!ular, on the Book Librarywebsite, in !o-ordination with the Serials Librarian"

Uer S#pport

" e#ular issue'en&uiry and re!eption desk duties"

Librar$ S#pport

5" 6ther shared and routine daily duties su!h as !losed a!!ess !olle!tion and return,se!urity and enironmental !he!ks"

%eneral

" 7o !arry out the duties and responsibilities o% the post at all times in !omplian!e withthe E&ual 6pportunities, Health and Sa%ety and all other *ourtauld poli!ies"

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11" 7o !omplete any other duties and responsibilities when re&uested whi!h are!ommensurate with this role"

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THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ARTPERSON SPECIFICATION

Job title: Library Assistant (p't, 14 hours per week)

Department: Book Library

ali'ication1" A %irst de#ree or e&uialent"

(no)le"*e an" E+perience+" :amiliarity with library work" E$perien!e with serials and'or a!&uisitions work would

be an adanta#e"

." E$perien!e in the use o% an automated library mana#ement system"

4" ;ood 7 skills, in!ludin# /i!roso%t 6%%i!e (in parti!ular /S