Technician, Resource Sharing Position Available In Sarasota, Florida

Region:

Central Florida Address:

5800

Bay Shore Road City:

Sarasota Zipcode:

34243 ALA accredited Masters required: No The Jane Bancroft Cook Library at New College of Florida is seeking a detail-oriented and service-focused Resource Sharing Technician to support interlibrary loan and document delivery services. This role plays a vital part in facilitating access to materials across a wide network of libraries and ensuring timely, accurate fulfillment of resource requests for patrons and partner institutions.

Examples of Duties Key Responsibilities:

Process borrowing and lending requests via interlibrary loan platforms (e.g., OCLC, ILLiad, RapidILL, UBorrow system). Verify bibliographic data using library databases and catalogs. Communicate with library users and partner institutions regarding request statuses, policies, and delivery timelines. Prepare, package, and ship materials to borrowing institutions following established procedures. Assist will all interlibrary loan and UBorrow that require scanning and delivering articles uploading articles through the RapidILL system to ensure that the articles and resources are shared in a timely manner. Keep open lines of communication and communicate effectively with lending and borrowing libraries via e-mail regarding loans and scans of materials Properly processes material in the ALMA, RAPIDILL, etc. requests by downloading, uploading, scanning, or retrieving materials Receive, check in, and process materials from lending libraries for local patrons. Maintain accurate records of transactions and statistics for reporting purposes. Assist in troubleshooting delivery issues and resolving overdue or damaged item cases. Ensure that state practices for resource sharing are followed and keep up to date with best practices. Ensure compliance with copyright laws and licensing agreements when sharing digital materials and supporting interlibrary loan services. Support access services and circulation desk functions as needed. Support library and campus events and exhibits.

Education/Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications Required:

High school diploma or Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree or one year completed of MLIS degree preferred 1-2 years of experience in a library or resource-sharing environment. Familiarity with library systems (e.g., OCLC, Alma, Primo, ILLiad). Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications Preferred:

Experience with academic or public library interlibrary loan services. Knowledge of copyright guidelines and interlibrary loan best practices. Technical proficiency with library databases and scanning software/hardware.

Multilingual Skills Required:

No