Library Technical Services Assistant

Job Description

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus has an immediate need for a Full-time Library Technical Services Assistant in the Resources and Collections department at the MC Library. The work schedule is Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. This is a Bargaining, Non-exempt, Grade 21 position. Non-exempt positions are not eligible to work a secondary job at Montgomery College. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness.

This position is currently eligible for telework {1} day(s) a week. This eligibility is subject to change based on the needs of the unit.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Processes and maintains orders for the library’s collections via the library’s book and media jobbers and electronic resource vendors, including review and maintenance of embedded order data, electronic invoice data, and bibliographic data from multiple vendors.
• Reviews bibliographic MARC records, checks URL's and configures access, reviews/creates purchase orders, and reviews/creates invoices based on correct ledger fund balances for tangible and electronic orders.
• Assists Resource Description and Acquisitions Supervisor with resource description and bibliographic control, for all materials, including identifying appropriate MARC records, knowledgebase portfolios and collections, editing and reformatting bibliographic and holdings data to conform to the Resource Description and Access (RDA) rules to facilitate access, and support local procedures.
• Works with vendors to triage non-receipt or damage to materials and delayed or interrupted access to electronic resources.
• Assists students, faculty, administrators, and staff with collection access issues, works with vendors, OIT, and others in the unit to resolve these issues, and communicates effectively to all stakeholders on resolution.
• Generates productivity and usage reports for collections via the library services platform and vendor platforms.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting, business, computer science, or related field or the equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• Two years of experience, working in a library, preferably in an education environment, that provides an understanding of the field.
• Familiarity with RDA, Library of Congress Classification, and Library of Congress Subject Headings.
• Knowledge of library management systems (LMS), knowledgebases, and discovery services.
• Experience with OCLC Connexion.
• Knowledge of MARC standards.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship
  
  

Hiring Range: $22.89 - $29.74 hourly. Initial salary placement for new hires falls between the minimum and midpoint of the range and is based on relevant candidate experience and internal equity. The maximum salary for this position is $36.60 hourly.

Application Process

• Click Here to apply online
• Initial salary placement is based on internal equity and relevant candidate experience. Please include a complete resume/application including all relevant or related experience.
• Online applications must be received by February 28, 202
• For consideration, you must: (COVER LETTER IS REQUIRED)
• Include dates of employment in your application or attachment;
  
  

Submit a cover letter along with an un-official copy of your transcripts from your highest degree earned.

For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).
• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earn ings restrictions, per state law.
  
  

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu. We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.

Closing Date

Friday, February 28, 2025