Resource Sharing Assistant – FSU Libraries (Part-time, OPS)
- Employer
- Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Temporary
Full/Part Time: Part-Time
Job ID: 63725
Department Responsibilities
FSU Libraries is seeking a dependable, detail-oriented OPS Resource Sharing Assistant to support the daily operations of the Resource Sharing department at Strozier Library. This position plays an important role in helping students, faculty, and researchers access library materials and scholarly resources through interlibrary loan, document delivery, and related services.
Working as part of a collaborative team, the OPS Resource Sharing Assistant will help process requests, retrieve and scan library materials, prepare shipments, and maintain accurate records. This position offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with academic library operations, resource sharing services, and specialized library systems while developing valuable skills in organization, communication, technology, and customer service.
Key responsibilities include:
- Process resource sharing requests and materials using library systems and established workflows, including ILLiad, UBorrow+, and document delivery services.
- Retrieve requested materials from library collections and conduct shelf searches for requested, missing, or overdue items.
- Scan articles and book chapters to fulfill Resource Sharing and Library Express Delivery Service (LEDS) requests.
- Process incoming and outgoing departmental mail, including preparing library materials for shipment and return through USPS and FedEx.
- Assist with returns and routine circulation and Resource Sharing transactions.
- Maintain accurate transaction records and departmental statistics.
- Communicate professionally with library staff, users, and partner libraries in person and through electronic communication.
- Support other departmental workflows, special projects, and related duties as assigned.
- Ability to learn and accurately follow established procedures and workflows.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize responsibilities, and maintain accurate records.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a commitment to providing helpful, professional customer service.
- Ability to learn and use multiple computer applications and web-based systems.
- Ability to work independently after training and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Dependability and ability to maintain a consistent work schedule.
- Ability to perform duties involving prolonged sitting; regular standing, walking, bending, and reaching; and lifting and moving library materials, tubs, and boxes weighing up to 30 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Previous experience in a library, shipping and receiving, scanning or document processing, office administration, or customer service environment.
Contact InfoDarrell Collier, UBorrow Coordinator
Timothy Kanke, Interlibrary Loan Lending Supervisor
University InformationOne of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!
Learn more about Florida State University and our campuses.
$15 per hour
How To ApplyIf qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply through the FSU Careers site (jobs.fsu.edu). If you are a current FSU employee, apply through myFSU Self Service.
Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years, and education details even if attaching a resume.
This is an OPS/temporary job.
Based on the duties, this position may require completion of a criminal history background check.
The schedule is 10 hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Equal Employment OpportunityFSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Organization
Working at Florida State University
One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.
Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.
Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.
Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.
Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.
With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.
Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.
Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.
At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.
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