Library Technician - TERM

Job Information

As the Library Technician you will provide technical and administrative support to the library of Yellowknife North Slave Campus, Aurora College in the delivery of library services.

Services are provided to ensure that the academic research and information gathering needs of students and faculty are met in an effective and meaningful way.

Located in Yellowknife at the Yellowknife North Slave Campus of Aurora College, the Library Technician reports to the Manager, Yellowknife Campus Library and Faculty Resource Librarian (Manager), and contributes to the campus and community learning centres by providing technical library support in the areas of acquisitions, cataloguing, website maintenance and access to digital resources.

While the students and staff of Yellowknife North Slave Campus Region are the primary focus for this position, the Library Technician is part of the Aurora College Libraries team, and as such, you will participate in and contribute to library service delivery across the College.

You will be the first point of contact for students, staff and community library users.

You will be working in a quiet environment that is expected to be maintained as a quiet study atmosphere. This may include no music playing at the workstation and no headphones / earbuds, as the incumbent is expected to be alert to library users’ need for assistance.

The successful candidate will likely have knowledge of cataloguing principles and procedures, current cataloguing rules and standards, including Library of Congress classification schedules and subject headings, RDA, FRBR, AACR2R, MARC formats, Knowledge of online databases, integrated library systems, LibGuides or equivalent, library application software, and discovery services and computer skills including Microsoft Office;

Word / Excel / Publisher / PowerPoint / Outlook. The successful candidate will also have knowledge of, and / or the ability to acquire knowledge related to college and university level research methods and applications.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by :

Completion of a 2-year Library Technician diploma program, and one (1) year of related library experience. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.