Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location: Main Campus - Portales, NM
Job Type: Full time permanent
Job Number: [contact details available in the full listing]
Department: Academic Affairs
Division: Golden Library
Opening Date: 10/14/2026
Position Overview
Position Summary:
The Library Technical Assistant II - Access Services supports all aspects of Golden Library access services, including circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan. This includes processing interlibrary borrowing and lending requests, stacks searching and document scanning and delivery, training and maintaining schedules for access services student workers, assisting with hold and overdue notices, stack maintenance, and library reserves services. This position reports to the Access Services Librarian.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities:
Working in a team-oriented environment, the Library Technical Assistant II will:
Location: Main Campus - Portales, NM
Job Type: Full time permanent
Job Number: [contact details available in the full listing]
Department: Academic Affairs
Division: Golden Library
Opening Date: 10/14/2026
Position Overview
Position Summary:
The Library Technical Assistant II - Access Services supports all aspects of Golden Library access services, including circulation, reserves, and interlibrary loan. This includes processing interlibrary borrowing and lending requests, stacks searching and document scanning and delivery, training and maintaining schedules for access services student workers, assisting with hold and overdue notices, stack maintenance, and library reserves services. This position reports to the Access Services Librarian.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities:
Working in a team-oriented environment, the Library Technical Assistant II will:
- Respond to requests for physical and electronic copies of library materials, scan documents for electronic delivery.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical and customer service experience in a library.
- Experience working with access services, interlibrary loan, and/or document delivery in a library environment.
- Experience with ILLiad/Tipasa, OCLC, Docline, or other combination of bibliographic and/or ILL management systems.
- Experience with OCLC WorldShare or other integrated library system.
- Evidence of strong attention to detail, problem-solving, analytical skills, and an ability to work with minimal direct supervision.
- Demonstrate initiative and proven ability to learn new technologies and adapt to change.
- Evidence of excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage and prioritize tasks and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment with a fluctuating workload and frequent distractions and interruptions.
- Sound judgment and ability to analyze information and solve problems within the scope of the job responsibilities.
- Strong customer service skills and commitment to providing service effectively in a diverse environment.
- Ability to initiate and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and managers, and with other libraries. Ability to work harmoniously and as a team player, thrive in a team-based environment, and have skills in fostering teamwork among others.
- Demonstrated proficiency and capabilities with personal computers and standard computer office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, or other productivity software, and with the Web, web searching, and virtual/webex meeting technologies.
- Knowledge of Library of Congress/Dewey Decimal/SUDOCS Classification system, authority and subject heading systems, and the use of bibliographic utilities.
- Knowledge of library access services procedures, database management, and use of technology in a technical services library environment.
Physical Demand and Working Conditions:
- Work is performed during normal work hours.
- Work is sedentary in nature but at times requires exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or a consistent amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
- Must be able to push heavy book trucks, move, and unpack boxes.
Additional Information
Application Review Date:
Condition of Employment: Must pass a pre-employment background check.
Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link at the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:
Required Documents:
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