Reference Technician

Posted Date 13 Nov 2023

Experience	3 Years	Salary	6000AED
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Zayed University
Job Category	Technician	Qualification	BS Library Science
Gender	Both	Last Date	29 Dec
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Job Description

The⠀Reference⠀Technician⠀will⠀provide⠀effective⠀support at⠀the⠀reference⠀desk to⠀assist⠀students,⠀faculty⠀and staff⠀in⠀locating⠀appropriate⠀information⠀resources;⠀Offers⠀clerical⠀and⠀reference⠀support to⠀librarians⠀and⠀professionals.

This⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for⠀performing⠀higher⠀level⠀paraprofessional⠀functions⠀and⠀entry-level⠀professional⠀activities.⠀Works⠀closely⠀with the⠀faculty,⠀staff and⠀students⠀and must⠀be⠀knowledgeable⠀about⠀print and⠀electronic⠀resources⠀as well as⠀reference⠀tools.

Works⠀under the⠀direction⠀of the of⠀the⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀Public⠀Services,⠀but is⠀very⠀autonomous⠀when⠀functioning⠀at the⠀service⠀desk.

The Responsibilities

Maintains⠀daily⠀library⠀services⠀operations⠀and⠀performs⠀tasks⠀within⠀established⠀guidelines⠀and⠀procedures⠀in an⠀independent⠀manner.
Assists⠀students⠀and⠀faculty⠀with the⠀selection⠀and⠀creation⠀of⠀relevant⠀materials⠀for⠀assignments.
Provides⠀instructions⠀and⠀technical⠀support to⠀library⠀users in⠀the use of⠀library⠀material⠀computers⠀and⠀equipment.
Provides⠀clerical⠀and⠀in-class⠀support⠀for the⠀information⠀literacy⠀program.
Under⠀the⠀supervision⠀of⠀librarians,⠀drafts⠀various⠀brochures⠀and⠀bookmarks⠀directed⠀to the⠀needs of⠀different⠀groups of⠀users to⠀explain⠀reference⠀and⠀research⠀tools.
In⠀cooperation⠀with⠀Technical⠀Services⠀personnel,⠀helps to⠀improve⠀the⠀accuracy⠀of⠀collection⠀and⠀catalog⠀records.
Assists⠀librarians⠀in⠀implementing⠀the⠀instructional⠀modules⠀and⠀instructing⠀users in⠀use of⠀online⠀catalog⠀and online⠀databases.
Participates⠀in library⠀programming,⠀committees,⠀training,⠀scheduling⠀of⠀classes,⠀and⠀special⠀activities.
Maintains⠀library⠀records,⠀schedules,⠀and daily⠀statistics⠀as⠀required.
Assists⠀with⠀compiling⠀supply⠀orders and⠀collection⠀development.
Assists⠀in⠀Circulation,⠀Curriculum⠀Resource⠀Center,⠀and other⠀library⠀functions⠀as⠀needed.
Works⠀with the⠀Student⠀workers⠀and⠀provide⠀them with⠀guidance⠀and⠀feedback.
Performs⠀other⠀relevant⠀duties as⠀requested.

The Requirements

Must⠀possess a⠀bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀Library⠀Science or⠀relevant⠀field and⠀a minimum⠀of three⠀years of⠀library⠀experience⠀or an⠀equivalent⠀combination⠀of⠀education,⠀skill or⠀experience.

Experience⠀with using⠀electronic⠀resources⠀and⠀Information⠀Technology⠀skills.

Willingness⠀to work⠀alone⠀serving⠀both male⠀and female⠀library⠀users⠀during the⠀evening,⠀weekend,⠀and other⠀operation⠀hours as⠀needed.

Strong⠀interpersonal⠀and⠀communication⠀skills,⠀both⠀written⠀and oral.