Circulation Assistant

Job Description

Title: Circulation Assistant

Company Name: Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology

Vacancy: --

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2024-11-20

Application Deadline: 2024-12-03

Education:

  • Bachelor’s (honors)/Master`s in Library and Information Science from any reputed University.



Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:
  • Age At most 35 years
  • Familiarity with library catalog systems (e.g. Integrated Library Systems)

  • Experience with clerical tasks, data entry.

  • Proficiency in using computers, including Microsoft Office and Library-specific software.

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively patrons of all ages and backgrounds.



Responsibilities & Context:

Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, the first design-based private university in the region with a diverse and motivated workforce and an equal opportunity employer, is seeking qualified, progressive-minded, and dynamic full-time personnel for the position of Circulation Assistant.

Job description/Responsibilities:

  • Assist patrons with checking in and checking out books and other library materials.

  • Provides frontline Circulation services to library patrons.

  • Ensure materials are properly scanned or logged into the library system.

  • Update and maintain patron accounts, including fines, due dates and missing/lost materials.

  • Assist patrons with account-related inquiries or issues.

  • Assists patrons with finding materials and using library resources, such as online library catalog, e-book, e-journal e-magazine, and databases.

  • Shelf-reads Reserves Collection to ensure materials are shelved in correct call number order according to the Dewey Decimal classification system.

  • Ensure that library shelves are neat, organized, and accessible to patrons.

  • Ensure that materials are properly checked out and not taken without being recorded.

  • Monitor the library space to ensure a safe and quiet environment.

  • Answer general inquiries and refer complex questions to other library staff.

  • Prepare new materials for circulation, including tagging, labeling, and entering them into the library system.

  • Help with regular inventory checks and materials audits.

  • Report missing or damaged materials to supervisors.

  • Articulates and interprets Circulation policies and procedures to patrons.

  • Identifies and retrieves materials from the Reserves Collection for library patrons and reshelves them when returned.

  • Retrieves books and periodicals from the general circulating stacks, as assigned.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.



Job Other Benifits:
    • As per university policy.



Employment Status: Full Time

Job Work Place:

Company Information:

Gender: Male and Female can apply

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Category: Education/Training

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