Job+Description+-+Library+Technician

TECHNICIAN
1.  To act as a positive team member who accepts responsibility for their role in delivering an effective and efficient library service. 2.  To make oneself familiar with agreed procedures and to follow these. 3.  To show flexibility in following the Job Descriptions so as to deliver the best possible service. === === · Manage, order and store library office supplies. · Catalogue resources – using SCIS whenever possible · Check SCIS records for consistency with existing collection e.g. dewey numbers & subject headings · Catalogue & process magazines. · Update Procedures Manual for any changes in cataloguing · Process library and KLA resources. · Repair selected materials. · Organise displays of newly acquired resources in the general staffroom and the P-Wing. · Assist in setting up library displays and exhibits and seek out promotional material for events pertaining to school & community events. · Maintain multiple copies of library notices, request forms, passes, etc. ·  Assist in evaluation and selection of library resources. · Shelve books in allocated area and maintain these in correct order and general tidying of shelves. · Designing and printing forms, display headings, invitations, publicity material etc. as required. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Assist with regular stocktake of general resource collection <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Maintenance of Patron records in BiblioTECH. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Write procedures for all tasks undertaken and table for inclusion in procedures manual and update these as necessary. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Attend library meetings as required. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Daily back-up of BiblioTECH <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Overdue Notices i.  Print out overdue notices on a fortnightly basis (Gold Monday morning): P-6 & 7-10 notices in classroom teacher’s pigeonhole, & VCE posted on noticeboards. ii. Staff overdue notices to be printed & distributed at the end of each month iii. Letters sent to Exit Students.

<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc487389428; msobookmark: _Toc488828794;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc223156085;">__ Services __
<span style="background: fuchsia; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; mso-highlight: fuchsia; msobidifontstyle: italic; msohighlight: fuchsia;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Weekly check that AV hardware on loan matches what’s on shelf & follows up any outstanding loans / problems.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Library Technician attends to daily/nightly recording to hard drive & enters details in Off-Air recording book in preparation for later dubbing to DVD if required.

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· If a program is dubbed to DVD, then either catalogue as a preview and pass to relevant staff member for feedback (attach preview slip) or do full cataloguing (see p. 89 )

<span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msobidifontstyle: italic;">· Maintain A/V hardware and organise repair and/or servicing in consultation with AV manager. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Assist in the evaluation and selection of equipment and supplies. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Operate equipment and demonstrate the use of equipment to staff and students, service problems in the theatre & classroom etc. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  Write procedures for A/V tasks undertaken for inclusion in Procedures Manual. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Assist with regular stocktake and weeding of A/V hardware and software. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· See Shared Responsibilities: AV Duties for further details