Instructions:
Rate your knowledge and experience performing specific job-related tasks.
Tasks:
1: Provide research materials (e.g. books, magazines, law library, etc.) to assist patients and staff with case work/projects by performing professional library services (e.g., selecting and cataloging reading/research materials, inter-library loan, circulation, etc.).
2: Prepare library inventory (e.g. books, magazines, etc.) for circulation by cataloging materials according to current library classification systems (i.e. Dewey, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine).
3: Promote a working environment free of discrimination and sexual harassment to improve morale and safety.
4: Monitor behavior between patients and staff to ensure professional boundaries are maintained using training and report issues when required.
5: Monitor activity of library users to ensure proper usage and safety guidelines are followed using visual observation.
6: Develop effective relationships with clientele and staff to ensure good rapport and safety guidelines are maintained within the library.
7: Scan cataloging bar-codes when checking out/loaning items (e.g., books, magazines, etc.) to track location of inventory.
8: Operate online programs such as Integrated Library System (ILS), Library World, Destiny, or Alexadria in place of card catalogs utilized to locate library materials.
9: Remind staff to return borrowed or overdue library materials in a timely manner using email or telephone.
10: Perform the application of the basic philosophy, principles, and theories of library service.
11: Select library materials (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, etc.) as needed to maintain current and relevant selections of reference materials by obtaining suggestions and requests from clientele and staff.
12: Order library materials (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, etc.) and other supplies to maintain a current and relevant selection of reference materials by submitting purchase order request to procurement staff.
13: Repair/replace books and other library materials as needed to maintain proper condition of library inventory.
14: Perform collection development on library inventory to ensure collection is relevant and current by cataloging and reviewing inventory details (e.g., condition, age, etc.).
15: Submit recommendations for new library acquisitions to improve library inventory and services by submitting ideas to management.
Knowledge, Skill, or Ability:
1: Knowledge of modern library methods, cataloging systems (e.g., Dewey Decimal System, Library of Congress) and terminology for efficient operation of library.
2: Knowledge of computerized card catalog systems to locate reading materials.
3: Knowledge of electronic database(s) to search for data by subject (e.g. author, book title, year, etc.).
4: Knowledge of standard library reference materials to assist users with research.
5: Knowledge of computer software and databases used for research.
6: Knowledge of multicultural issues and their effect on the work environment.
7: Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with library staff and other facility employees (including patient workers) to meet the department’s goals and objectives.
8: Ability to have an objective and empathetic understanding of people from different cultures, lifestyles and orientations.
9: Ability to maintain professional-therapeutic relationships with patients to assist them with developing problem solving and self-reliance skills.
10: Ability to communicate effectively.
11: Ability to actively support a safe and hazard free workplace through practice of personal safety and vigilance in the identification of safety or security hazards.
12: Ability to apply professional knowledge to the practical problems of library services (e.g. missing inventory, damaged property, etc.) and how to resolve them.
13: Ability in adapting to changes in priorities, work assignments, and other issues that may impact pre-established courses of action for completing assignments.
14: Ability to analyze situations accurately and take effective action.
