RESERVES & DOCUMENT DELIVERY SUPERVISOR, School of Law, Samuel M. Fineman Law Library

Tracking Code5025Job Description

Working as a member of the Access Services team, the Reserves & Document Delivery Supervisor is independently responsible for document delivery and circulation services to Law faculty and management of the Law Library's reserve collections.

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage faculty requests for library materials in print or electronic formats
• Collect textbook information each semester, create reading lists for all Law School courses, and ensure that the library owns and makes available all required readings.
• Provide circulation services to library users.
• Supervise and train student employees.
• Open the library Sundays-Thursdays, and ensure that library's circulation/reserve desk is staffed.
• Provide information and direct library users in the use and services of the law library.
• Responsible for the maintenance and updating of the law reserve collections.
• Assist in filing and shelving of library materials especially in the library's reserve locations.
• Assist in the overall management of library operations, participating in the oversight of library spaces, equipment, collections, and services.
• Special projects.

Required Skills

A cover letter is required for consideration.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Bachelor's Degree and 1-3 years of experience in a library or similar environment.
• Experience with using library catalogs and ability to use basic business software (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skill
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to utilize critical thinking to resolve problems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge or experience of research process
• Experience using an ILS, especially ExLibris Alma
• Supervisory experience

Please note all newly hired staff and faculty, will need to be in compliance with Boston University’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University’s response to COVID-19, please visit the Back2BU site.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job LocationBOSTON, United StatesPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular